The Demon Lord, Haruko- Chapter Four
Jet and Todd walked around the town for awhile, searching for the saloon. When they finally found it, they were greeted by the conversing of Virginia and Clive. Gallows was well, getting drunk.
"What are you all doing?" Jet asked as he walked in. Virginia looked up. "Well, we found a lead to a ruin. And, Maya and her group are also heading there."
Jet snorted. "Don't you think that's stupid. Our competition knows where we're going, so they probably already departed and are taking all of the treasure for themselves. Ever think about that?"
Clive nodded. "Yes, it would be wise for us to head off."
Virginia smiled. "All right then. Let's go!"
She stood up and turned to Gallows. "Hey! Come on! We're leaving!"
Gallows stood up. "You're kidding right? I mean, we just got here!" Virginia smiled once more. "Well, that way we'll save time!"
"Whatever. Let's just get going," Jet commented.
The group began to travel northwest. It was safe to assume Maya had already reached the ruins, causing the group to hurry.
Suddenly, the winds began to blow extremely hard, blowing dust all over the place. Soon, there was a cloud of dust covering much of the land.
Immediately, the group found themselves lost among the dust.
"I believe this is another cause of the abnormal weather," Clive explained to Virginia. Virginia frowned. "Yeah, but don't you think it's a bit strange? I mean, is it just coincidence that this dust storm happens, now? Right when we're in a hurry?"
Clive shook his head. "I'm not exactly sure. However, we must regroup quickly, or become scattered. Virginia nodded in agreement.
"Um, where do you think the others are?" Gallows asked as Todd, Jet, and himself continued to trot through the dust.
Jet turned his head. "I don't know. But, we better hope we don't get lost. If that happens, then we're stuck."
Todd trotted forward. "Guys, I have a feeling we should go this way. Guess you could call it a hunch."
Jet shrugged. "A hunch? Well, it's better than nothing." He began to follow Todd, while Gallows did the same.
Two hours passed while the Jet and his two accomplices did not seem to get anywhere.
"Todd, are you sure you know where we're going?" Gallows asked. Todd turned. "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Todd said this with a strange red glint to his eyes. Jet took notice of this, but did not bring it up. He still was not exactly sure what was going on.
Suddenly, the ground shook. "What was that?!" Gallows exclaimed as another tremor occurred. Jet gritted his teeth. Todd smiled slightly. "It's nothing to worry about," he said.
The ground shook harder, and then suddenly, a large worm like creature erupted upward.
"What the Hell is that thing?!" Gallows yelled out. Todd laughed. "Are you truly that frightened of it? It's nothing more than a guardian, summoned to protect this place from trespassers."
Jet took out his machine gun. "Whatever it is, we have to kill it."
Gallows removed his gun from its holster and jumped from his horse.
Pinchers erupted from the worm's head, as well as huge purple wings from its back.
It screeched and dived towards Todd, who calmly sat on Jet's horse, smiling. "What the Hell do you think you're doing?!" Jet shouted as he pushed Todd out of the way, while the poor horse galloped out of the area, as did Gallow's.
Gallows quickly loaded his gun and fired at the beast. The bullet shot through the worm's outer covering, purple ooze spurting out.
Jet rolled and fired as well, making multiple hits on the worm.
The attacks did not seem to faze the worm as it burrowed in the ground and erupted, aiming for Gallows from the back.
He turned and jumped backwards. When he landed, he delivered a few shots at the creature as it burrowed once more.
Gallows pulled on the trigger, only to find he was out of bullets.
The creature erupted again, however, Jet had predicted its movements, and hastily jumped onto it. He then jammed his ARMs into the creature and rapidly pulled the trigger.
The creature screeched in pain as the bullets sailed through its head section.
Upon seeing he was out of bullets, Jet jerked his ARMs loose and flipped off.
The worm fell with a thud, slowly disintegrating. Unfortunately, its fall had knocked the already weak ground in, creating a large hole. Jet and his Gallows fell in, while Todd jumped in.
Gallows fell on the hard ground, while Jet landed shakily. Todd landed behind them.
Gallows stood up, rubbing his head. "Ugh, where are we?" Jet looked back. "Definitely not out. The ground's caved, sealing the exit."
Todd walked forward. "Hurry, there's no need to waste time, correct?"
Jet began to follow him, while Gallows staggered behind.
Gallows glanced at the wall, and began to stare at it. "Strange, I think we've landed in an underground ruin. These symbols on the walls seem to be ages old."
Jet glanced at the wall himself. "Maybe, but that's not exactly what's bothering me," he said as he turned back to stare at Todd.
"What was that noise?" Virginia asked Clive as they continued to trot. Clive looked around. "It sounded like a large explosion. Something happened."
Suddenly, the dust dissipated, leaving the two sitting on their horses in the desert.
"I didn't think you would be able to get ahead of us," Maya said as she and her two accomplices approached Virginia and Clive from the back.
"By the way, what happened to your other comrades?" she asked, looking around. Virginia turned to her. "We got split up. We don't know where they are."
Alfred scratched his head. "Sister, why don't we help them out? They're at a disadvantage without the other two." Maya frowned. "Fine. You two can come with us. But it's not my problem if you can't find your little friends."
Virginia and Clive nodded, and then began to travel with Maya and her accomplices.
"I wonder if Clive and Ginny are okay?" Gallows asked himself as they continued walking through the hallway.
Todd smiled. "There's no point in worrying, all will be satisfied soon. Yes, very soon."
(Heh heh... I'm having a really good time writing this... Interesting isn't it?"
Jet and Todd walked around the town for awhile, searching for the saloon. When they finally found it, they were greeted by the conversing of Virginia and Clive. Gallows was well, getting drunk.
"What are you all doing?" Jet asked as he walked in. Virginia looked up. "Well, we found a lead to a ruin. And, Maya and her group are also heading there."
Jet snorted. "Don't you think that's stupid. Our competition knows where we're going, so they probably already departed and are taking all of the treasure for themselves. Ever think about that?"
Clive nodded. "Yes, it would be wise for us to head off."
Virginia smiled. "All right then. Let's go!"
She stood up and turned to Gallows. "Hey! Come on! We're leaving!"
Gallows stood up. "You're kidding right? I mean, we just got here!" Virginia smiled once more. "Well, that way we'll save time!"
"Whatever. Let's just get going," Jet commented.
The group began to travel northwest. It was safe to assume Maya had already reached the ruins, causing the group to hurry.
Suddenly, the winds began to blow extremely hard, blowing dust all over the place. Soon, there was a cloud of dust covering much of the land.
Immediately, the group found themselves lost among the dust.
"I believe this is another cause of the abnormal weather," Clive explained to Virginia. Virginia frowned. "Yeah, but don't you think it's a bit strange? I mean, is it just coincidence that this dust storm happens, now? Right when we're in a hurry?"
Clive shook his head. "I'm not exactly sure. However, we must regroup quickly, or become scattered. Virginia nodded in agreement.
"Um, where do you think the others are?" Gallows asked as Todd, Jet, and himself continued to trot through the dust.
Jet turned his head. "I don't know. But, we better hope we don't get lost. If that happens, then we're stuck."
Todd trotted forward. "Guys, I have a feeling we should go this way. Guess you could call it a hunch."
Jet shrugged. "A hunch? Well, it's better than nothing." He began to follow Todd, while Gallows did the same.
Two hours passed while the Jet and his two accomplices did not seem to get anywhere.
"Todd, are you sure you know where we're going?" Gallows asked. Todd turned. "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Todd said this with a strange red glint to his eyes. Jet took notice of this, but did not bring it up. He still was not exactly sure what was going on.
Suddenly, the ground shook. "What was that?!" Gallows exclaimed as another tremor occurred. Jet gritted his teeth. Todd smiled slightly. "It's nothing to worry about," he said.
The ground shook harder, and then suddenly, a large worm like creature erupted upward.
"What the Hell is that thing?!" Gallows yelled out. Todd laughed. "Are you truly that frightened of it? It's nothing more than a guardian, summoned to protect this place from trespassers."
Jet took out his machine gun. "Whatever it is, we have to kill it."
Gallows removed his gun from its holster and jumped from his horse.
Pinchers erupted from the worm's head, as well as huge purple wings from its back.
It screeched and dived towards Todd, who calmly sat on Jet's horse, smiling. "What the Hell do you think you're doing?!" Jet shouted as he pushed Todd out of the way, while the poor horse galloped out of the area, as did Gallow's.
Gallows quickly loaded his gun and fired at the beast. The bullet shot through the worm's outer covering, purple ooze spurting out.
Jet rolled and fired as well, making multiple hits on the worm.
The attacks did not seem to faze the worm as it burrowed in the ground and erupted, aiming for Gallows from the back.
He turned and jumped backwards. When he landed, he delivered a few shots at the creature as it burrowed once more.
Gallows pulled on the trigger, only to find he was out of bullets.
The creature erupted again, however, Jet had predicted its movements, and hastily jumped onto it. He then jammed his ARMs into the creature and rapidly pulled the trigger.
The creature screeched in pain as the bullets sailed through its head section.
Upon seeing he was out of bullets, Jet jerked his ARMs loose and flipped off.
The worm fell with a thud, slowly disintegrating. Unfortunately, its fall had knocked the already weak ground in, creating a large hole. Jet and his Gallows fell in, while Todd jumped in.
Gallows fell on the hard ground, while Jet landed shakily. Todd landed behind them.
Gallows stood up, rubbing his head. "Ugh, where are we?" Jet looked back. "Definitely not out. The ground's caved, sealing the exit."
Todd walked forward. "Hurry, there's no need to waste time, correct?"
Jet began to follow him, while Gallows staggered behind.
Gallows glanced at the wall, and began to stare at it. "Strange, I think we've landed in an underground ruin. These symbols on the walls seem to be ages old."
Jet glanced at the wall himself. "Maybe, but that's not exactly what's bothering me," he said as he turned back to stare at Todd.
"What was that noise?" Virginia asked Clive as they continued to trot. Clive looked around. "It sounded like a large explosion. Something happened."
Suddenly, the dust dissipated, leaving the two sitting on their horses in the desert.
"I didn't think you would be able to get ahead of us," Maya said as she and her two accomplices approached Virginia and Clive from the back.
"By the way, what happened to your other comrades?" she asked, looking around. Virginia turned to her. "We got split up. We don't know where they are."
Alfred scratched his head. "Sister, why don't we help them out? They're at a disadvantage without the other two." Maya frowned. "Fine. You two can come with us. But it's not my problem if you can't find your little friends."
Virginia and Clive nodded, and then began to travel with Maya and her accomplices.
"I wonder if Clive and Ginny are okay?" Gallows asked himself as they continued walking through the hallway.
Todd smiled. "There's no point in worrying, all will be satisfied soon. Yes, very soon."
(Heh heh... I'm having a really good time writing this... Interesting isn't it?"