(In the last chapter, Todd wasn't having a flashback, but a holding a
conversation with "himself" in one of his secluded memories.)
The Demon Lord, Haruko-Chapter Ten
Endless rows of clouds covered the sky. The sun was shielded, allowing a large blanket of shade to cover the wastelands.
It was a nice break from the heat the sun gave off, but the abnormal weather continued.
Todd opened his eyes slowly. He felt extremely tired. He looked around to see he was in the same room as before. The door opened as Clive entered and walked over to a bookcase.
"Mr. Clive, what happened"' Todd asked tiredly. Clive turned. "You fell unconscious, but it seems you are all right now."
Todd nodded. "Are the others still here?"
Clive shook his head. "They decided to search for other shards of that gem. I decided to continue researching, using Morgan's notes."
Todd stood up. "I have to go."
Clive looked at him. "What are you talking about?" Todd glanced to the floor. "I have a feeling they're going to need some help."
Clive thought for a moment and nodded. "All right. Take my horse and rifle. They went south of here."
Todd nodded and walked out of the room.
"So, the place with the gem is close by?" Gallows asked as he turned to Morgan, who nodded. "Yes, there should be other shards there. I didn't journey through the entire ruin, mainly because my supplies ran out."
"Could you two please focus. Besides, you're the one who knows where this place is," Jet said, directing the statement to Morgan without turning.
Morgan smiled. "Yes, I guess it slipped my mind."
Virginia ignored the conversation. She was more concerned about Todd than that demon, Haruko. "First he tells Clive about a strange dream, and then he passes out." She glanced at Jet. "But then, how could he have heard Haruko when we didn't?" she thought.
The clouds started to darken, hinting another shower of rain. Virginia sneezed, and Gallows started to shiver.
Jet looked around. "It's getting colder. Must be the weather," he thought aloud. Morgan nodded. "Yes, these strange weather occurrences are rather random. However, it seems they occur at the worst possible moments."
The four reached a large crevasse in the ground. Morgan got off of his horse and walked forward. "The ruin is down there. We must climb down," he said to everyone else as they walked towards him.
As the group climbed downwards, the crevasse seemed to become more like a canyon. The faint sound of rushing water traveled to the ears of Gallows and Jet.
After what seemed an hour, Morgan landed on a small ridge. "The ruin is just across from here," he called out as the other three landed beside him.
Jet snorted. "That passageway's the ruin?" Morgan nodded. "Yes, the ruin was constructed deep in to the canyon."
"How do we get across?" Virginia asked. Morgan reached into his pocket and took out a vile of Panekiea. "This is the fluid which causes the bridge to appear. Without this, the ruin is inaccessible."
He kneeled down and allowed a small drop of the Panekiea to fall onto the edge of the ridge. Suddenly, a concrete bridge appeared. Morgan turned to the others. "Let's not waste too much time."
The group crossed the bridge and proceeded down the flight of stairs. The ruin was located deep inside the canyon. The flight of stairs continued downward until it reached a small chamber.
Morgan turned to everyone. "I only traveled through the next four rooms. I didn't investigate the sides. I suggest we split up in teams of two and go through the rooms on the left and right."
Virginia nodded. "That sounds like a good plan. Do we all agree?"
Jet and Gallows nodded.
Gallows decided to go with Morgan, leaving Virginia with Jet.
Jet turned away. "Come on. I don't want to stay here too long."
Virginia nodded and followed him through the door on the left.
Todd rode up to the crevasse. He stopped right before the other horses. "They stopped here, but where did they go?" he thought as he looked down into the canyon. He caught sight of the bridge and began to climb down.
Gallows and Morgan entered a strange room. A huge concrete wall separated them from the door. "How do we get passed it?" Gallows asked as he touched it. Morgan walked up to it. "I don't know. We don't have access to anything that can break it down."
Suddenly, a huge tremor rocked the ruin, causing a heap of rubble to fall upon the entrance of the room.
Gallows grasped his head. "No way. We're stuck down here!"
Morgan gritted his teeth. "I can't think of a way to get out, unless..."
Jet and Virginia felt the tremor as they proceeded down another flight of stairs. "What the Hell was that?!" Jet exclaimed as he looked back. "Right when it happened, I had this overwhelming sensation. It was the exactly same cold feeling I got when I was at the tower," Virginia murmured as she fell to her knees.
Jet looked up as the ceiling shook from another quake. This one was much larger, rocking the canyon.
Virginia did not seem to move as the rubble from the ceiling fell. Jet gritted his teeth and ran to her. "Move out of the way!" he yelled as he grabbed her arm and began running, trying to avoid the ceiling as it came crashing down.
He ran into the next room, only to see the destruction continue, forcing him to continue running through the next room.
The rubble finally stopped, barricading Jet and Virginia into the next room.
Jet let go of Virginia and looked around. On the sides of the walls were scenes of the ocean. Jet could almost feel the breeze and the mist.
He looked up to see a clear sky, a few clouds drifting lazily.
"It's an interesting illusion, isn't it, Mr. Enduro?"
Jet looked down to see black coated figure standing before a large shining object. "You, how did you get here?"
Haruko turned. "Mr. Enduro, I am demon. I got here the exact same way you did, but with a few differences. But still, I presume we're both here for the same thing."
Jet took out his ARMs. "Yes, I guess we are."
The Demon Lord, Haruko-Chapter Ten
Endless rows of clouds covered the sky. The sun was shielded, allowing a large blanket of shade to cover the wastelands.
It was a nice break from the heat the sun gave off, but the abnormal weather continued.
Todd opened his eyes slowly. He felt extremely tired. He looked around to see he was in the same room as before. The door opened as Clive entered and walked over to a bookcase.
"Mr. Clive, what happened"' Todd asked tiredly. Clive turned. "You fell unconscious, but it seems you are all right now."
Todd nodded. "Are the others still here?"
Clive shook his head. "They decided to search for other shards of that gem. I decided to continue researching, using Morgan's notes."
Todd stood up. "I have to go."
Clive looked at him. "What are you talking about?" Todd glanced to the floor. "I have a feeling they're going to need some help."
Clive thought for a moment and nodded. "All right. Take my horse and rifle. They went south of here."
Todd nodded and walked out of the room.
"So, the place with the gem is close by?" Gallows asked as he turned to Morgan, who nodded. "Yes, there should be other shards there. I didn't journey through the entire ruin, mainly because my supplies ran out."
"Could you two please focus. Besides, you're the one who knows where this place is," Jet said, directing the statement to Morgan without turning.
Morgan smiled. "Yes, I guess it slipped my mind."
Virginia ignored the conversation. She was more concerned about Todd than that demon, Haruko. "First he tells Clive about a strange dream, and then he passes out." She glanced at Jet. "But then, how could he have heard Haruko when we didn't?" she thought.
The clouds started to darken, hinting another shower of rain. Virginia sneezed, and Gallows started to shiver.
Jet looked around. "It's getting colder. Must be the weather," he thought aloud. Morgan nodded. "Yes, these strange weather occurrences are rather random. However, it seems they occur at the worst possible moments."
The four reached a large crevasse in the ground. Morgan got off of his horse and walked forward. "The ruin is down there. We must climb down," he said to everyone else as they walked towards him.
As the group climbed downwards, the crevasse seemed to become more like a canyon. The faint sound of rushing water traveled to the ears of Gallows and Jet.
After what seemed an hour, Morgan landed on a small ridge. "The ruin is just across from here," he called out as the other three landed beside him.
Jet snorted. "That passageway's the ruin?" Morgan nodded. "Yes, the ruin was constructed deep in to the canyon."
"How do we get across?" Virginia asked. Morgan reached into his pocket and took out a vile of Panekiea. "This is the fluid which causes the bridge to appear. Without this, the ruin is inaccessible."
He kneeled down and allowed a small drop of the Panekiea to fall onto the edge of the ridge. Suddenly, a concrete bridge appeared. Morgan turned to the others. "Let's not waste too much time."
The group crossed the bridge and proceeded down the flight of stairs. The ruin was located deep inside the canyon. The flight of stairs continued downward until it reached a small chamber.
Morgan turned to everyone. "I only traveled through the next four rooms. I didn't investigate the sides. I suggest we split up in teams of two and go through the rooms on the left and right."
Virginia nodded. "That sounds like a good plan. Do we all agree?"
Jet and Gallows nodded.
Gallows decided to go with Morgan, leaving Virginia with Jet.
Jet turned away. "Come on. I don't want to stay here too long."
Virginia nodded and followed him through the door on the left.
Todd rode up to the crevasse. He stopped right before the other horses. "They stopped here, but where did they go?" he thought as he looked down into the canyon. He caught sight of the bridge and began to climb down.
Gallows and Morgan entered a strange room. A huge concrete wall separated them from the door. "How do we get passed it?" Gallows asked as he touched it. Morgan walked up to it. "I don't know. We don't have access to anything that can break it down."
Suddenly, a huge tremor rocked the ruin, causing a heap of rubble to fall upon the entrance of the room.
Gallows grasped his head. "No way. We're stuck down here!"
Morgan gritted his teeth. "I can't think of a way to get out, unless..."
Jet and Virginia felt the tremor as they proceeded down another flight of stairs. "What the Hell was that?!" Jet exclaimed as he looked back. "Right when it happened, I had this overwhelming sensation. It was the exactly same cold feeling I got when I was at the tower," Virginia murmured as she fell to her knees.
Jet looked up as the ceiling shook from another quake. This one was much larger, rocking the canyon.
Virginia did not seem to move as the rubble from the ceiling fell. Jet gritted his teeth and ran to her. "Move out of the way!" he yelled as he grabbed her arm and began running, trying to avoid the ceiling as it came crashing down.
He ran into the next room, only to see the destruction continue, forcing him to continue running through the next room.
The rubble finally stopped, barricading Jet and Virginia into the next room.
Jet let go of Virginia and looked around. On the sides of the walls were scenes of the ocean. Jet could almost feel the breeze and the mist.
He looked up to see a clear sky, a few clouds drifting lazily.
"It's an interesting illusion, isn't it, Mr. Enduro?"
Jet looked down to see black coated figure standing before a large shining object. "You, how did you get here?"
Haruko turned. "Mr. Enduro, I am demon. I got here the exact same way you did, but with a few differences. But still, I presume we're both here for the same thing."
Jet took out his ARMs. "Yes, I guess we are."