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Kahri's Story – Chapter Five
BLINK! And You'll Miss Her
(Location - Below Ryube Forest)
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Hours passed...
Kahri was still unconscious after falling down the hole. Twinges of movement, an occasional spasm, but his eyes remained closed. His Spatula lay a few inches away from him. It was still in one piece, miraculously.
Whether or not the same could be said for Kahri was debatable.
"oooo...ow...."
Kahri's eyes flickered open. Although it didn't seem like it. All Kahri could see was a black void, an empty space. He managed to sit up, with a little assistance from his Spatula.
"This has NOT been a good day..."
Using the Spatula as a cane, Kahri managed to regain his footing. His eyes were becoming accustomed to the darkness. He looked up.
"Groo...I'll never be able to get out that way..."
Kahri sighed. And looked around to see if there was any way out.
"Is this...a cave? Or a mineshaft?"
The latter seemed more likely. As Kahri peered around the gloom, he managed to make out a tunnel to his left.
"Well...that seems to be my only option right now."
And so Kahri limped off into the tunnel. At least there were no logs down here for him to trip over.
"Arrgh!"
Logs no. Rocks yes, but no logs.
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Kahri kept walking for what seemed like hours. Of course there was no way of telling down there. It was dark, gloomy and not very nice. And it seemed to go on and on...
Kahri frowned.
"There has to be an exit somewhere..."
Kahri leant against the wall for a quick breather. It's not looking good...
Kahri checked his backpack for anything edible. Or at least something to drink...
Nothing.
"Drat! I was gonna buy supplies at Ryube!"
Kahri slumped down to the floor. He picked up a rock and threw it into the darkness.
"No way out..."
Kahri picked up another rock and threw it away.
And then a woman suddenly appeared before him.
Kahri looked at the girl, and the girl looked at Kahri. In the circumstances they did the only thing they could do.
They screamed.
"AARRGH!!!!!"
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Kahri recovered first.
"Who....who are you? How did you suddenly just APPEAR like that?!?"
The girl looked at Kahri. She seemed quite young, 16 at most, and was wearing some sort of White Robes...and carrying the most peculiar Staff.
No...not a staff...a Wand.
The girl looked confused too...
"Um...You wouldn't happen to know where I am would you?"
Kahri shrugged, then realised the girl wouldn't see him shrugging and responded.
"Sorry, I don't even know where I am right now."
Now she looked downtrodden.
"Drat. I must've messed up the spell again...oh, now what am I gonna do?"
Kahri stood back up and looked at the girl
"Who are you anyway?"
"Oh....hi...my name is Viki."
"Viki...hello. I'm Kahri. How did you just appear here like that? Are you...some kind of magician?"
Viki nodded.
"Yeah...I...specialise in Blinking Magic."
"You don't sound convinced at your own speciality...."
Kahri realised how cruel that sounded right away.
"Sorry. Blinking Magic...isn't that like Teleporting stuff?"
Viki brightened up
"Yes. Yes that's right!"
Kahri nodded...and then a plan came to mind.
"So...you could just Teleport us out of here?"
Viki looked confused for a second, but then she smiled.
"Well, yeah. I guess so. I don't like this place anyway."
Kahri would've jumped for joy, if his back wasn't it so much pain.
"Could you?"
His stomach rumbled.
Viki grinned
"Yeah! Let's get out of here."
Viki waved her Wand around in some sort of magical incantation...Kahri didn't look convinced.
I REALLY hope she knows what she's doing...
Viki then pointed her Wand forward...
And Kahri disappeared.
But Viki looked confused.
"Huh?"
And that was all she said...
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And Kahri landed, HARD, somewhere else.
"OUCH!"
He looked around...it didn't look like he had went very far at all...
But where has Viki gone...?
And more importantly...where HAS she sent me to...?
At that point, Kahri lost all hope...and he cried a bit.
"What I wouldn't give to see a friendly face right now..."
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Awww...poor Kahri. Chapter Six up next!
