And we're back chapter 6 is now up for your enjoyment.
Chapter 6: The end of the road.
"Metamoor the palace.
Phobos stared at the watery image across the throne room floor that showed the Guardians battling with a group of giant stone warriors. He growled low in irritation has the Guardians defeated the last of the four giants.
The sound of his lord displeased was unnerving to Cedric at the moment. Over the past several months Phobos had been growing increasingly aggravated by Cedric's seemingly constant failures and with the Guardians recent defeat and their unexpected return from the dead Cedric was hanging by a very thin thread.
"So the Guardians have entered the infinite city," Phobos mused flexing his fingers.
"They seem to be searching for the blade of infinity." Cedric pointed out.
The sword with the power to destroy the Sentinels."
"I can see that you imbecile!" The dark prince snapped angrily at Cedric.
"Here is your chance to make up for your earlier failure. Now go and destroy the Guardians!" Phobos commanded. Cedric began convulsing in pain has his body began to rive and mutate his legs merged together into a massively long tail his entire upper torso grew huge muscles to match his tail.
"At once my liege," He announced in his newly transformed body.
"And this time… DO NOT fail me." Phobos warned his words freezing Cedric a few feet from the door.
"I will not my lord," Cedric responded in an almost irritated tone. Phobos eyes narrowed has he noted his lieutenants tone. It was a sign of disrespect to him. He decided to let it slip… for now at least. After all Cedric's powers were drawn directly from his own meaning he controlled the snake/man. With just a mere thought he could cause Cedric's body to uncontrollably mutate changing the mighty general into a pathetic mass of mewling misshapen flesh. He grinned at the thought. Oh how loved to be in control.
"The infinite city.
Caleb and the Guardians stared down a long hallway ahead of them. "Each one waiting for another to suggest a course of action. The infinite city and this particular area an old underground 'palace which Phobos had converted into a safe house of sorts was riddled with elaborate traps.
"So why have we stopped here exactly?" Taranee asked staring at the seemingly empty hallway. Caleb picked up a stone and threw it down the hallway.
The corridor was suddenly filled with flying arrows an "enormous swinging blade and finally a series of spikes shot up out of the ground before retreating back into the floor leaving the room in its silent state once again.
"Gotcha," Taranee gulped her eyes wide in shock.
"Wow, Phobos must have been watching his Indiana Jones movies before he set this place up," Irma smiled.
"Taranee take care of the arrows," Will commanded pointing to the holes in the walls. The fire guardian aimed both her hands forward and two blankets of flame shot out along the walls and then retreated into the numerous holes were the fire quickly burned and destroyed the dozens of crossbows hidden behind them. Next will stared up at the high ceiling and the deadly waiting swinging blade.
"Cornelia the blade!" Will yelled pointing towards the massive swinging blade.
"I'm on it!" Cornelia responded. She aimed her hands upwards and a series of huge routs rapped around the pendulum blade preventing it from moving.
"Irma Hay-lin the floor!" Will ordered once again. First of all Irma used her powers to flood the room with a foot or so of water. Hay-lin added to the effect by blowing out a gust of ice, cold wind freezing the water into ice and making it safe to cross.
"Show offs," Caleb huffed. Though he had to admit it was a pretty impressive display he hated not being able to help out (in other words show off).
"Oh quit whining and lets go," Will smiled has she flew across the floor. Caleb waited for a moment and then followed.
"Hey wait up!" He called.
The group entered into a wider more circular shaped room shafts in the ceiling were letting in intense beams of light into the room. A large stone pillar occupied middle of the room with four mirrors mounted on its sides. There was also a mirror in each corner of the room. Will noted that the room was shaped like a giant bowl.
"Lets go but stay alert," Caleb said has the group cautiously entered the middle of the room. Has they approached the central pillar began rotating allowing the mirrors to reflect the intense light about the room. The beams were now moving along the floor leaving black scorched stone behind them.
"Guardians separate!" Will yelled has the group each fled in a different direction. Caleb had other ideas. He quickly ran to the centre pillar to the surprise of everyone he actually ran straight up the wall fifteen feet towards one of the mirrors!
"Someone's been watching a little to much matrix trilogy," Irma said blinking a few times to check her eye, sight has she witnessed Caleb perform a feat that she was sure was only possible in the movies.
He quickly grabbed hold of the mirror directly above him and managed to free it from its support arm on the pillar, which disabled one of the four deadly light beams.
Caleb mounted the mirror using it has a makeshift surf, board. To slide about the room and up the sloped walls disabling each mirror and daringly dodging in and out of the deadly light shafts has he went.
Finally after disabling the last mirror Caleb landed near the far off door waiting for the Guardians a smug smile on his face.
"Now who's showing off?" Will grinned at the adventurous youth. Her arms folded across her chest.
"You didn't think I was gonna just sit back and let you have all the fun did you?" Caleb replied the arrogant smirk still painted firmly across his face.
The group entered the next room, which was decorated in brilliant silver stone. Beautiful artworks were displayed across the walls if she had remembered her recent visit to Candracar Will would have thought the decorations looked striking similar to those displayed within its fortresses walls. But since she couldn't really remember it she didn't give it much thought. Instead she looked forward towards a gold 'stand which held on it a beautiful sword. A shining golden handling which was has deep has an evening sunset. And a polished blade, which seemed to shine like moonlight.
Now their only problem was the most unwelcome sight of Cedric who was standing in front of the sword waiting for just this moment.
"How perfect," hissed in a foul voice.
Chapter 7 coming soon until then you know what do to.