Are you sure this is the only was, Mika asked Kiba. Finally escaping from the last town with the army right on there tail, they came to the Forest of Death. Supposly the next step to finding Paradise. The forest was silent, no smells, no animals,no life. All the trees were dead, never once living. Branches twisting any way they wished too. The braches stopped any sunlight coming through . No wonder it was called The Forest of Death. No other name fit.
Toboe- Let's go around, find another way
Tsume- Which way, it's a dead end and the soliders are right behind us
Cheza- Follow this one
Slowly the group came into the Forest of Death. Making the only sound. Outside they could hear the soliders voices. Voting on not going into the forest. They stank of fear. Who could blame them.
Hige- I think were safe for now
Mika- Define Safe
Hige- Man I'm starving, see anything to eat.
Tsume- Is that the only thing you think of, food. Hey poker.
Hige- Not funny
Tsume- Maybe we should eat each other, you first poker. You have the most meat.
Toboe- I'm not hungry, but what about Cheza
As the group look at Cheza they see a change within her. She's breathing hard, and has gone very pale.
Mika- What does Cheza eat, if she's a flower she needs something. Wait, she needs sunlight.
Kiba- Shit, we must hurry and find they way out
Tsume- And where would that be
? - Which way, Which way, no one knows, going in circles never finding the way
Tsume- What the
A owl flew over there heads and landewd on a branch. The owl looked much like an barn owl, yet there was something strange about him. The owl spoke in riddles, mocking the people below him. Kiba scremed in fury and got ready to strike the owl. But the owl flew away, still talking in till he disappeared in the forest, the prison. The silence was yet again disrupted by an annoying voice. Unexpected a bug came out of almost no where and landed on Cheza's back. Tsume pulled it off, the giant roach still screaming. The roach was ten times bigger than a regular bug. But still looked just the same.
Tsume- Catch poker, time for you to eat.
Hige- What! are you crazy
Tsume- You said you were hungry so eat it.
Hige- Ask Cheza
Cheza- This one does not eat, this one just needs water and sunlight
Kiba- Leave her alone, we need to keep moving
Tsume- Who made you boss
Kiba- No one, but if you want to get out of the forest, follow me.
Mika- Stop arguing, look at Cheza she's getting worse.
Yes indeed Cheza was getting worse. She was starting to look like a withered flower. Green veins sticking out on her neck. Kiba lifted her upon his shoulders, trying not to exhaust her ant more. Deeper and deeper they went into the forest, yet there seemed to be no ending. When they were just ready to quite, that strage owl came back. Speaking in riddles of course.
Owl- Watch as the flower withers, can you save her, save her. Will they give up before they come to water. Who knows the way.
Kiba- Please, tell us
Owl- Who me, who me
The owl began to fly away but Mika was smart. Telling the wolves to follow the owl, intill he finds the way out. On and on they kept walking, and they seemed more lost than ever. When Kiba steps on an owl's skeleton, every one finally relizes it was just a trick, an illusion.
Tsume- Leave the girl's Kiba, because of them were lost
Kiba- Never! They go with us
Tsume- There blinding your wolf instinct
Kiba- Are you challenging me
Tsume- Maybe
Mika- Stop! Watch out
As the wolves look at Mika, bugs attack from everywhere. Every one begins running intill they get to a cave, the best place to find a safe spot for Cheza. Kiba jumps up to a side of a cliff. Gently putting Cheza down, getting her away from the danger. Kiba jumps back down fighting with everyone else against the swarm of thousands of beetles. This was Mika's first chance to use her sword. But the more she killed, the more came back. Cheza looked down at the fight below, and slowly got up.
Cheza- This one will too fight, so we'll die together.
And down Cheza fell into the fight below, and rolled down under a crack no one had seen earlier. Every one goes after her, praying she is safe. When they got through the crack they landed next to giant venus fly straps. The plants were feasting on some roaches that had followed the wolves.
Cheza- This one heard they were hungry, they are this one's friends.
Kiba- You guys I can smell fresh air, follow me.
Kiba picked Cheza one last time and began running to the scent of air. The scent soon also promised water. After only a few more minutes the crew came out of the forest. Running in knee deep water. Kiba put Cheza down and she ran to the moon light, finally gettting her food. The forest around them was full of life, looking more enchanting than normal. Mika splashed into the water, laughing as the water relaxed her. Every one jumped in, swimming around. Even the sturbburn Tsume swam a little in the water.