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Chapter 7
Silently, we crept out of the stairwell, trying to avoid attracting the mummies' attention. The room smelled like rotting flesh, and it wasn't all that pleasant. The stench was enough to make you think there was no air in the room. It wasn't surprising though. Thousands of mummies roamed the room in their deadly walk, moaning...groaning. Moments after, we noticed skeletons on the floor and even some fresh blood.
"H-Hikaru...?" Crono whispered. We were both shaking due to fear and were unsure about going ahead. But it was too late to turn back. Before we knew it, the door behind us closed shut, making a loud banging noise. This attracted the mummies' attention.
"Shit RUN!" I pulled Crono onto Raijin and rode past a few of the mummies. The bandaged zombies were slow, but it was not long before they crawled all over us. Crono set some on fire while waving his staff at them. My sword did little to these monsters, but my Holy Cross and Heal made up for it. Raijin took the liberty to stomp all over the mummies we had brought down.
"DAMNIT!" I lost my grip on Raijin's reins as one of the mummies sunk their rotten teeth into my arm. Crono kills the monster but my arm was slowly rotting away. I quickly ripped a part of my cape and tied it to my upper arm to prevent the rotting poison from spreading.
Crono was lucky enough to avoid the bites of the mummies. We rode closer and closer to the next door. The wizard firewalls the mummies as Raijin and I searched for the switch. One I had found it, I noticed the fresh hand print on the brick. Someone was here not long ago.
"Hikaru! Open it!" Crono yelled at me. "I'm getting tired!" I didn't have time to think about what might be behind that door. I pushed the switch and the door opens painfully. "Lets go!" I climbed onto Raijin and Crono jumped on behind me. By the time we had gotten through the door, my arm was rotted to the point of the cape piece...and my buckler dropped onto the ground.
The door did not lead to stairs at all, it lead straight into another room. This room was full of mummies, isis, anubis and mimics. We were both afraid and was readying for a final fight. We smiled weakly at each other.
"Thanks for saving me, Crono." I closed by eyes.
"No problem." Crono lifts his staff high in the air and casts Lord of Vermillion. It destroyed countless monsters, but also attracted more. "Do you think you can mob for me?" I nodded and ran ahead. The monsters came after me and I defended with my armor along...Guard and Shield Reflect wouldn't work without a shield. Before long, Crono had cast another Lord of Vermillion, destroying the mob and we readied for the next.
"It's no use!" I yelled as I ran back to him, panting and out of Spirit Power. "They just keep coming!"
"Damn it!" Crono sat. He was out of Spirit Power too. "Where are they coming from!" After a moment, we heard a loud moaning sound. We looked up and there were about seven High Mummies...and behind them was a mummy with a crown. "OSIRIS!"
I quickly grabbed Crono with the arm I had left and mounted Raijin. We rode away as fast as we could, but the over-grown mummies were fast. It was not long before they got us cornered.
"Holy...CROSS!" I chanted and threw a cross at a High Mummy. It stumbled, but kept coming.
"FIREWALL!" Crono set a fire barrier between us. It would keep us alive for a while...and it was then, I was reminded of the handprint...because as the Firewall started to disappear, I heard someone else chant a skill.
"PIERCE!"
It was a female voice, and the skill took down the mummy I had Holy Crossed.