Chapter 18

"Is this Aris…?" Fazu asked rhetorically

"I don't know, but we need to find out." John responded.

John walked past Kazu and continued on the thin icy trail. The rest followed, tiptoeing across the path. Everyone looked left and right, but at the same time trying to keep an eye on the trail.

"What the hell is that?" Kaza yelled, pointing to the left.

"I have no idea. It looks like a factory." John responded.
"No," Fazu whispered. "It's a city."

"And," Kerrigan started. "How do you know this?"

"this is not Aris guys… This is the future."

The sign above the entrance read, Alakera: City of Hope. The gang slowly walked up to the main door, watching each step they took on the icy trail. Kerrigan stepped up and knocked on the door.

"Hello?" She said in a low voice. No one answered. She tried again, "HELLO!"

"My God! Who is it?" The voice yelled from above.

"We wish to stock up on supplies and find a place to sleep." Kerrigan answered.

"I suppose..." The man opened the main door and the gang stepped through.

The city was filled with thousands of people, children running through the street, Markets; why, it was as if the street never ended, but from afar they could see a large building.
"I think we should sleep and find out where we are." John proposed.
The gang all nodded and they asked around.

"Excuse me sir," Kaza asked the old man sitting near the fruit stand, " What planet is this?" The old man did not say a word. He stayed down, as if he was ignoring Kaza. FInally the man rose his head and whiped the hair out of his eyes, "This is Aris. Your lucky to be alive landing on the only piece of land on this planet. The rest is ALL water."

The gang thanked the man and walked along. "Well," Fazu started, "I was wrong." The gang chuckled with sarcasim. "Okay, now that we know we made it to Aris, we need to rest up and find out how to defeat the Orcs. The gang agreed and walked around till they found the Inn. They walked inside.

"Hello Madam," John said, " We are looking for 4 rooms."

"Aye, follow me." She lead the group to there rooms. They were quite tired so they all shut there doors and turned the lights off.