Chapter 32: Horrific Discoveries
Dave looked at the sight that beheld him. The room was dark and only one wall was lit up by a dim light. Dave walked over to it and screamed, "NOOOOOO!" He fell to his knees and tears came fast as he continued to scream. Jake and Rose immediately came up the stairs and Jake stared with an open mouth in shock at the sight. Rose buried her face in Jake's chest, not able to take the sight. The bodies of the two dead councilors in their dragon forms were on the wall. "So, this is what they did with their bodies," Jake said softly, feeling nauseous. Dave looked up and the horrible bodies. Blood was running down their sides and on the wall. Dried blood was gathered on the floor underneath them. Dave then stood, "But this is only one wall," he said. He found a light switch by the door and turned on the light. He then wished he hadn't. Bodies of several dragons and multiple humans hung on the walls.
The bodies were a horrible sight with blood running down them. Some of them were missing body parts like legs and arms. Some of them had their throats slit. On the dragons, one claw was cut on their right hand. Dave shook his head and stared around. The walls were covered in blood as was the floor. In fact, so much blood was on the floor that it looked like it was originally red. They heard someone coming up the stairs and heard Haley's voice, "Eww, blood! Jake, where are you?" Rose quickly ran out of the room to stop Haley and slammed the door behind her.
Jake and Dave looked each other and saw another door at the end of the room. They walked towards it and heard two familiar voices. "They will find us soon master," Chang said. "Let them come. Dave hasn't been up here before so he will be in for quite a shock," the Dark Dragon said. "When will they come?" Chang asked. "We will hear them," the Dark Dragon said. Jake and Dave stared at each other. 'They didn't hear us,' Jake thought. "The baby is safe with us in here for now," the Dark Dragon said. Dave went to reach for the handle only to notice it was covered in blood as well. He stared carefully at the door to notice a huge spot of blood on it and it trickled down almost to the bottom. It was dried as well. Dave closed his eyes and reached for the bloody door handle.