Theme Song: Sairin Kata Tsubasa no Tenshi AKA theme of Sephiroth, Final Fantasy VII
Max sighed as he drank down the last of his blue potion, "I would kill for real food. Even if it is just an apple," He turned to the slime and orange mushroom, "You guys can sense which direction Lith Harbor is. Where do I turn?"
The orange mushroom and slime ran to the left. Max followed them and coughed, "My body feels really weak."
The slime jumped to his side. The orange mushroom jumped up and down. It was as if it was panicking.
"What do you see?" Max asked as he ran forward. There was a sign that said 'Welcome to Lith Harbor'.
He wasn't surprised anymore even when he saw the unrecognizable ruins that used to be Lith Harbor. His mind had already gotten used to the carnage. There was blood smeared all over the ground and buildings.
"How did all this happen?" Max felt sick to his stomach when he saw dead bodies that littered the ground. They must've attacked this place first. The docks are here.
The slime and orange mushroom patrolled the city, in search for food or more survivors.
I remember when this place wasn't destroyed. Max closed his eyes.
Silver smiled at him, "Let's go! I miss Kerning!"
Cutter grabbed her shoulder, "Don't leave without me."
Max shook his head. It's all over now. That's it. He looked up. We all went into war and they're both gone. Even though he had said that to himself so many times, he never truly believed it.
"Max," A voice called, "Wake up,"
Max stirred and opened his eyes, "Silver," He looked around, "What happened to us?"
Cutter stood by the jail bars, "They captured us." He took his sword and slashed at the bars, "They left us with our weapons because they know that we can't escape."
Silver slashed the bars quickly with her dagger, "I don't see Athena Pierce or Dances with Barlog so I guess they weren't captured. We can still be saved."
Max pulled a card out of the bars, "What is this?" It was a card with a picture of a giant golden beetle.
"Who knows?" Cutter slashed at the bars again, "What are these things made of?" He slashed the rock wall next to it, "Damn it!" He stopped as a bit of the rock fell off, "That was easy." He slashed at the rock, "We can just keep slashing the rock."
Max held up his hands, "Let my magic do the work." He fired lightning at it. His body suddenly broke out in spasms. He fell to the ground, "That…" He panted hard, "Hurt…"
Silver picked up the rock Cutter broke off, "This feels like…" She examined it, "Igneous rock?" She gasped, "We're…we're in a volcano!"
"What?" Cutter asked.
"The rock is a volcanic rock. Remember what those people were talking about? They put us all in a dungeon and then when the volcano erupts…" Silver immediately paled at that, "Oh crap!"
Max nodded, "I see your point. The heat in here is really unbearable." He looked at his hands, "Why can't I use magic?"
Cutter kept slashing, "We have to get out of here!" Cutter broke through the rock, "That was a little too easy."
They all ran out of the cell as quick as they could.
Silver ran out from the corridor but immediately jumped back as she saw people who seemed to be guards in front of the door.
"How many are left?" A female guard asked.
"Just three," Another answered.
"Three?" The female guard seemed perplexed by his answer.
"Yep," The male guard replied, "They must've escaped before we brought down the ship."
Max gasped, "That means they must've killed the rest of them already!"
Cutter scratched his head, "We have some good luck. We always hear the important parts of conversations."
"Cutter," Silver grabbed his hand, "They…killed all of them…" She closed her eyes, "What chance do we have?"
Cutter put an arm around her, "We'll be safe." He pointed to a small hole in the wall, "That should be a way out. I see light coming from it."
Max nodded, "We have to get there then." He smiled, "Ready?"
Max shook his head. He looked at Lith harbor and imagined what it looked like before the war. He smiled. This was the beginning for all adventurers. It seems awkward to have seen the end and to be back in the beginning. He looked at the silver cutter in his hand, "This isn't our beginning though."
The slime and orange mushroom ran back frantically. They made random screeches and screams but Max could tell that pure panic was written on their faces.
"What's wrong?" Max asked.
The slime and orange mushroom ran off towards the ship. Max ran after them.
He gasped and his eyes widened. A young girl that couldn't have been more thansixteen lay sprawled on the ground. Her hair was completely silver with specks of blood. Max looked closely at her eyes. They were just like the eyes of a snake and they were a bright green. She wore a black priest dress.
The young girl was breathing slowly but she looked like she would die any second.
"A survivor…" Max whispered.
The finale is coming soon. Maybe about four to three chapters left. Please R & R