Introduction

This is the second chapter of my story. Hopefully someone has read some of it. Time to return to the story of Calaax and his adventure.

Lets read on!

Chapter Two: The Calling

Calaax was about to recall what happened next, but an explosion minimized the sounds of battle. Whatever the explosion was, it was above ground, maybe 20 yards to his left.

It happened so quick, he couldn't remember how it actually happened. Once the explosion had, well, exploded, the fighting suddenly stopped. He heard dirt collapse on the tunnels that led to the other hiding holes.

Dirt had also collapsed on him as well, so it was impossible to move. Rocks and pebbles had fallen on his head and covered the entrance to the tunnel. Dirt had accumulated all around and he couldn't see anything. All he could hear were the sounds of the others trying to escape or rocks moved to get out.

He used all his might to move, but to no avail. So, I guess it's the end for me, Calaax thought. Only weeks after having the keyblade and saving others from the heartless, I'm going to die here. What a horrible ending. And I wanted to see her one last…time…before…this…happened……….What's that sound?

He heard something grinding against something else not too far away. What is that? He heard rocks tumble downwards, and he could move his right arm. Someone came to save me! More rocks were lifted, letting him see his savior.

"Thank you, you saved my life—w-wait, y-you!" When he saw the man's face, his face went pale, all hopes of being saved gone.

"Y-you! You c-can't be alive!" was all Calaax could say before the man forced a needle into his neck and knocking him out.

Calaax felt like he was back at the point in his recollection where he gazed upon the hidden lake with Nalia. What they had discovered proved to be a horrible sight.

In the middle of the moonlit lake was a land with a perimeter of about 3 miles. On the isle was a huge building of granite, maybe four stories tall. It had a bridge that connected it to the mainland, then leading to a large set of stairs that led to a threshold and a large metallic door. There were statues and pillars decorated all around the huge monolith. It would have been a magnificent building, it if weren't for the fact that it was mostly in ruins.

"It's a temple," Nalia spoke, breaking the silence. Calaax was puzzled.

"A temple? How do you know?"

"Well, those statues and design look like a temple, don't you think?" she said while looking at him.

"Uh, sure. I guess you're right." Calaax wasn't very observant, so he had no idea what it was.

"There are books in the library that talk about a past civilization who had many beliefs, and built temples to honor those beliefs. They suddenly disappeared at a point in time, so their temples were hidden and wasted away by time. In fact, most of the villagers are the civilization's descendents."

"Wow. I never knew that before. So this is one of them?" asked Calaax.

She closed her eyes and sighed. "It's one of them, but a different kind not described in the books. This might be the temple where most rituals were held. It could even be the temple with the tomb of the last chief leader."

Calaax looked back at the temple and asked, "What kind of rituals were there? Like ceremonies?"

Nalia didn't respond for a minute until she whispered one word.

"Sacrifices. They sacrificed people and animals, thinking it would please the gods. Most of the sacrifices were of the prisoners of war from other civilizations. Their whole religion was written in blood."

Calaax felt shocked. Looking back at the temple, he felt a cold chill run through his body. With that new bit of information, the temple seemed like a place of death.

Still, Calaax curiosity was stronger than his sense of fear, so he decided to enter the temple and look around.

"C'mon," announced Calaax, "We'll look around."

"What?" Nalia replied with shakiness, "I'm not sure if we should. Maybe we should tell the Elder."

The Elder was the oldest person in the village. He governed and made decisions with the help of the council. Anyone who had a case to appeal or needed to announce a discovery goes to the council and the Elder. Every ten years, a new Elder is appointed to the position.

"We'll go to Elder Sagin later. I just want to look inside."

Nalia watched Calaax walk up the steps to the entrance. Hesitating, Nalia began to follow him up the stairs to the temple.

As they passed different parts of the temple, Calaax noticed half-destroyed pillars, cracked statues, and fallen stones. He could even make out stone carvings depicting scenes of war, daily life, and even creatures of unknown origin. Then they reached the entrance. On the threshold was strange runes and symbols.

"What do those symbols mean?" wondered Calaax.

"I think I know most of them. They resemble the ancient language I read in the library."

"You know a lot about this stuff," said Calaax.

Nalia blushed before saying, "Well, thanks. Um, I think they mean 'Any who cross shall feel his wrath, Pained and broken by dominance. Let the end be near for those, Who have no fear for 'blank' power."

"What does the blank mean Nalia?"

"I'm… not sure. It's a word I never seen before. It must be something special to their language."

Calaax started to think this over. What does the phrase mean?

"Maybe," Nalia began, "we should go back. The message is scaring me a bit."

Calaax looked back at her and sighed. He didn't want to scare Nalia by forcing her to go in. He was starting to wonder whether he should go in or not. It was just…

"Nalia, you don't have to come in with me."

She looked at him in shock. "What?"

"Nalia, I don't want to force you into something you don't want to do. I care about you to do something like that. So, if you don't want to go in, that's okay. But…"- he paused –"I have to go in. I feel as if someone in there is calling for me. So, I need to know what's in there."

He stepped forward, when Nalia held his hand.

"If you want to go in, I'll go in too. We'll go together."

He smiled and so did she, as they prepared to enter the temple that would start a new destiny.

A destiny together.

That was the second installment to the adventure of Calaax. Such a good couple. sniff Anyway, please read and review and tune in for the next installment which may not be installed for awhile since I have another fic to work on. But don't worry. I'll do my best!