Chapter 9 The Oasis
The Wastelands what a perfect name for a place devoid of all life, the arid ground was salty and cracked by how violently the water was pulled from the earth. The sky was so cruelly clear there was no reprieve from the sun's destructive rays except for all the scarce cacti that had thorns that were long enough to puncture your heart if you got to close. "It's soooo hot!" Kiu complained as he wiped the sweat from his black mane that acted like a magnet for the sun's fury.
"How long have we been traveling?" Uzuri asked as she tried to remember.
"We have been traveling for two days maybe three." he said limping up to her side, despite the fire happening a few days ago his leg hadn't healed as well as they'd hoped. "How far till we get to Pridelands?"
"That is a good question, my father made it from there to the Coastlands after getting beat by the Rogue Prince so it can't be too much farther."
"What is that on the horizon?" Kiu asked racing toward the horizon.
On the horizon there was a lone tree standing alone against the barren horizon, am I hallucinating she thought. Kiu was leaping with joy "Water! It's really Water!"
Uzuri took off after Kiu, "Water we are saved!"
When Uzuri finally got to the oasis Kiu was already lapping up the water, Uzuri bent down for a drink but when her tongue hit the water, "It's salt water, we can't drink this!" she grabbed Kiu and pulled him away.
Kiu began to vomit, Uzuri was too late he had already drank too much and now he was bent over expelling the last of the water in his system. "The water is too close to the salt flats." he said, as the severity of the situation hit him. "Uzuri, Honey I am gonna die, I am sorry to leave you alone in the world like this. Goodbye." He began to cry and convulse as his body pushing out the salt water as well as the fresh water.
Uzuri would have cried if she had enough water in her system but her body couldn't muster up any tears. Uzuri assisted Kiu into the shade of the dead palm tree that will serve as his death bed. They curled up under the shade as the temperature began to drop from 110 degrees to a chilling 35 degrees. Uzuri embraced her dying beloved till his body went completely limp, his canary yellow eyes glew in the moonlight. Uzuri pulled his eyes shut and said, "Goodbye my love, I am sorry for all the problems that I caused you." when she finished her goodbye the wind picked up and it felt as though the wind was urging her to continue on her quest.
Uzuri was furious she let her only friend, and her love die in such a gruesome fashion. Uzuri slammed her paw into the deceptively clear pool, as she cursed the kings for taking Kiu from her. The wind blew again this time with more power. "He would want me to carry on." Uzuri said as composed herself and she continued her quest for the Pridelands.
AN:I would say sorry about the short chapter but I got three reviews from it in less than 8 hours so thank you to Keep Calm and Join Team Loki, gary2000, and Lionlover23. Don't hate too much Kiu may be dead but he is still important to the story, as always please review.