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Reven continues to Mercury Lighthouse. After crossing the mountains, our heroes (and heroine) arrive in ancient Altin a city built into the mountain. What will happen there? Read then Review... please.

Chapter 8

"Just a bit farther." Reven said. "We're almost there."

"To Mercury Lighthouse?" Silvia asked hopefully.

Reven laughed. "No, to the top of the mountain."

He climbed the last few steps. And looked out over the land. It was a breathtaking sight. He could see for miles in all directions. In front of them he could see more mountains. Behind them he could see all the way to the Eastern Sea. They had been walking all morning up the side of the mountain. Erick was at the top sitting and waiting for them to catch up.

"If I had kept on going I would be in Altin right now." Erick said. "You two are way to slow. At this rate we wont make it to Mercury Lighthouse in a month."

"It's not like were in a hurry at this point. Once we put out the first beacon, we need to hurry. But until then, let's go easy while it still is."

Erick shrugged, then pointed. "There it is."

Reven looked. Down at the bottom of the mountain was a vast city. Upon closer examination, Reven realized that he could only see half the city. He other half was inside the mountain. Reven was eager to see the city up close. He looked back, just as Silvia reached the top.

"Break... Time..." She said, gasping for air. Then she sat down. "It's so hard to breathe up here."

"That's because we're so high up." Erick said. "There isn't as much air up here."

"Whatever." She said, then took a huge swig of her water.

Reven sat down as well and drank his own water. It was warm so he used his Psynergy to cool it down. Before Silvia could drink anymore, he did the same to hers. She thanked him then drank the rest. Reven announced they would stay for five more minutes then continue down the mountain. The five minutes passed and they continued onward. The closer they got, the more of the the city Reven could see. It was very big, but it was beautiful at the same time. It was like a fortress. It had tall walls going all the way around the city and Reven could see large stone buildings inside the walls.

They reached the main gate late in the afternoon, and entered the city right before they closed the doors for the night.

"Well that was close." Reven said. "We almost didn't make it."

"We wouldn't of had this problem if you weren't so slow." Erick responded. "Anyways let's go find an inn."

Reven asked the gate's guard for directions. "Excuse me. Which way it the towns inn?"

The guard eyed him suspiciously. "A why would you want to know that?" The guard said. He was a small man, smaller than Reven. He was a little round and had a long beard.

"Uhh... So we can sleep inside for the night."

"Outsiders..." The man said. "Its just up the road. Can't miss it. Though you might not get a bed."

"Why not?"

"The poor innkeeper and his wife just got robbed of all the money they have. They might have closed down the shop already."

"That's terrible!" Said Silvia, who was listening in. "Who would do such a thing?"

"Thieves, Bandits, Robbers... Any of the lot. Worthless scum. There have been a lot of incidents like this around lately. We haven't caught the thieves leaving the town yet, so they're probably still around." The guard said. "Just last week our weapon seller was robbed of his finest swords."

"Hmmm..." Reven said, "But anyways, Thank you, sir." And he led them up the street.

* * *

Reven immediately spotted the inn. It was because of the giant CLOSED sign out front. They walked up to the sign to read it in detail.

CLOSED

"The inn is temporarily closed for business. We apologize for the inconvenience."

"Well, It looks like we're sleeping outside again tonight." Said Erick, shifting the pack on his shoulder. "Let's go find some ground soft enough to lie down on."

Everyone but Reven started to walk away. He stared at the door to the building then knocked.

"What are you doing?" Shade asked. "It says they're closed."

"I know."

The door opened. A tall man stood in the door way. He looked at Reven and said,"Sorry the inn is closed. Can't you read the sign?"

"Sorry to bother you. I heard what happened and I was wondering if there was anything I could do to help." Reven told the man.

The man gave a slight smile then shook his head. "Sorry kid. Unless you can preform miracles then you can't help us."

"But there must be something I can do." Reven pressed.

The man stared at him again. "Determined are you? Fine. You can help by finding the robbers that stole my money."

"Thank you," said Reven. "I'll bring your money back. All of it."

"Sure, kid." The man said, then closed the door. Reven looked back at the rest of his group. They gave him strange looks. He frowned.

"Hey, these people need help." Reven started.

"Reven, everyone needs help. If we stopped to help every person that needed it, we wouldn't reach Mercury Lighthouse until next year." Erick said.

"Well I already told the man we'd help. Plus I'm the leader of this quest."

Erick sighed. "Remind me why we made you the leader."

"Anyway, I think we should check the sword shop. Apparently he also got robbed. He could tell us more about the robbers."

"I'm more worried about finding somewhere to sleep." Shade said.

The group walked further into town. There wasn't much to see. Unlike the outside the inside was pretty boring. They finally found the weapon shop closer to the mountains. It turned out the shop was also an armor and medical supply shop. It was still open, so Reven and company stepped inside.

The first thing Reven heard was a curse. He saw a man talking to what appeared to be the weapon shop owner. The two were arguing over by a table. Then man was tall, had sandy colored hair and a very irritated face.

"What the hell do you mean you have no decent weapons?" The man spat out.

"We have none, because our stock of weapons is experiencing a shortage." The shopkeeper said. "If you would like I could fix up an older blade of yours, but besides that I can't help you."

"I shouldn't have come to this dump." The other man mumbled. "Feridan won't be happy." Then the man stormed out of the shop, knocking into Reven as he passed.

The shopkeeper shook his head, then looked at Reven. "Sorry you had to see that kid."

"It's okay." Reven said, then he stepped into the room. He held the door for the rest of his friends as walked in. At another table sat a woman drinking some kind of herbal tea. Reven turned his attention back to the shopkeeper. "I heard you are having some trouble."

"Disaster is a better word for it." The man said. "Without my weapons I can't make money. I'll go under for sure."

"Well I think we can help." Reven said.

"How's that?" The man said sceptically.

"Well we're looking for the robbers that stole from the inn. I can assume that they also stole your merchandise as well. Also the thieves haven't been caught leaving the city so they must still be here." Reven said with confidence.

The man sighed. "Sorry kid, I already know all that stuff. I've even searched the whole town twice over and haven't found the thieves or my swords. I guess I'll just stay open until I run out of money."

The lady sitting at the other table spoke up. "Are you travelers?" She asked.

Erick answered before Reven could say anything. "Yes! We are. And we need to be traveling soon."

"Since the inn is closed you probably have nowhere to sleep." She said. "Tell you what. You look like nice children and there are some extra beds upstairs. I'd be happy to lend them to you for a night."

"Really?" Silvia said. "It'd be nice to sleep on a bed again. Thank you... uhh..."

"Delia. I'm the owner of the herb shop."

"Anyways," the man said. "I appreciate the offer, but there's not much else to be done."

Reven was disappointed. Maybe Erick was right and the should just leave people alone. He turned to Delia. "Where are those rooms you were talking about?"

Delia led them up the stairs and to the room. They thanked her again then shut the door. The room had a window, a small desk and two beds. Silvia immediately jumped on one of them and Flint followed. Reven and Erick looked at each other.

"You take it Reven." Erick said. "You deserve it."

"No, you take it." Said Reven. "I insist. The floor looks more comfortable anyways."

"Don't go all macho on me. Take the bed."

"No, a leader must always sacrifice pleasure for his followers."

"Follower? I'm anything but a...."

"Or...." Silvia said in a sweet voice. "Reven could sleep with me?"

* * *

The floor wasn't as comfortable as it looked. Reven had stacked their bedrolls to make a cushion, but it was still as uncomfortable as hell. He had a hard time falling asleep, but when he did he didn't enjoy it.

He was standing at the top of a tower. A huge tower. He could see for miles and miles in every direction. Ocean to the north. Tundra to the south. In front of him was a huge spinning blue orb. He could feel the power flowing from it. It filled his body with limitless energy. He stood there soaking in all the incredible senses. Suddenly the ground shook and he fell to the ground. Storm clouds surrounded the tower and the sky darkened. The orb in front of him began to turn a blood red color. Then he heard a deep voice say, "You're too late Reven. Hahahaha!!" The laughter faded. Then the orb turned black and shattered into thousands of fragments. Behind it he saw Silvia slowly backing away. She had a look of pure terror on her face, like she was scared of something in front of her. She was backing closer and closer to the edge. "Silvia! Watch out!" He yelled, but she didn't hear. She took one more step back and fell, screaming. "NO!!" yelled Reven. He tried to run after her but his legs were like iron and he couldn't move. He looked up just as a lighting flashed over head.

Reven opened his eyes. He was breathing hard and his heart was pumping like mad. Once he had calmed down he sat up. It was still dark and still night. Reven stood up and quietly left the room. He was about to walk downstairs when he hear a voice coming from below. It wasn't the shopkeeper or Delia. Reven listened carefully and heard two voices.

"Hey," said the first voice. "This stuff is pretty light. We should have taken it while we were grabbing all the weapons."

"Right, that would have been easier." Another voice said. "Now hurry up we need to move."

Robbers! Reven thought. He needed to act quickly. He didn't have his sword so he would have to rely on his Psynergy. He took a deep breath then silently walked down the steps.

Reven is about to confront the robbers that had been stealing from the people of Altin. What will Reven do? And what is with his mysterious dream? Keep reading (and reviewing) to find out.

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