Terk woke up when she felt her head throb horribly. She squeezed her eyes shut and slowly opened them. She laid with her cheek against the frosty snow. Her whole body felt cold and wondered how long she has been unconscious. There were big bruises on her backside and back from the fall and had a large bruise on her forehead. Her face was near the edge and could hear the abbyss it sounded like eerie whispers. for a second it felt like the Abyss was calling out to Terk.
Terk became alarmed and backed away against the iced wall. She survived somehow. thank goodness for the remaining ramp that broke her fall or she would have been a goner.
She dug in the black snowy ground and grabbed the remains of her arrows and spear. She won't be to defeat La by herself. Mainly because she's so frightened of her. In the underworld all was heard was a Ambient wind..It was as silent and chilly like an old graveyard.
"Ouch" Terk whined and got up to her feet keeping her balance against the ice cold wall of frost. She looked up and noticed the sky was black. She has fallen into the abyss. Many Legends say aslong as you are inside then you can never come out but she has to find a way to save the others. she stabbed the dagger into the ice to ensure her safety incase the ground underneath her feet collapses she still has the dagger to hold on to.
Terk slowly moved further away towards a much stable ground before the fragile area collapses. when she reached solid ground she placed the dagger in the belt of her skirt.
But then she heard a ringing sound echoing from the walls. She knew that sound. It was the trickling sound of La's jewelry clashing against each other.
Terk looked behind her terrified there was a trail of blood dripping from her injured leg.
"She knows im here" Terk thought She probably knows I'm injured and is here to finish me.
Panic took over and limped as fast as she could to a safe area to hide. She tried not to let her fear take over and become a easy prey to La. She has to stay strong or the rest of the gang will be lost. The sounds from La's jewelry became louder and Terks stomach clenched with nerve wrecking tension.
The path seems dead but Terk was too afraid to go back and risk the chance of running into La.
Terk looked around to create a new path. It was too high and slippery to climb up and the ice is too hard to break but then Terk saw a small crack in the ice.
"Dig! " Terk said and used her nails to get rid of the ice. Her nails broke and started to bleed but the adrenaline rushed through her body prevented her from feeling any pain.
Her hip got stuck. Terk panicked and wiggled restlessly she couldn't hold in her tears and started to cry. her tears froze stuck on her red face. And panic took over her when she thought something cold grabbed her leg. Terk yelled hysterical and finally freed herself after she grabbed a broken pilar with her nails breaking them and gave one last pull.
Terk wiped her face and got up. The howling of the restless spirits became louder as she moved further. "This must be it" Terk mused. This is the scentuary of the lost souls. Hopefully the other souls La stole will be resting in peace after she has found a way to defeat La.
Terk caught the shadow of a Female ghost floating above her. It had a pony tail and tattered jungle gear on Terk cowered in fear whimpering but the Ghost didn't attack. It just wept floating circles above Terks head. Weeping as it tried to drown her own sorrows.
"She must have been stuck on the mortal plane for many years" Terk thought.
"Ghost!" Terk spoke up. "Listen I'm a friend. I'm here to set every soul free that La has captured. But I can't do anything without your help.."
The Ghost moaned and cried again. and pointed a slender finger towards the passage but Terk couldn't see anything terk became frustrated. She could easily fall into a gap and when that happens then there will be no return.
The Ghost whined again and entered a small torch making it bigger and handed it to Terk and pointed towards the path she needed to take. Terk looked at the floating Ghost and focused her eyes on the icy path. She carefully walked towards the looked behind her shoulder but the Ghost didn't leave she followed Terk and Terk didn't seemed to mind. dead company is better than no company in this horrible place where death rules.
Terk arrived at a large throne room the Ghost wheezed but seized her crying like she knew Terk needs to concentrate to make sure that there isn't a new enemy lurking in the dark.
"Still alive she-ape? " Terk heard an eerie voice calling out to her. An demonic form of Queen La emerged from the shadows. "You truly are an Amazonian"
"I knew you would make it all the way to the end...It will be more satisfying to turn your lights out low and painfully" La said.
Terk was sweating bullets as she looked around. "I'm not leaving without the souls of my friends! Stop hiding ion the dark and face me demon! " Terk yelled hearing her own voice echoe.
It became eerily quiet and Terk felt La behind her he held the broken speer and turned around to swipe La with it she wasn"t there.
La flew up near her throne and sat down.
"La! release my friends and we'll never crosses paths again.." Terk said.
"Oh I'll make sure we won't cross paths again La snickered.
Terk started to get fed up with her threats. All she does is playing games and cause her captured Ghosts pain.
"I'm in no mood for your sick games La! Set them free or I'll kill you..For Good this time." Terk said.
"Oh really? No mortal has ever defeated me..But If you manage to kill me off anyway then how are you going to change back in to a gorilla?" La said.
Terks eyes grew slightly big at the realisation and La smirked seeing that look on Terk's face.
"If you want to turn back..You need to do something for me first. " Queen La said and revealed the spirit of Tarzan.
Tarzan looked miserable in his ghost form. feeling alot of pain for being detached from his body and unable to return to it or leave the mortal plane into the after life.
Terk wanted to run to him but La prevented her..
"In order to reverse the ritual I need to have a soul destroyed with this dagger " La said and let the dagger float from her palm as it glowed with a bright pink colour.
"I want you to destroy the spirit of Tarzan"..La said.
"seeing my enemies soul perish and I'll grand you everything your heart desires" La spoke.
Tarzan's soul shook his head slightly no..looking at Terk with shocked eyes.
"What?..I came here to save him you demon! I swear I'll kill you if you harm him! " Terk yelled tears falling down her face.
" I can't die" "I've reached imortality you mewling quim" La said and her playful joking tone became ice cold and vengeful.
Terk felt intimidated with her heartbeat pounding in her throat.
"We'll see about that" Terk Breathed trying to keep her voice steady. "Nothing will remain on this world forever. If I can't save my friends I will avenge them." Terk thought.
"If you want to increase your chances against me then better obliberate Tarzan's sould to be turned back into that obnoxious ape you once were. You won't stand a chance against me like this." La said.
The ghost sensed la was lying she knew Terk won't stand a change against La with or without her Gorilla strength. She just wants Terk to destroy Tarzan so that she can her kill aswell. La gave a spiteful glare when she heard the whimpering moan coming from the spirit.
She tried to warn Terk as much as she could and la got visibly aggitated blasting the spirit a few feet away.
"Now where were we? " La said focusing her empty eyes on Terk again.
"oh right..So what's it going to be? turn back or stay this way but saves tarzan's life? " La smiled It's up to you darling but don't take too long or I'll be making the decision for you.
Terk looked at the dagger and at tarzan's soul and was unsure of what to do. If she doesn't do as she's told then her quest to turn back has been invain but if she does then Tarzan will be gone forgood..Jane nor Kala will ever forgive her if she gives into her selfish desires. But Being a human is absolutely terrible her heart longs for her old comfortable life..
Terk queezed her eyes shut and briefly got a vision from her previous dream of that large jewel above the veil that keeps the spirits from that Jewel looked just like the one in this sanctuary.
. "What if?.." Terk softly said to herself. Terk narrowed her eyes and stepped forwards and took the dagger from La's hand. "Ok what do I have to do now? Terk said keeping her emotions at bay.
The mourning Ghost squeaked sadly but kept her distance as she watches on. she watches Tarzan who had betrayal oozed from his face and couldn't believe Terk chose to end his existence litterally.
"Clever Girl..Take your bow and shoot it right in Where Tarzan's heart is supposed to be. " And La changed the destructive dagger in to a arrow. Destroy him La said cold. "And I'll give you what you desire"
Terk clutched the bow in her hand and walked over to Tarzan she briefly looked at the crystal above the large pilar and focused her eyes on Tarzan. She has only one shot and let's hope Terk gut feeling is right.
"I'm Sorry Tarzan" Terk said and one tear was threatened to fall down her face. As she aimed the arrow towards Tarzan.
"It will be over quick friend" Terk said.
Tarzan looked at Terk in defeat and lowered his head not trying to move away or try to distract Terk. If Terks desire is more worth than their friendship then so be It.
La smirked witnessing Tarzan's pending demise but the arrow wasn't fired in Tarzan's direction but somewhere else. la wanted to mock Terk for such a lousy aim but to her horror she realised that the arrow was fired right at her power source.
"What? Nooo! " La yelled and tried to prevent it from penetrating the crystal but it was too late. The crack became bigger and pulled the arrow out the crysal expolded into shards into La's face losing one eye in the progress.
La cried looking at her invention holding one hand against her bleeing eye socket.
The veil broke and all the spirits who were wondering in the dark changed into light bulbs and rised to the heavens and some flew out of the scentuary to be reunited with their bodies.
Tarzan's and the rest of the Gangs spirits were freed to and got pulled away from the scentuary like a magnet being attracted to metal
Many giggles and joyful houls ecoed in the scentuary all of them were finally free and no longer felt the burning tornment they had to carry because of La's enjoyment of putting pain and sorrow into their forms.
La looked at the fleeing Ghosts above her. "NO! What have you done?! La shrieked furiously as she felt her power drain. Terk took some steps back.
And La walked forward "You little rat! I gave you one option to change back in to that flea infested hairball and this is how you repay me? " La charged towards her and wanted to grab her with her large claws.
Terk wanted to grab her dagger but La was too quick She grabbed Terks wrist and twisted it and la responded with a back hand accross Terks face knocking her down on the ground.
La let out a deranged roar as she grabbed Terk by the hair forcing her up to her feet. Pushing her towards the cliff. "The Abyss will be your Tomb! La hissed
"If I can't kill Tarzan then atleast I'll enjoy seeing him mourn for your loss like I mourned for my city that he destroyed!" La said enraged.
La pushed Terk off and dived with her to drown her in the dark abyss until her body disolves to make sure Terk won't have a chance to survive. La held both of Terks hands with one hand like he's in cuffs and the other arm tightly around her neck making it hard for her to breathe.
Terk saw her surrounding growing darker. her stomach clenched when she felt La's hold around her as they fall further down. snickering and laughing maliciously at her failure to save herself from death.
"This can't be the end"...Terk thought "My Friends they are still out there..I can't let la win or she'll come after them."
Terk's fear changed into strength as her survival instinct took over feeling a strong adrenaline rush she always feels dealing with dangerous situations. She might be a human but in her heart she's still an Ape. one of the mightiest animals in the jungle.
Terk wiggled free from La's tight hold and ellbowed La in the ribs she grabbed the broken speer from her skirts belt and stabbed La. in the eye and during the struggle she turned La facing the abyss so that she will break her fall.
Terk Thrusted the end of the broken speer into her abdomen hoping the Queen will be silenced forgood.
Before they both fell further into the abyss with no turning back Terk kicked La with two feet one in the stomach and when La growled furious showing off her demonic teeth Terk stomped her heel hard against La's face. Terk got a hold of the Speer pushing it further until it penetrated La's dark heart. Terk kicked the tip of the speer further in her body giving Terk one last boost to jump up to save herself from falling further in to the eternal darkness La let out a ear pitched scream and slowly get's disolved in the Abyss.
Terk held on to the icy ramp as tight as she could. She couldn't lose her grip now. She looked up and saw the mourning Ghost hovers above her. There was nothing she could do to aid Terk physically.
"Ghost! I need aid..Terk breathed clinging on with all her might. Can you possess me? The Ghost looked up and gave a nod her lips curved in to a smile. and her cries became happy ghostly squeals. It looks like that's what the Ghost is trying to tell her to give her permission to enter terks Body and take control.
"I give you permission to enter but only if you promise you'll leave afterwards. " Terk said. she feared that the Ghost might take advantage of the opertunity to take over her body forever and letting Terks soul wander in the back of the new hosts mind but everything is better than dying here.
The Ghost clasped her hands together giving a small bow and Terk knew the Ghost gave her her word. The Ghost came closer and entered Terks eyes glew red and terk felt her concious fade. The Ghost had fully control of her body and started climbing up very fast not needing any climbing gear to reach to the top.
The possesed Terk sprinted as fast as she could. and leaped over the slippery ice and dodged every falling ice pilar and slided on her back into a small gap in the door of La's throne room. The last remaining freed spirits came from behind her and they shsowed her the way to get out of there quicker. Terk saw them fly around the corner and fly up all the way to the sky.
Terk jumped up and leaped from broken ice ramps to ramp until she reached to the top. Her hands touched the snowy ground and pulled herself up. her boots landed on the of layers of snow and found her way to the exist using her memory and survival instinct to create a new path The slushy sounds her footsteps made was like music to her ears. She has forgotten how it felt to be among the living.
Tarzan and the rest of the gang layed spread on the cold floor. Tarzan groaned and opened his eyes. he spat out snow and looked tried to get up felt something ontop his back, mungo slept ontop of Tarzan's back snoring slightly. his friends were alive as their stomachs rised and falls with every breath they take.
the ground shook and the icy shards above the ceiling trembled aswell and that didn't seem good
Tarzan placed mungo on the ground and shook his friends awake. Worry took over tarzan when he realised that Terk is alone with La and feared for his friends safety.
The gang caught sight of multiple soulds flying passed them.
"Aaah Help Ghosts! Flint cried scared. "We need to get out of here But tarzan didn't want to leave without terk. "you guys can leave but I'm staying here hurry up before this place collapses. Tarzan ordered.
Flint ran away but when he looked behind Mungo and wasn't following him and ran after tarzan he knew they need whatever strength they have to defeat la.
"Mungo! we need to go! " Flint said. But mungo still didn't stop following. "Sorry flint but Tarzan needs my help! "mungo called.
"But Mungo!..I..I arrgg " Flint whined and ran after Tarzan and the rest of the gang he couldn't let that bing dumb log assist Tarzan since flint is the ones with the brains.
Tarzan stopped when two hands underneath the gap of the door appeared a female struggeling growl was heard and the the door was pushed up.
"Terk! " Tarzan beamed in relief. and helped to keep the door open so that she can crawl under the door.
"Thank goodness you are unharmed.
"Thank you" Terk said catching her breath.
"We have to get out of here lads! this place is going to blow !"Terk said the gang looked at Terk strangely all of the sudden Terk spoke with a feminine British accent as she ran past them. The gang shrugged it off and ran after her out of the Scentuary. The rubble coming down wasn't as severe as in the throne room which means they are almost there.
The Gang got out before the whole city of Opar collapsed Terk laid on the ground almost losing conciousness. She felt her cheek being slapped. It was Tarzan. hovering above her face. smiling in relief. "You saved us Terk" Tarzan said moving some hair strains from her face.
"Who are you? " The Ghost asked almost forgetting that she's not in her own body. She felt strong connection towards the man she felt Terks crush on him and thought it might be the Boyfriend of the Woman she possesses.
Tarzan looked at Terk slightly devastated.."Terk what's wrong? It's me Tarzan"
"Don't you recognize me? and..and..Why are you speaking just like Jane?" Tarzan said.
The possessed Terk got on her feet looking at the horizon for once in many years she could feel the sensation of the beautiful sun on her cold sweat sliding off her face to cool her down The sounds of tiny parrots chirping in the distance it felt like paradise. Her soul longs to take off to go on a new adventure investigate Tombs and sell her finding to museaums but she made Terk a promise.
Terk saved her soul and will never forget her brave deeds. The Ghost turned around towards the noticed something was very different about terk. Her stance has been improved no hunched shouldders and stood right up graceful but yet strong.
" I'm not Terk" 'the Ghost said sadly. the gang gasped slightly before Tarzan could grab her and demand what she had done to his best friend. the eyes glew red and then changed back into Terks eye colour and collapsed to the ground.
Tarzan caught her just in time and a white light shined out of Terks slightly opened mouth and the Ghost left Terks body. Terk effortly opened her eyes. the temporarily possesion exhausted her mortal body and a figure of a young-matured brunnette British woman in her 30's came in sight.
Terk and the ghost watched eachother. saying their goodbyes in silence.
The Ghost let out a sigh and placed both hands against her heart giving a small bow to express her gratitude for setting her free forgood. and slowly faded into nothing.