Chapter 6

I wanted to inform you that I am capable of catching up with you two without wings.

Oh Greiga, if we allowed you to have it your way then it we would have to wait for you to catch up.

Are you implying that I am slow?

Hai, and capable for being clumsy and getting us into trouble.

YOU…

I stifled a laugh. We agreed to continue our journey despite how dark the sky is. Since it is already dark, we could travel in our beast forms and fly at night in order to avoid ambush. Greiga strongly opposed to the idea. When Falzer suggested that he is too cowardly to fly. That provoked him to try. Since he is too heavy to carry in his Beast Form, he was forced to stay in his human form. I offered to carry Greiga. At first he refused my offer, but when he realized that he has to ride on Falzer he changed his mind.

Lord Greiga, I would advise you to remain seated. We are very far from the ground and the drop is deep, I warned him. I felt him shifted his weight on my neck.

Understood my Lord, Greiga murmured.

Lord Falzer are we there yet?

Soon Lord Trithos, Falzer assured me. We are almost there.

Why are we following him? Greiga grumbled.

Like you Greiga, Falzer knows where the Temple is located, I replied, but he knows the location from a bird's eye view.

Humph!

I said nothing as I soared through the night sky. Enjoying the cool breeze and admiring the night sky. The pale moon gave the dark world her silver light as the diamond stars spread over the velvet blue sky. In a night such as this, I would fly with Spirit and Iris riding on my back and we would fly over the clouds and go to a hidden island to have a midnight picnic and play. I have fond memories of making wishes on shooting stars and if we are fortunate enough, the auras would come and we would bathe in its rainbow light.

I sighed sadly. Alas, those years were gone. I am growing older and feeling the effects of its change. Falzer's thought speak snapped me out from my reviver.

We are here. He announced.

I activated my night vision and scanned the perimeter. The temple looked like Aztec architecture carved out of the mountain. I zoomed in to see trees growing all over the city as the vines and shrubbery covered the stone floor and walls. The temple is obviously deserted for many years and inhabited by wild viruses and probably a few Navis.

My Lord, I looked at Greiga. What shall we do now? He was observing me very carefully.

We rest for the night, I said, it is too dark to see and tomorrow morning there will be enough light to see and we will enter the Maze.