Chapter 12 - Rescue
The dragon looked as if he was in the middle of an attack, his mouth curled just right to look as if he were bighting down on something. His body curled around with his back arched, his front two claws in the air as if to grip something.
Shiva leaned against the frozen councilor, "You see how easy it was? Just let them die and we live on! By sunrise Bolt, his wife and his best friend will be stone permanently anyway! All we had to do was just let the ones we had in our possession die out and everything would have fallen into place! But no!" the four armed man said as he grew angrier, "You just had to let them breath, then Thor came and freed them, and Odin won't listen to me. It seems like everyone is trying to throw me out!" Shiva turned in his frustration, slapping one of his hands to his forehead, "No one really appreciates my…"
He turned around, letting drama overtake his aggravation, and looked right at the kit's breath as it clouded over, coming from nowhere. At first he was flabbergasted, confused as to such a phenomenon. But he soon realized just what was going on, "GIANTS!" he shouted and pointed at the surprised kit, "INTRUDER!" Chase stepped back, turned his head, and raced down the hall, turning to look into every room he found. He found Osiris and Anubis as they stood back to back as if trying to fight alongside each other, frozen into place.
He ducked into the room, spinning around as he quickly found the floor, covered in ice and the ceiling lined with lots of ice sickles that could have easily become spears. The poor kit slid across the floor, and slammed into the wall. The ice along the wall cracked, the split quickly growing out of control as it reached the ceiling, and dropped one of the large spikes. It shattered right in front of Chase, causing him to stop shaking his head and lower his ears in fear. His eyes shrank as he looked up slowly, following the crack in the wall as it stopped, causing him to let out a large breath of satisfaction and happiness.
"He was over here!" he heard Shiva say, and he quickly took in a deep freezing breath, sliding his way towards the feet of Anubis and Osiris.
The second he saw Shiva enter in, he held his breath, trying to keep the steam from showing up. This time however, the Azure had each of his swords held high at each side. With a single look at the wall, Shiva smiled, "I know you're in here little one!" he said as he rounded the two brothers. Chase stood as still as he could, holding his breath as if he were running as a speed that he couldn't breathe at. He did, however press his hood against the ice that held the two brothers. "Come out, come out!" Shiva said as he passed on by. Chase tried very hard to hold his breath as he moved slowly away, but his hood stuck momentarily to the ice. It quickly fell from his head, revealing his physical self. Shiva took another step, just as Chase's cloak was freed from the icy grip, and Chase turned, seeing himself in the reflection of the ice, 'Uh oh!' he thought to himself, and lifted his hood back up. He turned invisible, and saw Shiva behind him, looking right at him and lifting all four swords above his head. With a quick release of his breath, he leapt forward, dodging the blades and letting them dig into the ice in between the legs of Osiris and Anubis. With a tug, Shiva freed his blades from the ground.
Chase turned, finding three Frost Giants standing in the door way, folded arms and smug looks dominating their features. "It's over little one!" he heard Shiva said and lifted his swords, "You made a terrible mistake coming here!"
Suddenly, his wrists felt the grip of hands, holding him in place, "Not as big a mistake as the one you made Shiva!" he heard Anubis say. The Azure tried to turn around, only to get a glimpse of the black furred jackal head of the councilor. Shiva turned his head the other way, worry encompassing his face as he saw the eagle's beak of Osiris. "I couldn't agree more brother!" the bird man said, and pushed the Azure towards the Giants. With worry and quick movements, each of them, moved out of the way, allowing the three gods to exit the room. "What…?" Chase asked. "Go!" Anubis said, "Find Zeus!"
"He will be of great value in this battle! We will free Shenlong!" Osiris shouted, and turned the Azure away, pushing him towards the giants as they marched onwards. Chase hesitated only for a second, and turned away, racing down the frozen hall as he searched for the bearded god, Zeus.
Outside, Thor listened as the door to Yggdrasil remained opened, the previous guard having forgotten to closed it as he raced back into the tree in a panic. "What could be going on in there?" he asked. 'I don't know!' Peach said into his mind. "Must we wait out here?" the human demigod asked. 'We gave Chase our word!' she reminded him, and swiveled her ears to the door. 'Someone's coming!' she said carefully, and ducked behind Thor as he lifted his hammer. Peeking into the door, he risked the sting of the cold to view his opponent. Three Frost Giants emerged, their backs turned to him. He raced forward, Mjolnir lifted high above his head as he charged in, "HAVE AT THEE!" he shouted, catching not only the giant's attention, but the attention of the three councilors. He smashed the hammer into the one in the middle, shattering it to dust, then swing to both sides, cracking the giants as they collided with the walls. Quickly he looked up, finding Shiva being held hostage by Osiris and Anubis. "Aid me warrior!" Shiva quickly said, "They have gone mad with power!"
Without hesitation, Thor pointed his hammer at them, "WAIT!" Osiris called out, but was quickly shocked in the hands by a small bolt of electricity that came from Mjolnir. The two brothers released their grips on Shiva, and jumped back as the Azure turned to swing his swords at them both. "What sorcery has befallen them?" Thor asked as he neared the four armed demigod. "None!" Shiva said and swung two swords at the human. Thor lifted his hammer just in time, the blades colliding with the head and the handle instead of his neck. With a dash, Shiva ran off, racing past Thor and into the room filled with the Councilor chairs. "Impulsive little whelp!" Anubis said harshly. "Steady my brother, you would have made the same mistake at his age, he is the young son of Odin!" Osiris said to his brother, "Besides, we have little time for this!" Anubis simply nodded, standing and passing by the fallen thunder god as they made their way towards the main chamber. Thor turned his head down in shame as he watched the others pass him by. Peach simply placed her paw against his arm, trying to comfort him the best she could.
Chase raced through the halls, glancing through every door he could as he picked up speed, finding nothing as he raced on through. The kit turned his head forward as he took yet another turn, coming face to face with Thor and Peach as he did. "What?" he asked and skid across the ground, only to be stopped by the massive hand of Thor himself. "What race has thee participated in?" the Nordic god asked. "I'm looking for Zeus!" Chase said as he panted wildly. Thor turned to Peach, eyes wide open as they listened, "He is not among us?" he asked. "I didn't see him in any of the rooms!" Chase said, causing Thor to look up. "Did ye pass the Councilor's chamber?" he asked. Chase thought for a moment, turning his head back in the direction he had come, "I think so, but only as I tried to stop!"
"Then that is where Zeus is, trapped inside the very soul of Yggdrasil!" Thor said as he stood up, "I must urge thee, go fetch Scylla, ask her aid and tell her of the troubles that have befallen this capital!" Without hesitation, Thor rose up, and darted to the chamber, Peach latched to his cape as they once again left Chase alone. "But…" the kit said as he let his fear overcome him, "…she'll eat me!"
End Chapter 12
