Chapter 5: The cave
Somewhere in the South- American jungle
Dante Vale looked at the map displayed on Eathon's holotome.
"Well, if the coordinates are right, this should be the entrance to the cave."
The team examined at the rock formation in front of them. They saw nothing special.
"Are you sure these coordinates are right?" Zhalia asked.
" Of course." Dante answered.
"Well I don't see a thing!" Lock said.
Out of frustration he kicked against a small rock, it flew through the air and hit the rock formation.
This caused a little rock avalanche, and suddenly an opening appeared.
" Unbelievable!" Sophie said.
"How do you manage?"
"It's a gift." Lock said with a big smile.
"Well done Lock." Cherit said.
"Let's go inside!"
Nobody noticed the dark figure in the bushes, who was observing them.
The opening was very small, so they had to go on all flours to go inside.
They crawled for another 30 meters before the passage finally became more spacious.
Now there was enough room to stand upright.
Dante summoned a little flame with boltflare.
"Good Dante, now we can see." Lock said.
Sophie moaned.
"Look at my clothes, they're all dirty!"
Zhalia sighted.
"Don't be such an exaggerator, we got more important things to worry about."
She pointed at the passage, that separated itself in 5 passages.
"Don't worry, Eathon's map tells us which way to go." Dante said.
Guided by the map, they walked through the labyrinth of alleys.
The air became more cold and moist with every step they took.
"Wow we must be hundreds of meter under the ground." Lock said amazed.
Suddenly they reached a gigantic, beautiful hall.
"Wooooow"
The hall was about 500 meters broad, 200 meters high, and so long that they could barely see the end. The walls were covered with shiny crystals, and the ceiling was covered with stalactites.
They saw a little purple light at the end of the cave.
"What's that?" Lock asked.
"Probably the thing we are looking for." Zahlia answered.
"We must be careful, I think there may be traps here to prevent us from getting that unknown object." Dante said.
"I know what you mean, I feel some kind of magic in the air, there has been a seeker here." Sophie said.
Carefully they stepped into the hall.
"Hey, nothing happened!" Lock said cheerfully.
Suddenly they heard a weird sound.
The stalactites started to fall down.
"Seems like you've spoken to soon Lock, run!" Dante said.
They ran as fast as they could to the purple light, while big stalactites crashed down.
A very big stalactite crashed down right in front of Sophie, and blocked her way.
"Sophie!" Lock said.
He pushed her away just in time, another big stalactite crashed down right where she stood.
"Thanks Lock." Sophie said.
"Hurry up!" Dante yelled at them, when more stalactites started to fall.
They ran for their lives and reached Dante and Zhalia just in time.
Lock looked at the battlefield of stones behind them.
"That was close…"
They looked at the source of the purple light.
It was a force- field, a shield, that protected a beautiful sword.
Its silver grip was inserted with shiny red gemstones.
"It's a sword!" Sophie said surprised.
She tried to grab it but the shield stopped her.
"Maybe we can break the shield with powers." Lock suggested.
They tried all kinds of spells but neither one of them worked.
"Ehm guys… " Zhalia said.
"What?" Sophie said.
Her eyes became big when she saw Zhalia grab the sword effortless.
It was like the force- field didn't even existed for her.
"I've got it."' Zhalia said with a smile.
"Unbelievable how did you do that?" Sophie asked astonished.
"I don't know I just took it." Zhalia answered.
"Wow freaky.." Lock said.
"Look there's something inscribed in the blade" Dante said.
They all looked at the blade.
It said:
This sword is the key to find the legendary titan of the night, one of the two legendary titans of life.
The titan sleeps at the holy crypt of the Bloodspiral, and can only be touched and controlled by the last heir in the Bloodline.
The two titans together can save or destroy the world, can bring you ultimate power or bring you down.
"Again.. freaky" Lock said.
"What's this all about? What's the Bloodspiral? And what are the two legendary titans of life?" Sophie asked frustrated.
"Well seems to me like we've discovered a true mystery." Dante said.
" First we must bring this sword to my house, then we will decide what to do next."
Outside the dark figure in the bushes was waiting patiently.
After 3 hours he finally saw the team crawl out of the cave again. But now they had a sword.
This is something I have to report immediately…
Rassinov's castle, somewhere in Russia
Sevarin Rassinov was in his office, sitting behind his desk of mahogany wood.
He looked at the painting right in front of him. He had tried to remove it thousands of times but it was cursed or something. Out of necessity he had just covered it with a piece of dark red cloth.
But he knew exactly what was behind that. A family portrait.
On the left side stood his father, Damian Rassinov. He was a strong, dominant man, with short black-gray hair and cold grey eyes.
Next to his father stood his mother Asja, pale, with long green hair, and sad gold-brown eyes. She was already half dead.
In front of her stood the three year old twin, Shauna (green hair, white skin, angry glance) and Storm (just as white skin, black hair, hollow glance), and next to them Catharina, at that moment 15 years old. He didn't wanted to remember her face.
Sevarin himself was standing next to Catharina, in front of his father. His father's hand was on his shoulder.
He remembered how proud he was, as a 16 year old teen, to be initiated in the family's secrets. His father had loved, and trusted, him the most. Actually he was probably the only kid his father loved. Catharina was too soft, and Shauna and Storm were just an accident.
Suddenly somebody knocked on the door and broke through his wondering.
"Come in."
A long man with short blond hair, a pink shirt, white pants and a white jacket came in.
He didn't really looked like a member of the Bloodspiral, but he was.
Rassinov welcomed him.
"Jeff, my appreciated spy, you got news for me?"
After the night the Huntik team had defeated the professor, Rassinov decided to send Jeff out to keep an eye on them. His father had always told him how important it is to know what your enemy's doing.
"Sir, I've got big news, the team went on a mission to South- America and has found an artefact, a sword."
"What?"
They had found the artefact, the artefact he had been looking for the past 20 years!
This was amazing news, all his dreams, everything he and his father had ever wanted, it was all possible again.
A great, new plan occurred in his head.
He smiled. Out loud.
For the first time in 20 years he laughed.
"Hahahaha that's fantastic! The world be ours!"
Jeff seemed a little bit surprised by Rassinov's eruption of happiness.
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Seems like long chapters are becoming a trend XD
Hope you liked this chapter! (and I hope you forgive me for my awfully bad grammar)
Next chap the team will get the surprise of their lives…