Dirge!

No, not dirt, DIRGE. I know, horrible joke, but then again, with an amazing 3 reviews, I'M GETTING DESPERATE!

(ahem) Sorry. I own nothing.

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Dormin's Speech

Sound Effects

Thinking

Chapter 11

The Sandworm

CRAAACK!!

The idol representing Basaran fell like all the others. Wander awoke to find the whispering cease at once, and he heavily stood before stretching.

Did Basaran not tire thee?

"Basaran?" Wander asked Them. "Yes, he did, but not to the point of exhaustion. Gaius is still the most tiring of all the Colossi."

Art thou ready for thy next foe?

Wander shook his head. Kuromori and Basaran had been enough for one week. "I need some rest, Lord Dormin." he said. If Dormin had been visible They would have nodded.

Very well. Thou hast two days to prepare.

And with that, Dormin's presence left him.

MEANWHILE

Emon galloped his horse through the forest, clenching his teeth against the foul wind. This is going to be harder than I thought! he contemplated. Two of his men had been left behind, and the remaining three were determined to wait for them at the edge of the forest. They had to keep going!

WANDER

Two days later, Wander approached the Shrine of Worship and the rumbling that signalled Dormin's presence entered the room.

Thy next foe is...an isolated sand dune, its tracks are well hidden...shaking the earth, its gaze is upon thee.

Wondering if this was going to be something similar to Valus and Quadratus, Wander shrugged off the apocalyptic feeling that something was wrong and left the shrine atop Agro.

He led Agro down to the beach where he'd killed Quadratus and dismounted, then walked up to the giant corpse and leaned against it. He waited for a few seconds, then set off again, feeling that something was very, very wrong.

He came to a cove and looked up to see several hawks circling a giant dead tree. Then he turned and saw a giant hawk, the size of a baby eagle at least, perched on a nearby rock, looking at him with interest. Either that or curiosity, and if neither of those it was looking at him with impatience.

"Lord Dormin, what is this?" Wander asked uneasily. The hawk's body suggested it was a different breed than the others, but still very young. The eyes, however, looked ancient. The more Wander looked at it the older it looked.

Aah, thou hath found Loki.

"Loki?" Wander asked. As soon as he said its name, Loki spread his wings and took off, flying right over Wander.

Trust Us, thou will become used to having Loki around.

Puzzled, Wander entered the cave under the tree and gasped as a flock of bats flew at him. Swinging his sword he killed two of them and continued, sheathing the sword again.

He found himself in a great cavern where four rock pillars spiraled to the ceiling. A hole let light in through the rocky ceiling as he walked across the sands until he was standing in the center. "Dormin, is this going to be small like Kuromori?" he asked, his voice echoing in the empty cavern.

Turns out it wasn't empty.

The ground shook beneath him, and he kicked his heels into Agro's sides. The horse whinnied and raced away from the center just as a giant, stony head penetrated the sands. Wander looked back and gaped at the sandsnake behind him. It was wide enough for four of him to fit on its back at once, and its back was the only part of its body that had fur on it.

Finding Wander had disappeared, the Colossus dove back into the sands and seconds later reemerged, cutting through the sand as it headed for Wander. Agro whinnied and galloped away, almost knocking Wander off. Then Wander saw the Colossus's eyes were yellow instead of blue.

"Lord Dormin! What Colossus is this?" he yelled out as he readied an arrow and aimed.

Dirge.

"Well then, Dirge is about to get a headache." Wander said confidently before letting the arrow fly.

RAAOOUUUUUU

There was a blast of sand and Wander found himself knocked from Agro as the horse was flung to the other side of the chamber by the force of what had just happened. Wander turned to see Dirge spiraling towards him, both eyes closed. He crouched and leaped to the side just as the Colossus would have hit him.

WHAM

Wander heard Dirge groan and looked back. The beast had slammed into the wall headfirst! Trying to figure out what happened, Wander saw an arrow embedded in Dirge's left eye. Of course. He'd blinded it!

He unsheathed the Ancient's Sword and leaped on, stabbing its back. Dirge squealed and writhed wildly as Wander continued stabbing. Eventually Dirge didn't respond to that spot, so Wander climbed higher and let loose again. It only took a few tries: Dirge was no more.

As the Colossus's corpse fell to the side and collided with the sand, Wander sheathed his sword and waited as the tendrils took him.

Seriously. Can somebody give me a review? There's more than 80 hits. But oh well. Read and review, I guess.