We soared high above the clouds and I relished in the feeling.
The cold air rushed by us as we flew and I laughed letting my hands reach out to brush the clouds as we passed.
This was an infinitely experience when you aren't in pain, I thought happily.
We passed the lands below us quickly, and I noticed as we flew a cloud of shadows moving on the ground just behind us.
I tried not to think about it, an ominous feeling growing in my heart.
The landscapes we passed helped a bit, the first were tall trees that reached the clouds. Each tree at the top was formed into a circular house the branches curling out and in to create the structure.
The next was a floating city on water it's structure partly visible and almost ghost like as it glided across the water.
Most of the landscapes in between and after were rolling hills and strangely shaped islands surrounding by dark blue water.
Finally we saw the Isle Lakes were my grandmother resides.
The land was a large mountainous mass with mists that covered the ground.
The only thing visible from the sky were the lakes, five of them scattered around the island.
They circled about the island, four small lakes of a light blue color and just below a large mountain cap in the middle of the island was the largest of the lakes, the one we were headed to.
Haku circled above the island looking for a good angle to dive down from.
Sure enough just as Granny had predicted, the large mass of shadows was waiting for us, having just settled below us as we reached the island.
I felt slightly nauseous as I watched the scene below us.
It was a lot of shadows below us all waiting to watch our next move.
I suddenly heard Haku's voice in my head noticing Chihiro jumped as well as he spoke to both of us simultaneously.
Okay are you guys ready. This is going to be a bumpy ride. Our best bet is to dive down as fast as possible in a different direction and then veer of to the center lake...
We both nodded in agreement.
All right, well that means that I need you both to hold on as tight as possible and stay as low to me as you can, okay?
In response, she and I braced ourselves and scooted farther apart so we could stay as low to his body as possible.
Haku circled once more and suddenly shot downward towards the rightmost small lake.
I clenched my teeth, as I held on tighter, the wind threatening to pull me off of his body.
We plummeted towards the ground, Haku's body twisting and curving in order to gain more speed.
Chihiro slid back, a small shriek catching in her throat as she slid into me.
Gritting my teeth, I moved so that my arms were around us both and holding onto Haku's body, at the same time to keep us on him.
Coming towards the water quickly, the shadows massing in front of us on top and underneath the water, Haku changed his direction suddenly.
He made a hair pin turn and curved toward the middle lake.
I barely kept my grasp around both of us as we kept falling faster and faster.
The water came up quickly and I screamed above the roar of wind to Chihiro, telling her to hold her breath and close her eyes for the impact.
She obeyed and we hit the water, it's surface thrusting us back a couple paced on his form. The surface of the water lashed at our faces as we dove in.
After we hit I opened my eyes, the water was beautiful and clear and down about a half mile was the large underwater cave Zeniba had told us about.
Haku swam as fast as he could but the shadows were too fast, they had seen our change in direction and swarmed to this lake instead.
The dark grisly shapes swarmed around us reaching out their forms to try and grab us.
Our speed kept them from us but a huge mass was forming in front of us a little ways before the cave.
Haku struck at the mass but faltered, his speed slowed as hundreds of shapes clasped onto him, knowing hungrily on his flesh.
His body came to a complete stop a little ways before the cave as he sought to fight them off, but he was overwhelmed.
The water around us was turning red with his blood as new wounds were being made from the creatures. He kept thrusting and thrashing back at them but they were relentless.
Chihiro grabbed onto me tightly and I began to panic.
What could I do?
Soon Chihiro would need air and we couldn't get to the cave without Haku.
My thoughts were interrupted as his body shrank, changing back into his human form.
The shadows shrank back, looking at us three as they swarmed waiting to attack.
Chihiro stayed next to me clinging onto my hand, while I had my other arm secured around Haku's waist, his form limp in my arm.
Looking at Chihiro my breath caught, she was loosing air and fast.
The shadows suddenly swarmed and I held up my hand using a bit of my air to speak the spell I had been given from my father, although it seemed useless in the water, but it was worth a try.
"I am Lena Sagaska, daughter of Natyarno Sagaska, and you will not harm me or my friends." My voice came out dulled but it seemed to work.
A soft white glow emanated from my outstretched hand and reached around me and to my friends, encircling us in its glow.
I tried to swim but the weight of now two unconscious bodies was making me sink fast as my own air was leaving me.
Grabbing at the last of my strength, I remembered what Granny had said, to call on someone in a pinch.
"Telnuan of the green and gold I need you!" I screamed into the water, my air almost completely gone.
We touched the bottom and I hugged both of my friends to me knowing that when my strength went, we would be at the mercy of the shadows.
Suddenly the shadows were scattering and Telnu appeared in the water, his huge green form thrashing at the creatures about him.
He swooped down and curled his tail around the three of us before speeding across the bottom of the lake to the cave.
The shadows scattered as he rushed by, each one watching us ominously, their mouths gaping and closing.
Suddenly he came to the cave, winding his way inside he pulled us up quickly into the open air in the cave.