Light of the Ancients
Chapter 7
Lest's Ultimate Plan
"Ah..." Lest groaned as he bandaged his shoulder,
"Are you alright...?" Frey asked as she ate with Senti, "You look hurt..."
"Well... It can't be helped..." Lest grumbled, "We're both safe, that's what matters.." he reached for his sandwich,
"Well, my wound healed." Frey laughed as she looked at her left side, "A lot faster."
"Ah..." Lest nodded and then checked his shoulder, it was healed, "What in the world..."
"There must be something about this world..." Frey muttered, then used a knife to make a long gash across her leg, "Ah..." she winced in pain,
"Ah!" Lest gasped as he saw the sight, but then turned amazed when the wound healed as quickly as it was made, "That's amazing. The Light Realm... My ancestors would be amazed..."
"Why do you always mention your ancestors?" Frey asked and bit her sandwich, "Who are they?"
"Well..." Lest shuddered, "I.. I guess I can tell you..." he cleared his throat, "Frey... I am the last of the Polonians."
"What?" Frey was surprised, "You are?"
"Yes..." Lest muttered, "I am the last one... The last survivor... They died off..."
"How!?" Frey asked, very sympathetic to his situation, "Oh, I'm sorry!"
"Well.." Lest grumbled, "The Terror attacked the world, and the Polonian Knights rose up to defend it in the Hero's absence.."
"I know that." Frey told him,
"Well.. The Terror and his army cut off the country from the rest of the world." Lest continued, "And the Polonian Order is naturally nearly all men, the only women are foreigners that the knights take as wives in order to reproduce. Unfortunately, with the country cut off, no more women could be brought in... and thus, no reproduction led to the slow decline over the hundreds of years, and here I am." he chuckled, "My father died when I was 13... The Greater Power told me I would find you... and I must say... I added to his original plans."
"What do you mean by that?" Frey asked in curiosity,
"Eh..." Lest mumbled and became embarrassed, "I don't think you want to know.."
"Kree." Senti spoke,
"Yeah! Tell us!" Frey asked happily, "What is your plan?"
"Do you really want to know?" Lest peeped, nearly inaudible,
"Yes!" Frey nodded,
"Alright..." Lest cleared his throat, "My plan was to ask..." he started to stammer, "I... was wondering... If you would... help me... bring back the Polonians..."
"Huh?" Frey did a double take,
"I am the last Polonian male..." Lest continued, "I do not want to fail my ancestors!" he said with much pride, "So I ask if you would help bring the Polonians back."
"Woah woah woah!" Frey yelled, "I don't even know you that well!" she stood up, "And you want to use my body to bring back your people!?"
"KREE!" Senti yelled at him as well,
"You don't have to!" Lest argued, "I was just wondering if it was a possibility..."
"NO!" Frey exploded,
"Alright! Alright!" Lest yelled, "Damn! Relax, woman!"
"You're the one who wants me to bear your seed!" Frey responded, "Sure you saved my life, but I don't know you!"
"Very well." Lest grunted and grabbed his spear, "I guess I will find that hero, then after he liberates the world, find myself a woman who is willing to save an ancient race." he started to walk out of the rest area,
"You do that!" Frey told him, then started to follow him, "I don't see what woman will like you with that attitude!"
"You'll see!" Lest growled, by this time they had exited the rest area and resumed the path on the road.
However, the two paused when a problem arose... There was a fork in the road...
"Well well well..." Lest grumbled, "I'm going left!" he told her, "If you want to follow me, good for you! I will look for the Hero!" he grunted and walked off,
"Very well!" Frey growled as she and Senti traveled to the right, "Meet you there!"
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"I think this was a bad idea..." Lest grumbled as he walked on a weak and dangerous bridge hanging over a crevasse that had no bottom,
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"Ah..." Frey muttered as she saw her challenge, it was tall rock platforms sprouting over a lava sea, and she had to jump from one to the other to get across.
"Hey!" Lest called out, he was in the far left, the lava was waterfalling into the crevasse, "Good luck!"
"Hmph!" Frey grunted and she jumped onto the first platform,
"Kree!" Senti made it her pleasure to fly to the other end, "Kree kree!" she called from the other side.
"Senti!" Frey growled and jumped to the platform, "Why did you- WOAH!" she fumbled when the rock platform wobbled under her, "Hah!" she jumped to the other one,
"Woah!" Lest yelled as the bridge shook violently under him, then he stepped a few inches more,
"AY!" Frey screamed when the platform she was on wobbled to an 80 degree angle, "HA!" she jumped to the other one, and the previous platform fell down.
"Ha!" Lest gasped when one of the bridge planks snapped and fell down, "Wah!" he dashed another 6 steps forward,
"Lest!" Frey called out as she tried to balance a teetering platform, "I will win!" she jumped to another.
KRAKKKK! The lava sea started to erupt, and huge waves of lave shook the columns that supported the platforms.
KROOOOKOOO! Some of the completed platforms returned to the sea, snapping violently,
"Wah!" Frey screamed and hurriedly tried to make it to the end, her fairy watching in horror,
"AYY!" Lest yelled when a violent gale shook his bridge terribly, "FREY!" he cried out, "I'M SORRY I INSULTED YOU WITH MY REQUEST!"
"I'M SORRY I GOT MAD!" Frey responded, fearing for her life, "FORGIVE ME!" she tried to balance her platform, which the waves were wobbling, "Lest!" she screamed when the platform cracked,
"Oh no!" Lest gasped, "No no no no.." he saw the danger she was in, "Hold on Frey!" he called out,
FWEOOOOOO! The violent gale surged,
"Uh..." Lest held on, but tried to think of a plan in order to save Frey, "AH ha!" he exclaimed, then used his spear to strike one of the supporting ropes,
SNAP! The rope broke, then Lest grabbed it and was carried off by the wind,
"LEST!" Frey screamed when her platform gave way and she started to plummet to the lava,
"KREE!" Senti said in horror,
"AHAHAHAHAHA!" a voice yelled like Tarzan, and down came Lest, swinging on the rope, propelled by the wind,
SNATCH! He caught her before she was incinerated,
"Hold on!" Lest yelled as they swung forward, "WAH!" he yelled when they were heading towards the crevasse walls.
"Let go!" Frey yelled as she spotted a cave in the distance,
"Alright!" Lest responded, also spotting the cave, then the two were launched forward.
"AHHHHH!" the two yelled as they flew through the air,
"KREE!" Senti followed them,
"OOF!" the two landed...