Light of the Ancients
Chapter 11
The Desert of Lost Souls
"Ah..." Frey groaned as she was being overwhelmed by the desert heat,
"Ha... Ha..." Lest panted and then took off his armor, "Ha..." he sighed in relief,
"Kree..." Senti growled and blew wind with her hand, being hot for staying inside Frey's chest,
"How long... until we reach the end?" Frey asked Lest as they traveled aimlessly down the road,
"I don't know..." Lest responded, "I don't see anything but sand..."
"You won't make it..." a voice called out to them, revealing it to be the ghost of an elf,
"I've been traveling for ages..." another, a man, groaned, "I can't find my way out of here..."
"You will join us soon." an elf woman appeared, "I guarantee it."
"I can see why they call this the Desert of Lost Souls..." Frey grumbled to Lest,
"Yeah.." Lest growled as the ghosts continued to discourage them along the way.
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"Why are you still trying?" a dwarf ghost pestered Lest, "You're going to die."
"Not one person has made it through here." a woman told Frey, "Trust us... Just end it now and save your baby the trouble."
"Make them stop, Lest." Frey cried, quite fed up by their comments,
"Go away!" Lest swung his spear at the specters, "Shut up!"
"Oh! Getting feisty?" an Easterner chuckled, "That spirit's going to kill you quicker!"
"How do you plan on making it out of here with that personality?" an elf man asked,
"Shut up!" Lest grumbled, "Just please..."
"Lest..." Frey moaned, then started to becoming dizzy,
"And there she goes." the woman ghost said as Frey collapsed,
"Frey!" Lest yelled and walked over to her, "Frey!"
"Lest..." Frey groaned, "I can't go... on..." she panted,
"It's alright..." Lest said and picked her up, "Oof!" he groaned as the weight took its toll,
"Do you want to die?" a man's ghost chuckled, "Because that's how you die."
"I won't leave her behind!" Lest told him, "She holds my child! My seed is in her! Plus... I love her."
"Ooh!" the elf woman ghost said, "Watch out... We got a devoted person over here!" she sneered,
"Get behind me, harpy!" Lest growled and continued forward,
"Kree..." Senti groaned as she popped out, "Kree... kree.. kre..."
"We're not going to die... Senti." Lest told her, "Not today... We did not come this far.." he stopped, "Say..." he looked at his feet, "No..." he cried.
Under his feet was no longer the gravel of the road, but the sand of the desert,
"NO!" Lest yelled, "But I was following the road!" he looked ahead of him, the road was still there, but after a few seconds of concentration, was gone...
"A mirage can really suck..." the dwarf ghost taunted, "Especially with your partner there..."
"NO!" Lest fell to his knees,
"And there he goes." the Easterner laughed, "Come, join us child..." he extended his hand,
"Eh... eh..." Lest cried to himself, holding his fainted partner in his arms, "No... It can't end like this..."
"Kree..." Senti groaned and collapsed,
"Our child..." Frey weakly said, "... A shame... we can't... see... him... or her... grow..."
"I... know..." Lest was also succumbing, "At least... I'll die... next... to you..." he smiled, and she did as well.
Finally, they all collapsed...