Ryan, Atta and Helton were on a quest to find the others, when they ran into Raid.
"I have been looking for you"
He said the moment he saw them. The hot sun reflected on his bald head. Sweat evaporated on his head keeping it shiny.
"I have to take you in, know it's not personal. It's just business"
Raid said and Helton grew his ring and made it hover. Raid looked at the ring hovering in the sky.
Raid charged at them and Helton controlled the ring with the gloves. It came at Raid's head and he dodged. It came a him again from behind and he swatted is away. Helton retracted the ring blades and made them spin.
Atta stood in front of Ryan in a fight stance.
Raid was heavily built but it did not affect his agility. He evaded the ring and when he was almost there Atta charged at him. He smacked her in the face and she fell. The moment he got close to Ryan, he slapped him in the face. He fell down and quietly got up, Ryan punched him and he fell on his back.
He used the force of the punch and stood up, rolling over on his back. He fell again and stood up the same way but this time he stood firm. He dusted himself off and looked at Ryan. He took a small bag from his pocket and poured a brownish dust in his palm. He planted his face into it and sniffed.
He started twitching, he put the bag back in his pocket. He charged at Ryan, he seemed faster but before he could get there, Helton erected his ring. He had placed the ring in the sand, laying wait for Raid to get closer.
The moment Raid passed through the ring, Helton was about to close it when when Raid came out. Helton and Atta had their hands up.
They were waiting for him to make his move.
Raid fell on his face, Atta and Helton carefully got close to him. Atta kicked him and there was no response. Helton put him on his back he checked his pulse, and there was none.
They both looked at Ryan.
"He is dead"
Helton said to him, he stood there and looked and said nothing.
"What did you do to this people,.. why do they want you dead. Well.. , more dead"
Atta asked.
"We should find our friends and find somewhere to lay low."
"I know the perfect place"
Helton said to Ryan.
Meanwhile, Kemi and Lawhey were at the mangoase field gate. There were no gate keepers when they got there.
"No gate keepers, I guess we have to go back to through Adah Forest."
Lawhey said whiles Kemi looked around.
"The keeper should be around somewhere"
Kemi said climbing a dune. He was looking around when Lawhey saw the sand moving.
"Kemi.. Kemi.., get down from there.. You really want to go to through the Forest. A gate keeper can't just leave his post. He should be under a shade somewhere near here."
Kemi was talking when suddenly a ten feet creature popped out of the sand. A worm like creature with millions of teeth inside its mouth. Kemi fell and rolled down the hill, and creature disappeared in the sand.
" What in the name of the gods was that?"
Kemi said as soon as he got up, Lawhey dragged him away from there. They were about to ran when they realized, it was circling them.
The sand seemed to be draining, this revealed skeletons of humans and other creatures.
" Oh no, I think that's the gate keeper"
Kemi said pointing at a skeletal remain.
"That person died long ago"
Lawhey said, immediately Kemi started striping.
"What are you doing,.. We will have to out ran it.
Kemi's bones started breaking, Lawhey turned away from his nakedness. He wasn't looking but the sounds of Kemi's brokes breaking made his imagination ran wild. Some how he sympathized Kemi's pain.
Kemi on the other hand was fine, ever since he regained the ability to shape shift he didn't feel pain.
After that experience, Lawhey got on Kemi and he ran as fast as he could. The worm followed them closely, it was very fast it kept up with Kemi. It surfaced anytime it was close to Kemi. After chasing them for miles it disappeared, Kemi stopped.
"What are you doing, keep going"
Lawhey said sitting on Kemi's back, Kemi sniffed the sand. Suddenly Kemi started running, the worm popped up in front of Kemi.
He turn to the opposite side and another head popped up. They stood still and the worms ran circles around them.
Kemi tried running and one of the worms, came out knocking Kemi off track. He fell on his side and broke Lawhey right leg.
"Aaarh, (exhales) uurm"
Lawhey screamed in pain and played with sand to distract him from the pain.
Kemi reverted back to his human form when he saw Lawhey was hurt.
"I'm sorry, this is all my fault. What can I do to help."
Kemi was saying when Lawhey say the worm coming.
"Take this"
Lawhey said and handed Kemi the end of a morbid thread. Lawhey dragged his ass, creating the gap. The moment the worm was close, Kemi jumped out of it's way. The worm was caught in the string cutting it in half. It quickly dived back into the sand.
"We should have done that yesterday"
Kemi said as he walked over to Lawhey.
"Let me see your hand"
Lawhey said stretching his hand.
" It's fine"
Kemi said and showed Lawhey his palm. There was a deep cut that was already healing. It may have been deep, considering the rate at which his wound healed.
"That's why"
Lawhey said after looking at his hand.
" If it wasn't for you healing, you might have lost your fingers."
"Can we please get out of here before her partner comes.... Oh gods, I forgot you were naked. "
Kemi shifted and got on his back. They zoomed out of there, Lawhey kept checking to make sure they weren't being followed.