LATER AFTER WAKING EVERONE UP
"So this is old Izuzunu?" Trini said as they walk through the paths "Awesome! I'd live here if it wasn't all in ruins!"
"Yeah, we all would" another man said. "So, if our mission is accomplished, why are we walking around Hwalshindo?" Trini asked. "We have to; it's the emperor's orders. He told us once we found Hwalshindo, we have to explore it and find survivors" Xiulan answered "But I don't understand why we have to if they were the only survivors in the Raid War"
"What if he lied or something?" Hyeonin added. "No, maybe he has hope that some survived" Trini added too. "Or, maybe he's just making us waste time, let's go home and tell him the location" a man says. "No" Xiulan ends the conversation.
They are in the east side of Hwalshindo; the modernized city. "I'm guessing this is the emperor's old house" Hyeonin laughed "His house could be anywhere actually"
"Yeah, since his first house looked exactly like this" Trini says. "Hello! Is anyone there!?" The man's voice echoed across Hwalshindo. "What are you doing?" Xiulan asked with a confused face. "You said we have to find survivors; that's what we're doing" another person answered.
"Hello!??" The men continued until they reached the central part of Hwalshindo. Jun's old house stood in front of them. A four floor house in front of the poxus portal. Xiulan watches as the men continues screaming. "We might alert brutes if we do this" Hyeonin says to himself.
RISE OF IZUZUNU
VOLUME 7, CHAPTER 82, THE DANGERS OF DIAMOND VALLEY
They look to the right and sees a little pond, little wooden house, and a burnt village with houses that looks chinese styled. It's chinatown. They kept the strategy to keep screaming "Hello!??"
Suddenly, they hear zombies in the distance screeching loudly until six random people grabs the group and pulls them inside a nearby cave "Aaaah!"
"What the-!!?" Hyeonin shouted. "Who are you!!?" Trini screamed as they get pulled into the caves and falls to the grounds. "Tell me who you are!!" Xiulan shouted as she pulls out her sword. The woman shouts at them quietly "Sshh!" trying to calm them down "You made a huge mistake!"
"What!? What is it!!?" Trini shouted. Hyeonin stood in front of the entrance "What mistake?" he questioned. The ground begins shaking as a huge bright red light shines at the distance of chinatown. Hyeonin quickly turns around to see a dragon. "You've woken up... the oshir!!" The woman screamed in fear as the others join in on the scream "Aah!!"
Hyeonin's eyes widened as the oshir roars in the sky while colliding into buildings. "Hyeonin!! Get in!!" Xiulan shouted as Xiulan grabs Hyeonin's hands and pulls him in the cave. The survivors in the caves all push a huge boulder toward the entrance "Hurry!!!"
The squad is standing there; shocked "Who... are you guys?" Hyeonin asks. The woman turns around "We're the survivors of the great war against the kalkruts"
Xiulan looks around the room to see fourteen people standing "Fourteen? Survivors??"
"Yes, actually fifteen" The woman said as another person enters the room. It's a girl with bright long orange hair and orange eyes "My name is Vonda" Vonda said as she reveals herself. Hyeonin and the squad notices her right arm missing.
"Now, tell me who you guys are" Vonda commanded while leaning against the wall. "My name is Xiulan, and I am the leader of this squad. Emperor Jun sent us on a mission to find Hwalshindo-" Vonda quickly took over "Jun!?... Jun..." She was stunned; all the survivors were surprised as well "Jun is still alive?" Vonda asked. "Yes, he is" Xiulan answered. "Well, where is he??" Vonda questioned. "He's at Izuzunu" Xiulan answered.
Vonda slowly steps closer to Xiulan "Jun... I was one of the first people to meet him when he first woke up in this world without memories.. It's good to know that he's still alive"
Hyeonin smiles "Yeah, it's good. But he's changed so much. You'll see once we get out of here"
"Yeah" Trini joins the conversation. "But, how will we get out when the oshir is awake?" Vonda realizes. The oshir roars; everyone could hear it echoing through Hwalshindo "Come" Vonda said. The squad follows as Vonda takes them deeper in the cave to see a cooking room, a living room, and a bedroom "We've been living here ever since the kalkruts invaded Izuzunu" Hyeonin and Trini looks at each other "The Raid War" they both whispered beneath their breath.
"So that's what they call it" Vonda turns around and laughs "That's a ridiculous name" she turns back and gives them a tour "We eat here, we sleep here, and we live here of course"
"Why not just build a house?" Hyeonin asked. "It's easier said than done" Vonda answered "With the brutes always coming back, it's hard for us to build a house with a huge wall around without Jun. So we live underground; it's easier and more comfy" She explained. "Oh" Hyeonin uttered. "Plus, with the oshir and the murksouls living in this area, we can't go anywhere without stumbling across them" Vonda added. Hyeonin and Trini looks at each other "Jeez"
"Oh and by the way, is anyone hungry?"
Later after everyone had a full meal, Xiulan and the squad stayed up to figure out how to get out of Hwalahindo alive "We have to find a way out of here" A man said. "Of course, but we have a new plan" Xiulan says "We have to get back to Izuzunu; get more people to come to Hwalshindo and help us kill the oshir and then our mission is fully accomplished. We need to reclaim Hwalshindo and possibly rebuild and clean up the mess"
"Sounds like a great plan" Trini agrees. "I wonder how the emperor's gonna react when we tell him we found Hwalshindo and early Izuzunians" Hyeonin laughs.
"No time for laughing. Let's find a way out" Xiulan suggested as she gets up off the chair and looks around the cave for any tools to dig with. "Welp" Hyeonin got up with her and explores the caves quietly.
Later, Hyeonin and Trini runs into each other while looking around "Hey Hyeonin" Trini greeted. "Hey" Hyeonin replied back "Have you found any exit yet?"
"Sadly, no. I think we might have to go through the entrance. Maybe try to dodge the oshir" Trini said. "That might not be possible" Hyeonin added "Follow me"
They both walk toward the entrance of the cave and looks out a little peep hole "What the??" Trini said. "Yeah, we can't get out" Hyeonin said. The oshir was asleep at the entrance of the cave "and there's no way to open it quietly with all these rocks in the way"
"Aaah!!!!" A man screams in the distance of the cave, scaring everyone. It's Misha. "Help!!!" Misha screamed out. The survivors woke up at the same time; looking at each other in confusion "What's happening!?" Vonda shouted as Xiulan enters the room "I have no idea" she answered. "Aaah!!!" Misha screams louder as everyone gets out of bed to run to Misha.
Xiulan and Vonda finds out that Misha has found an exit, but it's filled with zombies "Aaah!!!" Misha screams "Help me!!" The zombies bites into his body as more comes in through the hole. The zombies savagely rips his neck open as blood begins squirting out.
"Aaah!!" The early Izuzunians screamed as they quickly turn back to safety and runs. Xiulan draws her sword and slices the zombie's head off of Misha; falling onto Misha's face. Instantly, Misha's eyes turn light gray as he twitches while standing up. He's become a zombie. "Misha!" Xiulan shouts as Misha slams himself into her; both falling to the ground.
More zombies quickly take over the men in the cave. Hyeonin rushes to save Xiulan "Xiulan!" Hyeonin knocks Misha off of her as Xiulan tries to grab her sword on the floor.
A zombie kicks it away as it tries to bite her. The rest of the squad begins running out of the hallway and into the living room "Guys!" Xiulan shouted "Grab a weapon!!"
The zombies barge in the living room, spreading chaos every corner. A zombie manages to hang onto a woman and sinks its teeth in her eyes as she screams in agony. Another zombie pulls a man's finger off with its mouth and shoving its sharp fingernails into his throat.
"Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit!!" Hyeonin shouted with fear in his eyes. Hyeonin snaps out of it and slices a zombie in half diagonally. Trini kicks a zombie to the ground and stabs its head with a knife. Hyeonin and the others looks at all the zombies barging in through the other side of the cave in horror as their safe room has become a human buffet for the zombies.
TO BE CONTINUED....