Moments later had past as Mark and Moises gather the rest of the other group to the hallway as they wait "How long should we wait?" Chloe asked.
"About thirty minutes, I don't know how long the murksoul can last without water, so we should wait thirty minutes to an hour" Mark answered. "Damn" Edison said.
An hour had past by as Moises wakes up Mark and the rest "Okay, I think it's been an hour, let's check on the murksoul"
Mark and Edison slowly opened the door as the murksoul laid on the ground, looking gray with a bit of yellow. It look as if it's dehydrated, which is a good thing.
"Okay, I think we did good- Aaaah!" Mark yelled out loud as he points at Clay's dismembered body.
Lilly and Chloe covered their mouths as tears began to pour. Edison walked in front of the kids and covered their eyes "Rest in peace... Clay" Edison said.
"We have to go; and we can't bring Clay with us" Mark said as he walked to Clay's body "Thank you, Clay... You risked your life... to save ours" He puts his hands onto Clay's bloody hands.
"You can let us out now!" Edison shouted through the hole as 07 and Nugget opens it "Is... Clay okay?" Nugget asked. It was silence as Nugget and 07 began to cry even more. Everyone got out of the caves except Clay. They couldn't retrieve Clay's body because his body couldn't be pushed through the long rough hole.
RISE OF IZUZUNU
VOLUME 10, CHAPTER 116, KINGDOM OF IZUZUNU
HOLYLAND
Everyone was at their own house, devastated by the incident and also the visions they saw at the Pond of Fate. "What now?" Mikey asked George as they sat on the field next to a tree; training. "I don't know..." George looked at the sky.
Across the field they spot Wuhan, Moises, and 07 walking to the exit of Holyland "What's happening" Mikey wondered. They get there and spots Mark and Edison with them "Hey, what are you all doing?" Mikey asked.
"Wuhan and them are going to Feiburg to get the army to stay at Holyland incase of an attack and then they're gonna try to ally with Kitsune and Sleron" Mark answered.
"Alright, so what are you guys doing?" Mikey asked. "We're just saying our goodbyes" Edison answered. "Okay" Mikey says "Goodluck on the adventure" Mikey said to Wuhan and the rest. "Yeah" George also said "Goodluck"
"Thanks" Moises says. "Okay, let's go guys" Wuhan led the group out of the walls as Edison and Mark walked away through the paths back to the main town of Holyland.
At the church, the group sat in silence, each processing Clay's death in their own way.
Finally, Lilly spoke up. "I can't believe he's gone. It doesn't feel real"
Chloe nodded, tears streaming down her face.
Nugget's face was twisted in anger. "We have to find a way to bring him back. We have to do something!"
Edison shook his head. "There's nothing we can do! He's gone! We can't just travel back to the past and get him back! If we could... we would've gotten Jun too"
Nugget took a breath and tried to relax.
Mark's voice was quiet, but firm "We can't bring him back, but we can make sure he didn't die for no reason. We have to thank him for what he did and win this war for him"
Nugget looked up at Mark "You're right... We can't let his death be for nothing"
The group fell silent once again, but they were in this together, and they would do whatever they could to make sure no one else had to suffer the same fate as Clay. "I'm gonna make shrimp" Nugget got up.
TWO DAYS LATER
Wuhan and the rest finally made it in front of Kitsune Kingdom. They took the planes that Feiburg had given to them and got there faster.
They already went to Feiburg to tell King Almanfro and his armies that they're getting prepared for battle soon. The planes were landed, parked next to the wall of Kitsune Kingdom.
They then find a drunk man trying to get into Kitsune "Hey, hey, hey, come on! Let me in, I promise I'll take you out to drink, heheh" the man said to the guard. "Get out of here! Before we knock you out and throw you in the forest!" The guard shouted.
Moises and 07 looked at each other "Oh god"
"It's me, though! I'm the king's assistance, let me in right now, fool!" The drunk man shouts. "King's assistance? What are you doing out here, then!?" The guard shout. "Man, just getting laid, stuff that you guys can't do, hahah!" He laughed. "Uhm, excuse me" Moises tried to speak "Hey! Stay back!" The guard pointed a spear at Moises and the rest until the guard recognizes one of them. "What.... what!!?" A guard shouted out as he drops his sword.
The guard unmasks himself "K- k- Klaus!!?" He shouted out loud. A middle-age man that looked almost like 07 "Klaus!! Oh my god, what are you doing here!!??" He shouted as he hugs 07. 07 backs away confused "You know me?" He asked.
"Klaus... You're playing with me, right? It's me, your dad!" He said. "I... I don't remember you" 07 responded. The guard looked worried "What..." he faced the other guards "Mick had something to do with this... right?" He asked. "Probably" the guard answered. Klaus's dad looked back at 07 "Come in" He said.
Later, the Izuzunians were settled at a hotel, run by the man who claimed to be 07's father's friend. 07 was shocked and thought about the moment earlier. He is confused and wondered if that truly is his father.
"07" Moises said "It'll be okay. We'll learn if that is your actual dad or not"
"Thanks" 07 said "I mean, he knows my real name... So he could be"
Moises nodded his head as the door opens. A group of guards stood outside as one enters the room "Okay, the king is ready to meet you"
They exit the room and out the hotel; it's already dusk. The group finds an unusual object on the side of the path. "What is... that?" Moises asked with a confused face.
"Come in" the guard said while opening the door. "I think it's a... car" 07 answered while getting in. What stood before their eyes is a black car; an old car. Like a car straight from the 1900s.
"Hey, Klaus" the claimed to be father said "You're so clueless, it's funny" He laughed "Yes, a car is like a really cool machine that people use to travel from one place to another. It's like a carriage tied to a horse, but not! It has four wheels, a steering wheel, and a bunch of seats inside for people to sit in. You can think of it as a big metal box on wheels that can take you wherever you want to go! It's fun!" He explained.
"Wow, really? No horses?" Moises laughed. "Yeah, it's impressive, even Feiburg doesn't even have cars. We've tried to make them, but we just couldn't" Wuhan added.
The car starts to accelerate as the group held on tight "Woah, woah, woah"
The father smiled until a guard calls out his name "Hey, Jeremy, is Williams with the king?" He asked.
"I'm not sure, but we'll see" Jeremy answered "Actually, I think I heard about him leaving to Xiangwei"
"Okay" the guard replied. 07 kept staring at Jeremy "If you really are my father, do you mind telling me why we're here? And why can't I remember anything? Why the only thing I remember is my name and what I'm meant to do on this planet? Hm? Was that William guy the cause of all of this?? Hm???"
"Wait- let's restart, when did you even come here? When did you arrive?" Jeremy asked. "Months ago" 07 and Moises answered at the same time. Moises speaks out on the conversation "Hey, who even is William?"
The car ride was silence when Moises asked, but then he tells them "Williams is his last name. President Mick Williams. He sent us all out here including himself to find the most powerful source called the drip. I never knew I'd see my own son out here as well, so I might have a talk with Williams about this"
"Okay, so do you think Williams might be responsible for putting all of us out here?" Moises asked. Jeremy thought for a moment "All of... us? Meaning there's more of you guys?" He asked, confused. "Yes! There is more of us! If he put us out here and wiped our memories just to find the stupid drip, then he's!... He's a monster! He's evil!" Moises shouted in the car as Wuhan covers Moises's mouth "Relax, Moises. We don't know that yet"
Wuhan slowly put his hands down as Moises breathes slowly. 07 looked out the window at the night sky, thinking to himself, is Williams really the one who put them here?
Finally making it to the king's domain, they all jump out the car and closed the door. It looked like a huge mansion surrounded by flowers, ponds, small river streams, and a fountain. The huge door opens as it reveals the huge room with a stairway on both sides of the room's walls.
They walk up the left stairs and into the dining room, where the king sits "Good evening, King Fui" the guard said while bowing. The others bowed as well as the Izuzunians.
Jeremy stood up "Have you seen President Williams? Where is he?" He asked. "President Williams left to Xiangwei today. You won't be seeing him for a few months" King Fui answered. King Fui wears a dark orange coat with white fur. The King looks very young, almost like he's Moises's age. The Kingdom's flag is placed behind King Fui. The flag had colors of a fox, orange, white, and black. There is an orange diamond-shape in the middle with the top two corners being black and the bottom corners being white.
"Damn it" Jeremy says "I'm sorry guys, but I guess you won't be getting the truth today"
"It's fine... Jeremy" 07 says. Jeremy looked at the ground "Yeah... Jeremy" he's depressed that 07 has no memory of him; he can't even call him dad, or father. "Now, onto why we're really here" Wuhan walked through Moises and 07 "We're here to make an alliance with you" He bowed "We're called the Izuzunians and our nation, Izuzunu, is in great danger" he looked back up at King Fui "Our nation has been taken control over a revolutionary group and we need your presence and the strength of your army to join forces with us to reclaim our nation! Will you graciously ally with us?"
The room was quiet. Only the sounds of your heart beating was presence.
"Hahahahahahahahaha!!!" King Fui laughed out loud as he began tearing up "Oh my god, you guys are so hilarious!!"
"What-? What's so funny about that?" Moises asked. "You're too formal! And Wuhan, you're a Feiburgian and I heard you're the most serious Ninja ever, I could never imagine you being so polite!" King Fui laughed out loud.
After a few more laughter, King Fui finally answers "Alright, sure, what's the plan?"
"Plan-? What-? That's all it takes??" Moises was confused.
"Yeah, I love you Izuzunians, you guys are hilarious fighting over wood!" King Fui laughed again. Moises looked at him with a dead face and sighed "You are the most immature king I've ever met, how old are you even??"
"'Twenty-one, man" he answered. "You're twenty-one? You look fifthteen, bro!" 07 pointed out. "Hahah, I get that a lot" King Fui said "Anyways, sit down, guys, eat a lot. You can spend the night here and tomorrow we'll talk more about the plans and I'll even contact my army. There's pizza on the table! Eat!"
"Oh... okay" Moises looked at the pizza on the table "Pizza, huh?" He picked it up and takes a big bite. "Hey, hey, did you know what I saw today, hah!" The king continued to talk about his life as Wuhan looked at him with an irritated face "Damn, he talks a lot"
TO BE CONTINUED....