Their journey was short-lived
Not long after they stopped to have their little discussion about being a team... About a minute or two later they seemed to have arrived at their destination.
There was no Creature in sight, but Flynn could tell through weary atmosphere that they were
approaching several powerful presence.
Enacting a solemn look on the group apart from Jack
and Angela who coldly glanced about a bit in a strange manner.
Unlike the passage, hallways, passage they had journey through all these while.
The corridor was just a bit more than two meters, the ceiling more than five meters tall. And to their sides where were several blurb of eerie green flames, in rows, floating strangely by the walls as it illuminated the corridor.
For the first time, other than the sight of the golden haired youth who went by the name Henry, mending flesh. Perhaps this was the first time witnessing a wonder of the strange power not trying to take their lives. At least it looked like, seeing how calm the Oak trio were as they
continued walking forward ignoring the floating emerald flames.
"Trust me it would be a fools errand to touch them."
Despite having the decided that they new member of their cohort weren't like the previous, Ryker couldn't help but caution. His tone so low that Flynn's face quickly turned solemn upon realizing this.
One minutes later… No longer walking casually, at this point they were practically walking on
their tiptoes to avoid anysound. And way forward, Flynn could now see a brighter source emrald light illuminate a part o-f the corridor,; meaning that there was a turning point there.
By now, other than the blurb of flames floating by the wall, there were faded murals and
painting along the walls. As far as he could tell they looked much like Egyptian codes or something. The fact they were currently almost close to their prey, or rather predator if things didn't go as planned. Didn't allow his alert mind put much of the faded murals to thought.
Only making out a few incomprehensible scenes from them.
Following Ryker's halting gesture, like that of an alpha team commando, the group came to a halt.
And just in front of them was a medium sized hall compared to the Great Hall from from before, but still a big hall from a human's perspective.
But to the next scene ahead, the group froze in shock at
the flock of lying abominations of mangled fleshed pieced together to form several ugly big Beetles the height of an adult.
But to the threatening presence they felt, there were two open sarcophagus with mummified bodies, covered in rotten white bandages and clad in gold armor plates while wearing a khat.
Not far from where they were placed, to a heap of shinning golds molded into several pieces of luxury.
A tattered human reeking of a disgusting stench, with bleeding eyes filled a dim golden glow was savaging the heap of gold like a mad man.
Several clangs were being made yet all the wrenchful amalgamation of Creatures seemed to lay lazily with many severed part wriggling on their own.
From this it could be seen that a great battle comprised of a group powerful Bearers had
taken place. Counting the disjointed body parts that merged to the beetles.
Hiding behind the big piece of rock that blocked the entrance of the corridor, they all secretly saw
this.
The Oak's trio meanwhile looked more surprised than they were.
Flynn's shock couldn't be contained as he watched dumbstruck.
And while he felt a deep sense of solemnity crept into his heart.
'Good lord, are were we planning to fight this things? suicidal.' Amelia commented in his mind bringing
him out of his trance.
'Isn't this too....' speechless, he observed the sleeping mummies and the other three corridor that branched the hall that had been blocked.
From what he could see, only the one that had escaped this fate was this corridor which was half blocked by a big rock that seemed to have detached from above.
Thinking about this, he decided to deactivate his Will... Only for him to get up and felt quaking tremor traverse his eyes to his heart, then head.
To the side, Ryker who wanted to call for a retreat after recognizing the new change in scenario.... Their chances of making it out alive almost none existing ... Made a quick glance towards Flynn with interest only to see latter appear frozen.
While the look in his eyes almost turned to that of disappointment at his own overestimation of the former to be very bold if not strong... He
raised the degree of his sigh towards 30 and something happened.
'One. Two. Three. Four.' With a subconscious act of counting simultaneously… Four eyes, two
half the size of a human head, and ther two the size of a clenched fist, glowing with dormant red
color… Shut open.
"Run!" There was no hesitation, in a fluid manner Ryker grabbed the two closer too him and
flung them backward.
At the same time, Flynn forcefully pushed his companion away while willing all the muscles in
his legs to sideways hop back.
SCREECH!
Then next was a growling shriek, coming from right above them.
Well thanks to Ryker's shout, and Flynn pushing her way. Amelia reacted after that.
Seeing the preying Creature her eyes flashed completely into black for a moment and the Creature
seemed to freeze a bit, halting its screech . And then the others burst into a sprint...
The debris under their feet weren't spared a bit, shattering to tiny bits. There was a light trace of dust as
the group burst forth a moment later. Running through the corridor while making sure to avoid
the blurb of flames.
Bang!
The ground beneath trembled a bit as they heard a bang from behind. But it didn't stop there.
Following that were scruyying gratting steps moving at the same time.
"We are fucked."