Friday, December 25, 2009
Trapped In A Dark Tower III
The long bricked corridor which led to another door with a strong, dark aura surrounding it. A loud eerie creek pierced through the silence as the door moved open by itself. The other side of the opening was an unsightly trail of bones and skeletons lying along the ancient staircase. The absence of sound showed no life in this place and the air around me was nothing but the smell of death.
"These are caused by Shades. They suck the life out of you to amplify their dark powers and lengthen their lives. It looks like there are many of them here... The light will attract them." My partner, the man who freed me from the Thousand-Year Seal put out the flame torch as he spoke. Until now I till don't know his name, he wouldn't tell me.
We went up the steep steps quietly and carefully in the dense darkness, hoping not to bump into one of those Shades that he spoke about. Not a sound was heard in this place, our breaths and footsteps are the only noises echoing through this endless passage of steps. Suddenly, I felt an evil presence behind me, it was hungry and I could feel my heart beat faster by the second. I turned around quickly, but there was nothing there.
"Whats wrong?" he asked softly as I stared into the darkness, trying to see if it was a monster. Then, a skull of an animal rolled down the steps from the far top end of the staircase. My partner quickly lit up the flame torch with his power and shouted, "Run! They're coming for us!" A dark spirit with a black hood covering its face appeared. It was the same presence I felt before, the dark trail of aura followed its back as it drifted towards me.
It reached out its old scrawny looking, translucent hand towards my face as my heart pumped faster. I could feel my life force slowly weakening as it neared me. My legs were still, they wouldn't move at all, it was as if they are rooted in the ground by a spell. Desperate to escape, my partner waved the torch in its face and it backed off a little, giving me a chance to make a dash.
The Shade was furious and summoned more of those spirits as we ran up the impossibly long stairway. The shades were fast, they constantly caught up to us but the only thing that was separating them from us is the little torch that my partner was holding. Finally we reached the top end, and it was yet another old antic door.
He went up first and kicked the door open that led us to an empty room with another yet another door to break. The flame of the torch became smaller and the light became dimmer as we scrambled across the room. The number of shades increased dramatically, and they were all thirsty for our souls. It was hard to break the door now, since there was a magic talisman embedded on the hard wood.
"Hurry, draw your sword and destroy that door!" I screamed as the dark shades floated nearer to us. "I'm not powerful enough to break this curse, it's all up to you now, only you can break this door!" His voice was firm and his unwavering eyes were looking into mine as if he was telling me that he trusts me. Some how, I have seen them before, those beautiful eyes that could see right through my heart. "I believe in you!"
My memories were still locked away, but nevertheless I faced the door and drew my sword. I closed my eyes and everything became black. I could hear my own heart beating and a single voice mumbling something in my head. I tried to catch what it was saying, but it was soft and gentle. It felt almost like it was my own sword who was talking. I focused more on my sword, and the low murmurs grew louder slowly.
A single white light appeared in my head, and it shown brightly just like the sun. The light grew larger as the murmurs became louder, the strange power within me burst forth as my eyes opened. A blindingly bright, white aura emitting from my sword lightened up the entire room. the shades backed off and merged themselves into the shadows to avoid the beaming glow.
The sound of my sword rang inside me, "Fight!" as I charged forth. I raised the sword and slashed the cursed talisman apart, followed by a huge force of wind and light shattering the door into uncountable pieces. The glow faded as I fell on my knees, with my body exhausted from that attack. Across the doorway I could see the light of the dawning sun shining through a window.
The shades reappeared behind as soon as I sheathed my sword. They flew towards us quickly, attempting to devour our vital force, but my partner grabbed my arm and sprinted to the opening. "Do you believe in me?" He asked calmly and held me in his arms as he leaped out of the window. "You are free now and I will be your proctor forever... My name is... ..."
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