CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE The rest of the crew focused all their attention on the map after Dwayne had spoken, and after they had looked at the spot he pointed to, several thoughts began to run through their minds. “How are we supposed to get to that point, Dwayne? It looks like we are really far from that point.” Patrick said with a low tone, expressing his deep concern and uncertainty. “You are absolutely correct, Patrick. But the fact that we are very far from getting to the map doesn’t mean we should be afraid of the distance it would take. I believe if we are able to stick together, we will pull through.” “What if there are monsters on the way? You saw what happened to Wade, I don’t want that for myself.” Heather Heather said with a low tone, and Seth nodded in alignment to what she said, afraid of not being able to accomplish this dreams. Everyone in the group except Patrick had personal reasons for wanting to embark on that journey. But for Dave, it was more like an adventure, and

CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE “This is not the time, Dwayne. I need you to listen to me. Guys?” Patrick turned to look at the rest of the group, and it was only Seth and Lucy who agreed to what he suggested. The three elves seemed to neglect the fact that the environment where they were walking was strange, and even the air seemed to be mixed with some kind of tension that was unexplainable. “Humans, always looking for an excuse to quit an important mission. Little wonder not many of you have been elevated to be among the council members in the city.” Heather said with a voice laced with so much disdain while she looked at Patrick who ignored her and turned to look at Borius, hoping that he was going to be more reasonable than his sister. “I am sorry, Patrick. But we need to continue moving. There is no time, and I would not want to lose my chances of laying my hands on all the beautiful treasures in the caves.” Borius said to Patrick who sighed in disappointment. It was obvious that the e

CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVE “A little help here! Borius!” Heather called out to her brother as soon as she saw that there were over ten other creatures swooping toward her, and making loud screeches that sounded like battle cries. She fixed another arrow to her bow after pulling it out from her quiver, and just when she was about to shoot at one of the creatures, one of them grabbed her from behind with its sharp claws, and carried her toward the sky. “Let me go! Let me go! Borius! Borius!” She carried out while she struggled to hold onto her weapons which almost fell from her hand. “Hang on, Heather!” Borius said as soon as he ran out from his hiding place behind one of the trees, and instantly, he twisted the ring attached to his spear, making it glow brightly before he started to run toward the direction the creature was flying while still holding onto his sister whose legs were dangling in the air. “Hurry! Hurry, Borius! Hurry up!” “I am coming!” Borius increased the speed of his leg

CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN “Stay away! This dagger is really sharp! My father gave it to me! Stay away from me! I will stab you with it!” Lucy attempted severally to pierce the dagger into the skin of the screecher, but she missed severally while the creature looked for the perfect opportunity to claw her. Eventually, the creature kicked away her dagger effortlessly, and before she could even look at the ground to know where it had fallen, she saw the creature’s claws coming toward her face, and she impulsively fell to the ground while she attempted to get away from it.“Patrick! Help! Help me!” She increased the intensity of her panting while she struggled to move away from the creature that growled while it prepared to attack her. “Hey! Hey! Stay away from her! Stay away from her!” Patrick shouted at the creature while he continued to run toward it with full force. A few seconds later, he pulled out his energy blade and got ready to attack the screecher which turned to look at him, and

CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE The other two fell on their backs, and because one of them had been injured by Patrick’s blade, it remained on the ground, whimpering to the pain it felt from the impact. Quickly, Patrick picked up his blade from the floor and dashed toward one of the creatures that was still conscious and ready to attack him again, and stabbed it in its chest just before it could make any more attempt to come at him again. It screeched in severe pain, and then it died instantly while Patrick sat on the ground forcefully, panting from the fatigue he felt all over him. “Get away from me! Let me go!” Lucy’s voice resonated from a distance, causing Patrick to lift his head toward the direction he heard her voice from. “Lucy…” He said in a whisper, looking at Lucy, who was struggling to free herself from the tight grip of the creature that had gotten a hold of her long blonde hair and almost pulled her down forcefully. “Patrick! Patrick! Help! My hair!” Patrick Patrick dragged o