Chapter 23 - Twenty-Two (2/2)
But answering would compromise me… On helping them. Actually, the real question is, do I want to help them?
”Yes, I think I can.” I answered. If these elves had hesitated before, if they didn't kept their vows, we would ended up in a very different way that what we are today. They were one of the few kinds that I still trusted, and I don't want to ruin it.
This world is a dangerous place for magical creatures as it is. No need to complicate things.
And I wouldn't sleep well at night if I distrusted even those who once saved me, even more betraying their trust.
”Great, that way we can inform them.”
”I can carry food too, medicine and whatnot, just not living things.”
”That's amazing news!” Aeglos says, clapping his hands and going to the door and outside to prepare the resources. His father goes as well, not before turning to me and saying:
”I know what must cost you to get yourself involve in this, Palarran, and the only thing I have to say is that we, elves, never forget a good deed to our kind. You and your brother will always be welcome here.”
He bows and I repeat the gesture, following them. They quickly dash through the paths, giving orders and assembling the supplies. I use this opportunity to talk to my brother.
'Brother, I will go alone in there to help the caged elves, I need you to stay here and help with what you can, but nothing dangerous ok? Stay close to Aeglos and…'
…and if I don't come out then stay with them I wanted but do not add. Is the second time we will be separated, and the first one was from the kidnapping… I look at him worried, but shook the idea that this was the last time I would see him.
Come on now, is just a dungeon, how hard can it be?
My brother smiles, and passing his head on my side says: 'I believe in you brother, you will do just fine. Now, go there and make us proud kay?'
I push him back in a joking way, with a dumb smile on my face, and once we reach were the Elder and Aeglos were, I ask while we walk:
”So, what are dungeons exactly? What should I expect?”
”Dungeons are the veins of the world that dried out. They are full of energy, can be positive, negative, elemental, depends and can vary on the floor as well. As for been part of the veins of life that make the world, sometimes it can copy other places.”
”How so?”
”Well, the dungeons are a way to refill the veins; the creatures that are born within give their energy back to the vein once they die, but it takes years, millenniums even, to refill it, as the dungeons gets smaller and smaller every century.”
”But the surging of the dungeon is almost instantaneous. That's why, to fill the void, some parts of the dungeon are copies of places that are connected to that vein in particular. For example, there is a vein passing right in our city; can be on water, air, as well on earth; and that vein goes on and on through the world until it reaches a forming dungeon. The newborn dungeon then copies this place to replace its void, making a copy.”
”Hum…” That's quite interesting…
We walk farther and farther into the forest until we reach a tube like structure made of rocks.
”This is it” Aeglos said, stopping in front of the entrance. I already had all the supplies in my Shadow Pocket as once more Aeglos touched my forehead and images passed behind my closed eyelids.
”We don't have much mapped out of the place yet, the maximum we reached was level 3, and not the entirety of the floors yet.” He licks his lips them, eyeing the entrance, then looking back at me.
”Thilgon… come back safe ok? I think your brother would never forgive me if anything…” He shakes his head without completing. ”Words have power, just… be careful.”
”From now on he cannot follow you, the dungeon will sense us and make rocks fall on top of our heads. We are making another entrance, should be done in two hours, and is far away and hidden so the dungeon won't notice, hopefully.”
I look at him and nod, looking one more time to my brother. I wouldn't say good bye, not hug or anything; wasn't my style you know?
”Hey, dump brother, don't mess things up to much up here while I'm gone hey?” He grins, showing his fangs, and answers:
”I'm not dumb, you are, and don't get caught up on the fun to much kay?”
I snort, turning my back and walking inside the damp tunnel. This was supposed to be a relaxing morning, eating pepper by the sunlight, and yet how it ended up like this so quickly?
I conceal my presence with Shadow Veil, and even my footsteps are nonexistent as I enter the darkness.
Unfortunately for some reason we Hell Hounds do not have night vision, but my Presence Sense combine with my Hound senses made up for it.
The circular stone tunnel kept going, some muddy water covering his lower part, as up front round entrances appeared on it sides, circular holes that lead to the darkness behind metal bars. In one of them a deep low throat crackling sound resonated, as if the clicking of a bat.
Nope, I'm fine in the main tunnel, thank you.
Upfront some blue light shimmered, shyly showing the path. Up close, it turned out to be small puddles of glowing mushrooms.
That's one of the things my brother would probably try to eat, ugh.
Some movement on the water caught my attention but they were just some rats, I thought but look again anyway only to see strange green eyes and white fat worms wiggling in and out of their nose and ears.
Ewww
They couldn't see me as I dashed my way through the tunnel, walking for a long time until I reached somewhere different; the cave in. There were rocks everywhere closing in the path, but I simply enter my shadow and passed easily through the little holes.
It lead to a gigantic hole, empty in the middle, with the stairs going via the outside of the circle in a spiral downwards, the water following down by a little ramp hole made between the steps.
Well, I was a long way down, I think as I quickly go down, hopping the stairs.
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Well, I know nobody like to hear a writer say this, but I'm a little stuck in the next part, so forgive me if I take longer to post.
And I'm thinking of going back and editing some things… What you guys think? There are so many mistakes that I need to fix it now or it can wait until I finish the book?
Thank you~~~ (b~_^)