-Salamander's
Tears-
Maya
and Kimi were still paralyzed. The wicked vortex disappeared as fast
as it appeared. The wind was calm and smoother now and Thalas was
gone.
“He's
gone...” Maya said horrified, letting herself fall on her knees
near where the vortex appeared. “I cannot believe he is
actually...Gone” Tears started to roll through Maya's face, and she
covered her mouth to smother a bit of her suffering. Kimi approached
and put his arms around her shoulders.
“Calm
down, Maya...” Said Kimi in a sweet tone of voice “Melchior and
Kaiser are coming for him... Now, we've got to aid the Moon'Seeker
siblings before their mother arrives!
“Do
you think she knows about...?” Maya asked while walking towards
Anael.
“I
do not know...” Kimi replied with Anael in his arms “Though I
know Anael for a short time, I bet he told her... However, let's not
count on it. Go upstairs and wake Altagracia up. Tell her what
happened and try to make her better...”
“Okay...”
Maya said while going to the stairs.
“Oh,
one more thing!” Kimi suddenly said while following Maya upwards
“Try to think less about Thalas... Do not worry, our friends are
doing their best, I know they are!”
Maya
looked at Kimi and nodded affirmatively, compromising herself to
follow Kimi's advice. However, she couldn't keep the French
Guatemalan away from her, for she owed him the new life he gave her,
including his beloved friendship. She bit her lip and came to
Altagracia's room as sad as she had ever been. Could she trust
Elemental Alchemist and DarkStalker would bring Electro Archer back
safe and sound?
***
Melchior
and Kaiser were stepping on a slimy, fluid, lilac floor. It seemed to
be organized as a spider web, but a living one, for it was trying to
suffocate and paralyze them. The scenario in which the deadly trap
was set was an enormous crater in the middle of Xibalba.
“God
damn it!” Screamed Melchior while burning the living webs “They
led us to a trap!”
“Where
is Thalas?!” Screamed DarkStalker as he kept cutting the webs “We
have to find a way to get out of here, Alchemist!”
“Ha,ha,ha!”
Laughed a shadow not far from the treacherous pit “This place shall
be your grave! Here, the Mayan Underworld!”
“Who
are you?!” Asked Melchior angrily “Who are you and what have you
done to Electro Archer?!”
“Oh,
your Frenchman-looking friend?” Asked the shadow with disdain “He
is right here...”
Melchior
and Kaiser looked up; they saw some webs holding a body as if it was
crucified. The body was none but the unconscious Thalas, who was
being held on his arms, legs and waist. His skin was becoming paler
and paler. The speaking shadow came forward, approaching Thalas. He
had straight, short dark-blue hair and was wearing a violet and red
mask. Also, he was wearing a torn, dark-brown overcoat and torn,
dark-brown pants with dark shoes. His eyes were dark blue and his
skin was white. Moreover, he was carrying a strange sword, which
seemed haunted.
“My
name is Pythius
Dragon”
Said the revealed shadow “And I am here to end your miserable lives
as the ones who protect the one who so call himself a 'dragon'...”
“You
mean Elite
Dragon?!”
Asked Kaiser with fury in his eyes and voice “You are the ones who
are play hide-and-seek as if you were who you really claim to be!”
A
light beam came towards DarkStalker, who used his sword to shatter
it. Then, Pythius aimed on Melchior, who rapidly casted a shield to
protect both of them.
“What
are we going to do?” Melchior asked while the shield was still
there.
“I
don't know...” Kaiser said while helping Melchior by using his own
Shaman-Stone “If there was a way to figure out what's their source
of power...”
“There
is nothing you can do!” Screamed Pythius Dragon while using his
haunted blade to throw more beams at them “You are on our
domain, the Nightmare Realm! You can say goodbye to your lives!”
“If
only Anael were here to help us...” Reflected Kaiser feeling weaker
due to his Shaman-Stone's usage.
Then,
Kaiser looked at Pythius Dragon and noticed something: a golden
necklace with a purple gems, which glowed in the same colour of the
webs. From time to time, the necklace either glowed or became opaque.
The Finn widened his eyes. He had solved the mystery!
“The
necklace!” He screamed to Melchior “Alchemist, try to aim a
magical beam towards his neck!”
“You
want me to do what?!” Asked Melchior confused.
“Trust
me!” Replied Kaiser “It's the only idea that I had!”
“Better
it works... For all of us...” Alchemist replied, converting his
shield and the last of Pythius' beams into an enormous energy beam,
which struck their foe very hard, causing him to flee for a moment.
Then, the webs which held Thalas disappeared, and the two Blue Moon
Knights rushed to get their friend.
“Thalas!Thalas!”
Melchior screamed on his ear while shaking his left shoulder “Wake
up, dude! We have to get out of here!”
“It
is not working!” Kaiser said “His eyes seem to be glued with some
kind of...”
“Webs...”
Said Melchior “What the hell...” His eyes widened and his
countenance became angry “It is a trap! Pythius is going to bring
the rest of them! We have to flee!”
“No,
you don't” The one who spoke was Thalas. His eyes were wide open,
but they were light purple, not blue as they normally used to. Also,
his countenance was wicked, as of he suddenly became mischievous.
“What
the hell?!” Kaiser said.
Thalas
suddenly disappeared,leaving Melchior and Kaiser confused, angry and
alert at the same time. Then, the French Guatemalan reappeared,
casting webs at them. Kaiser tried to cut them, but he got caught and
knocked down. Melchior was left alone to fight with the Knight who he
didn't like the most.
“Well,
feel the irony” Said wicked Electro Archer “Now we are on
opposite sides...”
“They
way it has always been supposed to” Melchior replied with
seriousness “You never liked me, did you?”
“Never.”
Replied Thalas “Not for a second.” Then, he showed Elemental
Alchemist his necklace: exactly the same carried by Pythius Dragon
“Nightmare Necklases” Said the Frenchman “The greatest source
of power of Xibalba...It is fed by people's worst nightmares and the
anger of lost souls... It seems that you and Kaiser are going to
serve those purposes nicely...”
***
Back
to Guatemala City, Anael, Kimi, Maya and sick Altagracia were
standing on Anael's living room, thinking on a plan to get their
friends back and to vanquish the Templars.
“How
much time passed since they had been kidnapped?” Elite Dragon
asked.
“I
guess one or two hours...” Replied Kimi “Maybe one hour and a
half...”
“I
will go there. Alone” Elite Dragon said very decided.
“Are
you crazy?!” Maya replied “You almost died in there when you
tried to help your sister!”
“Hermano,
don't go...” Altagracia hugged his brother's waist “Don't leave
me...”
“Maya,
stay here....” Kimi said “Stay and take care of Altagracia. I am
going with Anael. We will be back as soon as we can...”
Then,
another whirlwind began, and Anael and Kimi were sucked into a black
vortex which opened right in front of them. The second round was
about to begin...
To
Be Continued...
Labels: 4 - The Templar Dragons
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