Chapter 4
Nyla
Scylla was not expecting my attack and so when I lunged at her she still was able to stumble out of the way but tripped over that stupid fish tail of hers. I looked around frantically while she tried to regain her balance. Where is it? Where is it? That's when I spotted it. My body was lying limp on the ground, I grimaced when I saw what shape my body was in. I had scrapes and bruises all over me and you could see a blood stain on the side of my shirt from when I had gotten stabbed the the manticore. One of my heads was focused on Scylla so that I could know when she was attacking. I noticed her get up and ready her stance as if to pounce. I returned the pose and growled, it sounded like thunder rolling across the sky. My nostrils burned because of the putrid smell Scylla was producing and I could feel the strength of my body. It felt like I could lift a mountain and toss it with how much strength I had. But still I wasn't used to this body so I felt clumsy on my feet (technically paws) and scared of my new and enhanced senses.
Scylla and I stayed in that position waiting for someone to make the first move of attack. I don't know how much time was spent there but suddenly out of no where Scylla moved. Not like slightly moved but moved like lighting. Her speed was so fast that I couldn't catch her when she raced past me and straight for my body. (Well my human body not Cerberus's body that was mine at the moment ) In panic and fury I reached one of my heads at her and snapped at her tail. Scylla howled in pain but I wasn't done. I sank my teeth into her tail and whipped her back and forth like a dog and a chew toy. Then I flung her away from me.
I whipped around and watched Scylla land on the hard ground. She tried to get up but her tail which had supported her was now broken and bleeding. I tried not to picture what her tail looked like now that I had nearly rip it off of her. I walked over to where she was sitting. There was a big pool of blood surrounding her but instead of red it was like gold. Three of the six wolf heads around her waist had been bent so much that they were no longer alive. She was in such a bad shape that I couldn't help but feel sorry for her but then I remembered Kovull.
"Where is he?" I said, my three different heads in unison.
"Ha, you mean the boy? Which one? I believe there are two you care for." She said venom in her voice. She laughed again when she saw the fear run across my faces.
"You have defeated me once so I can tell you where one of your beloved friends are."
"You mean you can come back?"
"Yes of course, this is the underworld, no one really dies here they are just forgotten. And besides I am a monster, monsters come back to life if the fates deem it so." she paused trying to readjust her position without hurting herself. "Now which one do you choose? Your friend or your brother?"
"What, Forest is still alive?"
"Of course like I just said no one really dies in the underworld. And Hades would never kill your brother, he is a bartering chip. If he needs you to help him he will use your brother as a trade." she inhaled sharply and rolled over on her back coughing. When she regained her composer she continued. "Now answer the question, which one do you choose?" I was torn. Kovull was my best friend and if what Scylla said was true then Forest wasn't dead, only in Hades dungeon. I couldn't decide,
"I can't answer that question, but can I ask you for a gift?" I asked. Scylla seemed to be taken back by this.
"Yes you can ask for whatever your heart desires," She replied slowly thinking it through.
"I want a map of Hades palace and dungeons," I said with a smug look on my three faces. Scylla looked at me curiously and then there was a pop of electricity and then she was holding a golden map. She placed the map down on the ground and then faded away into thin air. I let out a sigh of relief and my vision started to change. I closed my eyes waiting for the sense to be over and when I opened them again I was looking through color and a new wave of pain became aware to my mind. I felt naked without Cerberus's senses. My hearing was at least ten times worse as it had been and my sight was no longer crisp and triple viewed, but what I missed most was the strength.
I peeled my face off of the rough ground and sat up trying to readjust to my weak strength. My legs felt brittle and wobbly as I got up and slowly started walking over to where Cerberus now was lying unconscious. I nearly tripped about five times but finally made it over to him.
"Cerberus, are you all right?" I asked using my thoughts. one of Cerberus's heads eyes slowly opened. He whimpered and all of the other heads woke up slowly.
"Yes, we are fine."
"How did you do that?"
"I don't know, maybe it is a new development of my powers?"
"It was amazing, thank you for saving our life."
"You're welcome."
"We are going to rest now, wake us up if you need anything."
As soon as they said that each head closed their eyes one by one. I chuckled softly and walked behind Cerberus to where the golden map laid. I bent down and picked it up. The paper was crisp and old I scrolled it open and looked at the ink drawing. It was magnificently drawn, almost down to every detail. It showed different rooms thousands of entrances and secret passages. There were even instructions written to the side. I noticed that it cut off down at the side where there should be more.
"Ugh, that stupid monster, she cheated me off, I wish that this map showed more of the dungeon." I said frustrated. As soon as I said that the drawing's surface rippled and slowly disappeared, then new ink strokes started drawing on the paper and it showed the east wing of the dungeon the exact one that had been cut off. I gasped in complete shock and dropped the map.
Slowly I bent over and picked it back up.
"Show me any secret entrances into the dungeons."
The ink rippled and disappeared and then redrew all of the different entrances into the dungeons.
"Oh my gosh this is so cool! It's like Google maps but on a scroll of paper." I practically yelled. One of Cerberus's heads snapped off the ground wide awake.
"What is it, is anything happening?" He said concerned.
"Oops, I said that pretty loud, um it was nothing go back to sleep." I whispered. Cerberus grumbled something about noisy mortals and went back into a deep slumber. I giggled at his remark started studying and memorizing all I could about the dungeon lay out and any other useful parts of the bone palace. Soon though my excitement dwindled and was replaced with sleep. I was exhausted from the days battle with Scylla and wanted nothing more than sleep. It was dangerous to sleep at night in the underworld without any protection. Guilt washed through me as I looked at Cerberus's body. He was taking shallow and choppy breathes and was whimpering in his sleep. I couldn't wake him up and ask him to take watch.
I decided that I would just have to stay awake until I couldn't keep my eyes open and then would ask Cerberus to take guard. My muscles ached as I wandered around and scrounged up any twigs I could find. When I finally had a good enough pile I made a small fire using kindling from my cotton shirt and some dry leaves. The dim and small fire had turned into a bonfire by the time I had finished adding all the wood I could find. Slowly in the light of the embers I took a stone and started chiseling away at it with another stone. All of my supplies had been taken away by the spirits when I was captured. So with the little resources I had I started making a knew bow and some arrows. They weren't the best in the world but they could work for hunting.
After making about five arrows, each one took about a hour to make, my eyelids started to droop and my mind to wander. Without knowing it my wandering mind turned into dreams and I was fast asleep. The last thing I remember though before giving into exhaustion was a voice calling my name and a torch light headed towards me in the distance.
So that is the end of chapter four. I hope you all liked it and please leave any suggestions and/ or comments on this chapter. I know it was one of my shorter chapters so I will make the next one extra long. See you on chapter five.
Scylla and I stayed in that position waiting for someone to make the first move of attack. I don't know how much time was spent there but suddenly out of no where Scylla moved. Not like slightly moved but moved like lighting. Her speed was so fast that I couldn't catch her when she raced past me and straight for my body. (Well my human body not Cerberus's body that was mine at the moment ) In panic and fury I reached one of my heads at her and snapped at her tail. Scylla howled in pain but I wasn't done. I sank my teeth into her tail and whipped her back and forth like a dog and a chew toy. Then I flung her away from me.
I whipped around and watched Scylla land on the hard ground. She tried to get up but her tail which had supported her was now broken and bleeding. I tried not to picture what her tail looked like now that I had nearly rip it off of her. I walked over to where she was sitting. There was a big pool of blood surrounding her but instead of red it was like gold. Three of the six wolf heads around her waist had been bent so much that they were no longer alive. She was in such a bad shape that I couldn't help but feel sorry for her but then I remembered Kovull.
"Where is he?" I said, my three different heads in unison.
"Ha, you mean the boy? Which one? I believe there are two you care for." She said venom in her voice. She laughed again when she saw the fear run across my faces.
"You have defeated me once so I can tell you where one of your beloved friends are."
"You mean you can come back?"
"Yes of course, this is the underworld, no one really dies here they are just forgotten. And besides I am a monster, monsters come back to life if the fates deem it so." she paused trying to readjust her position without hurting herself. "Now which one do you choose? Your friend or your brother?"
"What, Forest is still alive?"
"Of course like I just said no one really dies in the underworld. And Hades would never kill your brother, he is a bartering chip. If he needs you to help him he will use your brother as a trade." she inhaled sharply and rolled over on her back coughing. When she regained her composer she continued. "Now answer the question, which one do you choose?" I was torn. Kovull was my best friend and if what Scylla said was true then Forest wasn't dead, only in Hades dungeon. I couldn't decide,
"I can't answer that question, but can I ask you for a gift?" I asked. Scylla seemed to be taken back by this.
"Yes you can ask for whatever your heart desires," She replied slowly thinking it through.
"I want a map of Hades palace and dungeons," I said with a smug look on my three faces. Scylla looked at me curiously and then there was a pop of electricity and then she was holding a golden map. She placed the map down on the ground and then faded away into thin air. I let out a sigh of relief and my vision started to change. I closed my eyes waiting for the sense to be over and when I opened them again I was looking through color and a new wave of pain became aware to my mind. I felt naked without Cerberus's senses. My hearing was at least ten times worse as it had been and my sight was no longer crisp and triple viewed, but what I missed most was the strength.
I peeled my face off of the rough ground and sat up trying to readjust to my weak strength. My legs felt brittle and wobbly as I got up and slowly started walking over to where Cerberus now was lying unconscious. I nearly tripped about five times but finally made it over to him.
"Cerberus, are you all right?" I asked using my thoughts. one of Cerberus's heads eyes slowly opened. He whimpered and all of the other heads woke up slowly.
"Yes, we are fine."
"How did you do that?"
"I don't know, maybe it is a new development of my powers?"
"It was amazing, thank you for saving our life."
"You're welcome."
"We are going to rest now, wake us up if you need anything."
As soon as they said that each head closed their eyes one by one. I chuckled softly and walked behind Cerberus to where the golden map laid. I bent down and picked it up. The paper was crisp and old I scrolled it open and looked at the ink drawing. It was magnificently drawn, almost down to every detail. It showed different rooms thousands of entrances and secret passages. There were even instructions written to the side. I noticed that it cut off down at the side where there should be more.
"Ugh, that stupid monster, she cheated me off, I wish that this map showed more of the dungeon." I said frustrated. As soon as I said that the drawing's surface rippled and slowly disappeared, then new ink strokes started drawing on the paper and it showed the east wing of the dungeon the exact one that had been cut off. I gasped in complete shock and dropped the map.
Slowly I bent over and picked it back up.
"Show me any secret entrances into the dungeons."
The ink rippled and disappeared and then redrew all of the different entrances into the dungeons.
"Oh my gosh this is so cool! It's like Google maps but on a scroll of paper." I practically yelled. One of Cerberus's heads snapped off the ground wide awake.
"What is it, is anything happening?" He said concerned.
"Oops, I said that pretty loud, um it was nothing go back to sleep." I whispered. Cerberus grumbled something about noisy mortals and went back into a deep slumber. I giggled at his remark started studying and memorizing all I could about the dungeon lay out and any other useful parts of the bone palace. Soon though my excitement dwindled and was replaced with sleep. I was exhausted from the days battle with Scylla and wanted nothing more than sleep. It was dangerous to sleep at night in the underworld without any protection. Guilt washed through me as I looked at Cerberus's body. He was taking shallow and choppy breathes and was whimpering in his sleep. I couldn't wake him up and ask him to take watch.
I decided that I would just have to stay awake until I couldn't keep my eyes open and then would ask Cerberus to take guard. My muscles ached as I wandered around and scrounged up any twigs I could find. When I finally had a good enough pile I made a small fire using kindling from my cotton shirt and some dry leaves. The dim and small fire had turned into a bonfire by the time I had finished adding all the wood I could find. Slowly in the light of the embers I took a stone and started chiseling away at it with another stone. All of my supplies had been taken away by the spirits when I was captured. So with the little resources I had I started making a knew bow and some arrows. They weren't the best in the world but they could work for hunting.
After making about five arrows, each one took about a hour to make, my eyelids started to droop and my mind to wander. Without knowing it my wandering mind turned into dreams and I was fast asleep. The last thing I remember though before giving into exhaustion was a voice calling my name and a torch light headed towards me in the distance.
So that is the end of chapter four. I hope you all liked it and please leave any suggestions and/ or comments on this chapter. I know it was one of my shorter chapters so I will make the next one extra long. See you on chapter five.
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