The Adventures of a Sword

Chapter 7

"We start here," said Arnie.
    Jordan, Gary, and Arnie were standing on a hill.
    "No, seriously, Arnie," said Gary, "where on flaming earth shall we start?"
    "Where do we start?" Jordan asked the sword.
    Find the leaves. Said the sword.
    "Yeah, that's just as fascinating as the last eighty-seven times we heard that," said Gary. "What leaves?"
    The leaves. Said the sword.
    "What leaves?" said Gary.
    The leaves. Said the sword.
    "What leaves?"
    The leaves.
    "What leaves?"
    The leaves.
    "The leaves."
    What leaves?
    "The leaves."
    What leaves?
    "The--"
    "Okay, this is getting very obnoxious!" exclaimed Jordan. "Gary, quit fooling around with that sword!"
    Jordan, Gary, and Arnie heard the prophecy that Jordan will take down Emperor Ginold. However, it's been six months that they heard that prophecy, and they are far from home. Emperor Ginold's reign of terror is still on, and he is as evil and powerful as ever.
    "So apparently, we're homeless, stuck in the middle of nowhere, and--" Gary said. "Jordan! This is all your fault!"
    "How is it my fault?" said Jordan.
    "I don't know! I just felt like randomly blaming you for no reason!" said Gary.
    "I heard something," said Arnie.
    "Arnie, cut it--"
    "I'm serious! I heard something from the sword!"
    You will find ten purple leaves. Said the sword.
    "What for?" asked Jordan.
    Once you find the fourth leaf, I will tell you. Said the sword.
    "Okay, so this is the homeless kids' treasure hunt," said Gary. "A group of homeless kids are ready to rock, and the homeless kids are as homeless as ev--"
    "Gary, stop ranting about being homeless," said Jordan.
    "To be fair, we've been homeless for the last six months," Gary said, then added, "you kid with a scar on your right ribs."
    A map suddenly flew out of the sword and into Jordan's hands.
    Good luck. Said the sword.
    "So this will guide us," said Gary. "We first turn to the Darque Hallway down at Waterlung Forest."
    "Darque Hallway," said Arnie. "This sounds like it really calls for good luck!"