The Lost Orb [PFS #1, The Bearer]

32 "Divinity's Traces (The Sun Dawns Again)"

SASKIA'S POV

MY HEART IS DRUMMING against my chest as I saw those creatures approaching us from afar. Three were in front of us, and another group was standing behind them.

They kept multiplying, but I can't figure out where they were coming from.

I bet it's because of the rocky pebbles combined on the walls behind them, nagmumukha tuloy silang gawa sa malalaking pebbles na naroon, pero sa ibang daan talaga sila nagmumula.

It's like an illusion.

"H-how did we end up here? Nasaan sila Saphire? Sila Seile? Nakita mo ba sila?"

I even waited for the impact to happen earlier, but it never came . . . it's like I got transported here out of nowhere.

Umangat ang tingin ko sa itaas, kung saan kami nanggaling kanina. Ngunit wala na ang grupo ng dagim na pumapalibot doon. Purong bato na lamang ang naroon. But how did I end up in this strange place? Us? Were my eyes deceiving me?

He declined his head.

"This place is a trap." Hindi nawala ang tingin nito sa mga kakaibang nilalang na patuloy na lumalapit sa 'min.

Nilapag na niya ako sa ground. Umupo naman ako at umikot upang humarap sa mga iyon. They kept striding closer, but slowly, not to mention that they were also huge. Double of human size I'd say.

"Something cornered us earlier."

"Something?"

Hindi siya umimik. Bigla siyang tumayo na sinundan ko naman. Out of reflexes, we both snapped our heads up at the sharp sound of crack from above. A jolt of panic shot through us as another creature, made of stone, came crashing down.

We barely had time to think. Our bodies instinctively moved, backtracking as the creature slammed on the ground with a deafening impact. Dust of stones exploded in front of us, stinging our skin and forcing us to throw arms over our face to protect it.

My breath hitched. The ground beneath us trembled. It's cracking apart due to the force of its fall. I fought to balance myself.

We got even more surprised as it towered in front of us. It was really huge!

"What are these . . ."

"They're probably golems," sinuri niya ang paligid namin na ngayo'y napalibutan na rin ng mga nilalang na iyon. "We have to escape this place first."

I reluctantly nodded at him.

We turned around to find a way to escape, but instead, doom greeted us with a bitter pill to swallow. We got cornered.

The struggle in his expression became apparent as he observed it, he might be cursing now internally. Napansin ko ang paggalaw ng kamay nito na nakapatong sa hilt ng weapon niya, nakalagay iyon sa gilid ng waist niya. He's planning to take it out.