Zyo took Griffin to a small cave in the dome,the only thing close to a crack or dent, and there was no exit hole outside of the dome. He set Griffin inside and then went back outside for a moment. He let out a little whistle like calling a pet dog. In a return to this, a large fox with strangely green fur showed up. "Hi Theo,"Zyo murmured, ruffling the fur between its ears. It suddenly shape-shifted into a short child with green hair. He hugged Zyo. "Where were you?" Theo squeaked, his voice was very squeaky, it seemed to match his size. "I had to go find Griffin," Zyo explained. Theo instantly darted inside. "GRIFFIN!!!"he squealed. Zyo chuckled while watching. He sat on a large rock, it was weird, it had a strange warm glow, like a little piece of the sun had fallen here and was cooled to just the right temperature. Zyo spread his wings out, studying them as if they were a different creature. "Who wants to take the first watch?" Theo's voice broke into the strangling thoughts that Zyo tried to fight down. "You know you can't control it much longer.. Just let it take you over.. Let me have the power..." Zyo shuttered as the voice came to his head again. "I'll take a watch first," Zyo promised. "I need alone time before something happens again...." he sat outside while the others went to sleep. Against his will he found himself drifting off. But he was too tired to stop himself.
Zyo was woken up by a loud squeal. He shot up, instantly rushing into the cave. What he found was worse than he thought it would be. Hundreds of rats. Super monster rats. And it was all his fault. Zyo raced in, Griffin had been the one who squealed, one of the rats had lept at his face. He grabbed it and threw it off him. Instantly He was ambushed by the rats, they dragged him down. One of them bit down on Zyo' leg. He screamed. Zyo struggled desperately. Griffin was not doing much better, he was cornered against the wall. Theo was trying his hardest to protect them but he was pinned down too. Zyo screamed as another rat buried its sharp teeth into his chest. He flailed and struggled very hard, but blackness was starting to close in. "GRIFFIN!"he cried before darkness slammed down on him and he passed out.
"Is he ok?"
"I don't know yet. He took a lot of damage"
"You know that if he dies then we'll never get out"
"I know. Give him time. He'll push through. He is a very strong young man but..."
"But what?"
"I fear that he is one of the cursed ones"
"Maybe.. But perhaps that is what we need in these dark times"
"But what about the demon! What if it takes control!?"
"We will make sure that never happens."
"Surely you don't mean-"
"You know what I mean Syria. Prepare your machines. It's time we had a proper experiment.."
Zyo woke up with a start. The second he opened his eyes he panicked. He was in a brightly lit room, laid out on a bed, on his wrist was some kind of metal band. He tried to rip it off and it turned bright red. Someone came into the room. They had bright red hair, and the brightest blue eyes Zyo had ever seen. "You're awake!"The guy was about 16, not much younger than Zyo. Zyo shot up. "Where's my brother!?" he demanded. "Woah, chill bro, you're all safe.." The kid said calmingly. "Where is he!"Zyo started hyperventilating. "Hey dude, it's ok, he's here too.. Safe and sound."The kid came closer. "Anyways, I'm Jak, and you are?" "Zyo.." Zyo replied nervously. "Well then, Zyo. Welcome to the Inner Dome"
