Blade Knight Chronicles

Volume 2: Chapter 8

Inside the exhibit, Leon was lying down on the ground, seemingly unconscious just as the dust around him began to settle down. Then, he began to cough a bit and as he slowly got up to his feet, he looked around him. Shattered glass pieces from the display cases on his far-right, some of the artifacts are clattered and a bit broken on the ground.

Leon then checked himself as he dusted his clothes. "I'm gonna assume that I'm the only one inside" he muttered to himself,

He turned around and looked at the pile of rocks blocking what was once the entrance to this exhibit. As he approached it to see if he could find a way out, he heard a familiar voice, or rather, "voices".

On the other side of the wall, Nicole was arguing with the security guard while Barbara was on her knees as she sat on the ground, looking at the wall in horror at what she had witnessed.

"You have to let me go help him!" Nicole yelled at the security guard, "My friend is in there!"

The guard, on the other hand, kept blocking her path, saying, "I know, ma'am, but there's nothing we can do for now. The cops will be here any minute now,"

Nicole stomped her foot on the ground in frustration. But just before she was being escorted out of the museum along with the other students who were evacuated, she heard a voice from the other side of the wall, "Hello?? Anyone there??"

Hearing this, Nicole turned back and ran to the wall yelling, "Leon?! Oh my god, you're alive! Are-are you okay??"

On the other side of the wall, Leon smiled as he heard Nicole's voice. "Yeah! *cough**cough* I'm fine! But what about you? You okay?"

"I'm fine. We're getting help so stay put, okay?" Nicole said,

Leon nodded as she said that, "Yeah, okay. I'll try to stay put." he replied, as he looked around to find a rock to sit on for the time being.

However, just as he was about to walk over to a rock he saw nearby, he felt a bit of crunching sounds below him. Just before he can react, the ground beneath him crumbled and a large hole formed below but Leon managed to hold onto the ledge.

'Phew... I'm safe' Leon thought to himself but just as he was about to pull himself out, the ledge that he was holding on to began to break. His eyes widened in horror as he watched it happen. "Me and my big mouth--AAAAAAAAAaaaa---!" He tried to pull himself up but his foot slipped and the ledge broke causing him to slide down the hole, his voice trailed off as he descended the hole.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the exhibit, Barbara heard his voice and turned around to see if he was okay but was escorted out of the museum by the security guards.

On the other hand, Leon was sliding down the hole he fell in. There were a bunch of twists and turns but Leon was just laying on his back and looking ahead in case something might happen on the way down.

Then, he saw the light at the end of the tunnel. He didn't know whether to feel relieved or be on high alert. He got out of the slide and landed on his butt but quickly shrugged off the pain and got up to his feet.