Kingsroad I

Chapter 6: Escape

Chapter 6: Escape

“How many traps are in this area?” wondered Mosspath, noticing that there wasn’t an annoying crow biting her.

“Over 500 traps! CAW C-CAW!” crackled the voice of PolarChris, outside the trap.

“Why?” asked Mosspath, truly puzzled

“Because I can?” explained PolarChris, “...I trapped you with the same trap, twice! Haha! How’s that for Trickster eh?” he added, more to himself.

“Um…” said HadiesStar, not fully registering the caw-ing PolarChris had just made. “You can shapeshift?”

“Haven't I made it obvious?” muttered PolarChris

“Does that mean he can or can't?” HadiesStar whispered to Wizshark.

“He can, idiot,” Wizshark muttered.

HadiesStar teleported out of the pit, only to find himself surrounded by living wood. Wizshark aimed a spell at the wood to freeze it, but got hit in the back with PolarChris’s shield, freezing HadiesStar in place. Wizshark turned to confront The Forest Sage and found vines shooting towards him. They hit him in his eyes, temporarily blinding him.

“OWW,” screamed Wizshark. “CLAW, ATTACK!”

“HallowFire, I’ll need backup too,” yelled Shadow. She and Mosspath had attacked PolarChris. HallowFire flew over and sat down. Shadow summoned Flatulence to her side. Mosspath jumped on NightStar, and they took off, flying above PolarChris and shooting projectiles at him.

“Nice mounts, ladies,” commented PolarChris. “Check out mine!” He pulled out a remote and pulled a lever. Behind HadiesStar, a hatch opened up and a robot came out. It looked like a big metal dragon, with wires sticking out all over him. The robot extended it’s wings and began to fly.  

“What is it?” asked Mosspath.

“I call it Tycho!” said PolarChris. “It’s a robot version of a what I think an eagle looks like! I know I have an eagle as a pet, but this one is ridable, unlike the living Kheto.”

“It looks more like a rat to me,” said HadiesStar, his mouth unfreezing. “Oh and Shadow, why are you riding my dragon?”

“Uh…  Cause I am?” asked Shadow.

“Good enough reason for me,” said HadiesStar. “But can you unfreeze me, please?”

“No! Wait, don’t!” yelled Mosspath, running towards the group with her arms in the air.

“Remember what happened last time?” reminded DarkSkies, a little too late. Shadow already commanded HallowFire to shoot fire at HadiesStar.

“Shadow, watch out!” shouted Mosspath. Shadow turned around, but turned too late, to avoid the bomb hurtling towards her.

BOOM!!! The bomb exploded into fiery shards, unfreezing HadiesStar but also sent Shadow into flames that licked greedily and fuming toward the sky, but died down after a while.

Wizshark’s icy shard hurtled through the air to intercept the bomb, but too late. The shard whizzed through the air, narrowly missing HadiesStar who dodged instinctively at the last moment.

“Hey!” HadiesStar yelped, jumping in surprise of the ice shard that whizzed past him.

“Sorry,” Wizshark muttered, shooting another bolt of ice at PolarChris, missing as he dodged to the side.  

“We need to retreat again. Ugh, I hate this!” exclaimed DarkSkies, dodging vines that shot him from all sides from the Forest Sage.

“Leaving so soon? Why not stay and let me enjoy my fun!” screeched PolarChris, cackling maniacally.