Kingsroad I

Chapter 10: The Maze

Chapter 10: The Maze

“Hey, this is the maze?” asked Wizshark, pausing after a long while. “Right?”

“Yep,” Shadow confirmed, looking at the map which didn’t have the underworld in it. “This won’t be of any use.” She tossed the map to Mosspath, who caught it and put the map in the knapsack.

“…Hehehe…”

“Did you hear something? Like… a whisper?” SilentStrike paused in the maze, listening to what he had heard.

“Yeah, I think I heard it too,” Wizshark added, also pausing, getting his staff.

“Calm down guys, you guys are just being scared,” Shadow chided.

“You’re right, we need to calm down…-” agreed Wizshark, getting cut off by HadiesStar.

“BOO!” shouts HadiesStar from around the corner, scaring the group.

“Hey!” Wizshark turned around, glaring at HadiesStar who hung his head sheepishly. “What was that for?”

“It’s either sanity or morale!” says HadiesStar, sadistically,

“Uh… no?” retorts Mosspath. “I think we can be both happy and sane, thank you very much.”

“…Hahaha…”

“There it is again! That sadistic whisper!” exclaims SilentStrike again.

“…It’s this way…” beckoned the whisper. “…come my little pawns…”

“I think I can hear it too…” HadiesStar commented hesitantly.

“C’mon guys, you aren’t fooling anybody, it’s just the maze getting to you, let’s sing a song to keep morale and sanity up.”

“Yes, a song will do…”

“…Sing, sing! My little pawns… ”

“Oh god, I heard it!” squeals Shadow, her face turning pale.

“Let’s just keep going through the maze, it’s probably not a mean voice, it might be helping us!” suggested DarkSkies

“… Just come this way… ” beckons the voice again, this time coming from a path.

“I think it wants to lead us out of the maze!” exclaims Wizshark, connecting a few dots in his mind.

“Well then, let’s go that way!” HadiesStar dashed in the direction of the voice.

“Wait up, HadiesStar!” shouted the group as they chased after him through the maze.

“Um… I don’t think this is such a good idea…” Mosspath paused as they caught up to HadiesStar. “It might be tricking us…”

“Oh shut up,” Wizshark growled as they continued down the pathway of the maze. “It’s probably leading us out.”

“Then why is it calling us it’s ‘little pawns’?” Mosspath retorted, slowing her pace to fall behind.

“Good point,” DarkSkies commented and slowed down. “Why is it calling us it’s ‘little pawns’?”

HadiesStar barely thought before he answered the question. “Maybe cause we are it’s pawns, wait… what— WE ARE IT’S PAWNS!? NO! RUN!” He started backing away from the path just as they entered a cave.

“Heheh… you seven amuse me!”

“AH!” HadiesStar yelled.

“Calm down little pawns! You are hilarious! hahahah!”