The Wings of War: The Secret Labryinth

20. The Secret Labryinth

𝗔xel was dead-locked on finding the Dark Cloaked man, as they turned corners every second, with it seeming shocking as Axel was slowly starting to catch up, with the Steel Dagger in his hand as his head tilted down, with his eyes determined.
You want me, I'm coming.. that Emerald, it's suspicious.
He turned more corners, as he was beginning to catch up, more and more, with monster sounds being heard in the background, like through the walls, but Axel didn't care as he occasionally put his foot onto the stone wall, climbing up a secret passage as he ran through an alley of stone, looking at the Dark Cloaked man as he was slowly approaching.
I'm here, i'm here, come on, keep running..
The Dark-Cloaked Man looked behind him, and noticed the boy was gone, but he didn't care as he turned a corner — with Axel jumping out at the same time.
He held onto the dark cape, which made the man's hand — which was covered in Iron, with claws at the bottom, to drop the gem as his left leg slowly raised, his back bending backwards as he was now on the edge of his foot, beginning to slip over as he slowly grabbed onto Axel's arm, with it burning as Axel covered his mouth.
Eat the pain!
The Cloaked Man kicked Axel to the wall as he reached for the Green Emerald, grabbing it as he faded, with Axel chasing him afterwards.
It was no surprise that the walls started changing on Axel, making him run to where he ran before, just to find out he was now trapped in a square, cramped, spot, in the middle of the unsolved, secret, labryinth.
He had nowhere to go.

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Oliver, Ghost, and CJ slowly got out of the car, shortly after Axel ran off, chasing the Cloaked Man, they waited by the car, waiting for Axel to come back, but almost ten minutes had passed... and it was nothing.
Oliver broke the silence. “I wonder if he's alright.”
“Doesn't it seem obvious, now?” Ghost said, leaning on the Hood of the Car as he locked eyes with Oliver, before turning back to the darkness. “who knows where he went.”
CJ turned to him. “What are you talking about?”
“What, you've never seen a movie before?” he asked, letting out a chuckle, standing up straight despite his leg bleeding. “he's gone, and we probably have to get him before it's too late.”
CJ and Oliver looked at eachother, before they looked back at Ghost, with CJ saying, “Are you sure?”
“Positive,” he said, his left hand slowly smoothing the wounded leg as CJ leaned into the car, grabbing a few bandages as she approached Ghost.
“Open your leg up.” she said, as Ghost pulled up his pants as the bullet was stuck in the wound, with CJ taking out a secret potion, which was in her pocket. “I usually don't use these, but you need to take this.”
Ghost reluctantly nodded as he took a sip out of the potion, before CJ forcefully took the bullet out, and Ghost didn't feel a thing.
Ghost's eyebrows raised, “Hey, wait —”
“Pain-Bearer Potion,” she said. “it bears the pain for a few minutes, you might feel like lightning struck your leg. But it's fine, it'll only last a few minutes.”
She finished bandaging up his leg before she lit up her torch, turning to the others and saying: “Lets find Robbins then.”
The Two nodded as the Trio now entered the Cave, hoping to find Axel.

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