King of Creatures

Chapter 26

Heart beating very fast, Amari steps cautiously further into the city, looking around thoughtfully. He then began looking around for Aayma, but she was nowhere to be found. He looked back down at the ground, but there was no path, he was here, he was at the destination. He looked down at his hands, which were low fully white, and glowing blindingly, along with his lightning struck scars. It was a really weird feeling. He then looked back up and stared at the large, dilapidated sky – scraper in front of them. He took a deep breath and walked forward.

He let go of Max's hand to climb through a broken window of the sky – scraper. The inside of the room was taken over by a wild assortment of plants. Plants that probably wouldn't even grow together normally. Amari looked around mystified. "It's so pretty in here." Aoshanay whispered. Amari turned around and watched at Aoshanay climbed in through the window.

She was back to wearing a yellow silk dress, a yellow and pink striped cardigan, and her black combat boots, she was not dressed for climbing. Amri wondered if she was planning to come back, or if Penelope had dragged her along. Amari looked back over at Max who was wearing jeans, a tee – shirt, and that black and white flannel, the same one Amari wore. He looked down at his own clothes, ripped, tattered jeans, dirty, bloodstained shirt, and even his flannel was filthy, with dirt and bloodstains on it.

"I wish I had brought a change of clothes." Amari whispered. Crossing his arms as he looked around, trying to figure out where he should go next.

"I – I brought extra clothes." Max said. "I – if you'd want to borrow them." Amari studied him for a moment before shaking his head.

"Nah, they wouldn't fit, they'd be too big. This way." Amari said, looking up at a hole in the ceiling. He looked around, climbed up a bookshelf, and climbed inside. Aoshanay followed after, the Max. Amari looked around once more, before quickly spotting another broken window and climbing through it, there was barely even a drop, the building was heavily leaning backwards. Amari looked around in awe at the sight in front of him.

The sky – scraper must've been another gate, or passageway because what Amari was looking at now, now this felt right. It felt like he truly was where he was meant to be. Where he had spent several antagonizing months following a path towards.

"Woah." He heard Aoshanay sigh behind him.

A large, beautiful water flowed from a short distance, but instead of the usual roar that you'd hear from a waterfall, a beautiful song, a melody played. Amari squinted, at the top of the waterfall he could make out a few animals. They seemed to be drinking the water the, abruptly, they looked up straight at Amari. Amari felt his breath escape him. Tentatively, he raised a hand and waved at them. The animals bowed back, then turned and walked off into the trees behind him.

Slowly, Amari began to walk forward. All around them were an assortment of trees, a deep jungle, circled around them. "I'm surprised I'm not sneezing, I'm allergic to flowers." Amari laughed, looking at the wonderous assortment of flowers.

"Amari look!" Aoshanay gasped. Amari turned to look at her to see she was pointing at his feet. Amari looked down and gasped too. Growing at his feet, were more flowers. He looked at the path behind him, and there too, were flowers. Amari kept staring at his feet as he walked forward some more, more flowers were blooming at his feet.

"This is crazy." He said astonished. He looked up, there was a great lake ahead of them where the waterfall fell into. As they walked closer, the lake glittered and shimmered, it smelled of...nature, beautiful and sweet. Max and Aoshanay watched as animals crept out from behind the trees, and from under bushes.

Two birds had flown down towards Amari, holding a flower crown between them. Amari stopped and stared at the apprehensively.

The king...