T-Squad-Origin

Chapter 24: Among the Spirits & Daemons

Dizziness had overtaken my vision, it was hard to continue on in this opening. White strings were coming from the thousand of gravestones, some restricted me and I think they were taking my energy as well. I can hear Alex shouting something, but even my hearing was brought to a state of distortion.
These things were placing me into a deep sleep, my eyes were closing .

"Don't give in!" Andrew screamed. "Damn it! I would help him, but it look like those things would do the same to me."

"We need to help him!" Alex cried.

"And how..."

Isaac interrupted Samantha by leaping into the opening, the white strands seemed uninterested in him. He got to me and tugged at those things, until finally he freed me. I still felt exhausted, even speaking was a struggle.

Isaac took me back to everyone else.

"He's breathing." Samantha placed her hand on my chest and began healing. "He isn't injured anywhere, I think they just made Darren tired."

"So they absorb energy from people." Andrew looked about the area, he used his clairvoyance to possess a bird to scout more of the seemingly endless landscape. Once he was over the mass graves, however one of the white tendrils attached itself to the animal forcibly pulling it downwards. They watched as the bird fell asleep then withered away.

"Even height doesn't matter." Andrew groaned. "We should go around this place, it's a bit dangerous."

Isaac slumped me over his shoulder and we began to circle around the cemetery.

"So many graves." Samantha stared in wonder. "And those things too what are they?"

"We aren't here to ask questions." Andrew pointed out. "Just to deal with that fury, and the only guy to do it is taking a nap. I'm jealous."

"Now's not the time to joke." Alex growled.

Andrew shrugged and continued on leading the group.

Night had fallen and we all decided to rest, this place was large and we were half way through getting around it. Andrew claimed we should be fine, there was a path leading from the back of the town. We took this as a sign of people, with people can come a grand amount of information so we can navigate this foreign land.

My eyes slowly opened to see the starry sky, everyone else was around a small campfire.

"What... Happened?" I got up still feeling a bit off.

"Those things almost killed you, but Isaac saved your sorry butt." Andrew stated bluntly. "We're trying to take a detour from that place. For now I suggest you rest dude."

My strength was coming at a slow yet steady speed. I felt my legs being able to work again as I stood up and went near the campfire.

"This place is strange." I stated. "I wonder what happened here to cause all these graves."

"Might be something that's still roaming the area." Andrew said in a dramatic voice. 

"Don't scare me!" Alex slapped his arm. "This really does feel off. Whose gonna keep watch tonight?"

"I'm sure sleeping beauty can have his eyes used tonight." 

I felt Andrew wrap his arm around my shoulder. 

"Fine." I removed his hand. 

Everyone laid about the campfire, my gaze was mostly fixated on the dark before me. Isaac was also awake, but he seemed more deep in thought than me.