Freight-Tale And The Tomes Of Mortality

12 - Endless Surveillance, Endangered Petals

Keira, still sitting on the floor of the library, could feel the tears rolling down her cheeks. The statue of Jack was before her, and she couldn't help but cry at the thought. She couldn't believe it, she couldn't believe what had just happened. He was gone. He really was gone. And it was her fault.

Her mind suddenly snapped back to reality as the thought of Freight-Tale entered her head. She slowly looked around, quickly spotting him still trapped under the bookshelf, seemingly unconscious. Slowly, she stood up and made her way over to him, looking for any signs of life.

"Sky," she whispered. "Are you okay? Wake up!"

Freight-Tale groaned as he opened his eyes, noticing Keira peering down at him. He looked confused and dazed, meanwhile, she quickly began to throw books and pieces of wood away. It was difficult to move, but after some time, she was able to free the hero from his entrapment.

Helping Sky up to his feet, the two quickly turned to the stone statue, with Freight-Tale immediately feeling a deep sense of regret and sorrow. He was overwhelmed by the emotions he was feeling, but at the same time, he was also overwhelmed by the rage that continued to build inside him.

"I may be a great attacker, but defensive-wise..." Freight-Tale sighed, "I have no idea how to save someone from being turned to stone. This is my fault..."

"It's not your fault," Keira replied. "Trandz did this, and Jack was the one who made that decision to step between us. It isn't your fault, Sky."

Freight-Tale was silent. He knew she was right, but he still blamed himself. He still felt like this was his fault. He didn't even know where to start in trying to figure out a way to fix it. He felt lost. He felt like he didn't know what to do next. But as he stood there in silence, he suddenly remembered something.

"What's a Delly flower?" he thought to himself aloud.

"I actually came across that in my research..." Keira explained. "It's apparently a very rare plant. It has the so-called ability to heal petrification, or at least, to stop it from progressing. It only grows within the confine of Metalloic, and even then, it's considered an endangered species. But..."

"Yes?"

"There is one known to exist outside of Metalloic, and outside of Africa as a whole. It's not the entire plant per se, but it is the petals which hold the property needed for a cure. I think it may be the only chance we have..."

"Where? Where is it?"

Keira took in a deep breath. "The UK, where all great things are stolen and put up for the public to view. It's in the Natural History Museum."

Sky was quiet as he stood there. He didn't know what to think, what to say, what to do. But the idea of being able to save Myth seemed like something worth fighting for, worth trying for. But at the same time, he knew he had to locate Trandz as soon as possible before he made his next move. He knew if he was to stand a chance, he needed to move fast.

"I think we should split up!" Sky declared.

Keira was happy to accept this, if anything, she had more of an urge to bring Myth back. After all, he had saved her from the same fate, she owed him. But at the same time, she was worried for Sky.

"You be careful, okay?" she warned.

"I will, and you be careful too," he replied. "Take the petals to Dellblade when you have them, they should be able to remedy up some antidotes for the petrification."

With that, the two heroes left the library and parted ways, Sky immediately beginning his search for Trandz. He didn't know what the villain was planning next, and he didn't know what his own next move would be, but he had a good feeling it wouldn't be long before they would meet again.