The Book Of Secrets Long Begotten

XIV

Jake and Leo stood in the house, trying to figure out a plan. Swamp was dead and so was Rebekah. They needed an army. Jojo and Joey had prepared an army but only Swamp had known every detail about what to do and how to do it.

"I have this feeling that Lord Zygor is preparing obstacles. I'm sensing things like labyrinths, monsters, and all kinds of things like that. It's going to take more than Sagics, Pands, and whatever other armies we have." Jake said. Leo looked at him in confusion but also understanding.

"What else could we possibly need? I know Lord Zygor is more powerful than all get out but what more do we possibly need?" Leo asked.

Jake had started to walk around, back and forth in thought, trying to figure something out. He was pacing the room, his hands fidgeting. Leo saw this and knew what it meant but had never seen Jake do it before. Swamp had done it a couple times. Leo missed Swamp. The more Leo thought about Swamp, the more he started to get teary eyed.

Finally, after holding it back for as long as he did, he let his sadness out and cried. Jake saw this and walked over to Leo. He sat down and rubbed his back. He tried to reassure Leo that everything would be alright. All of a sudden, Leo broke out into a weeping song that Jake recognized from an earlier event Leo had sung:

Klaatsi lapit Zygor ka naan
Mi ku so zit nazti
Klatu sacoda repri itsu
Mis cortan von helvon

Leo sang the song and felt better. He wiped his tears and smiled. Swamp may have been gone but it was nice to have a friend like Jake around. Around to help cure the depression on those certain days where nothing seems right.

"I have an idea. It may work or it may not. But it's worth a shot." Jake said. Leo looked at him.

"Tuommle." Jake said. Leo looked at Jake intrigued. Tuommle and his kind were definitely great for this occasion of building an army. But it would only work if Tuommle was up for it. Usually, Tuommle didn't like adventures because he was perfectly content where he was. But some of the obstacles they would have to go through would be easier if Tuommle was with them. So, hopefully he'd tag along. It would just make sense if he did.

"Orgs! Of course! Orgs are definitely strong. Orgs may not want to do it but if they are given koins... They'd do pretty much anything. And once they are doing it, they can be very loyal and very honorable. I could most definitely ask Tuommle." Leo said.

"Well, let's go ahead and try to get him and maybe a couple others to join." Jake said. Leo got lost in thought but quickly came to. They got out and walked outside. The darkness that Lord Zygor brought upon the land was getting worse. Leo looked up and shook his head.

"It's too bad. This used to be a very fantastical and beautiful world. Now it is all covered in ugly darkness that makes the face of Heaven cringe in shame." Leo said. Jake looked at Leo in a puzzled manner.

"That was very poetic. You've been reading Shakespeare much?" Jake asked jokingly. Leo laughed although he had no idea what Jake had meant. Humans were very confusing at times. Very confusing.

They had walked towards the place where he first met Tuommle. Jake didn't know the name of the place so he just referred to it as the Shipping Rocket yard. Leo was on the lookout for Tuommle. They came across an Org that Jake thought was Tuommle but Leo dismissed that.

"When you see Tuommle, you'll remember." Leo said. They looked around for at least a couple minutes and stumbled across Tuommle. Tuommle saw Leo and let out a grunt that was surprised and shocked.