The Place Before the Core (Reprise)

Chapter 14: Mermaids vs Vampires

"Looks like we made it, are you going to chicken out on me now or are you coming?" I asked my stalker.

"I have nothing better to do, so why not." He stated as I peered up at the door that he couldn't see.

"Okay Imma need to you get on your hands and knees so I can get up and open the door." I told him waiting for an answer.

"Okay? But what door?" He asked I directed his to where we will turn into my stepping stool.

"You can't see it. You ready?" I asked and he nodded.

I stood up on his back and he didn't move at all. I reached up towards the door but it was too high. I jumped up barely missing it, and I landed hard on his back.

"Ouch! Little warning before you jump please." He complained.

"Oops sorry, I surprised you can handle me." I said getting ready to jump again.

He laughed "I have had much worst, plus you don't even weight that much."

I laughed and told him I was going to jump. I did and missed once again. I jumped a couple more times, and then I finally got it. I expected something to come out and attack us. But nothing happened. On the door was a short latter and I pounced off Jespar to grab on to it. Once I got to the top, I bent backwards and pulled Jespar up with me. I looked around to see a large population of Wingshapes yelling at each other and rioting just for the flute that I still own. I had totally forgotten it was still in my outfit. Then the whole population of Wingshapes went silent and they all turned to Jespar and me. They all peered at me with eyes that seemed to burrow deep inside my soul. They did something like that.

"SHE'S GOT THE FLUTE!" All of them yelled in unison, did they just look through my clothes?

The whole population began to swarm to us like locust ready to devour. When the wall they form was at least ten feet tall a blinding light was shone to Jespar and me. Neither of us could see and thing so now we were at the mercy of the flock. My vision, yet again, turned orange and I saw through the bright light. It no longer blinded me and I could see the cloud of Wingshapes about to engulf us. I spoke the words to the spell for my six floating sword, making the Wingshapes slow their assault. I jumped into the cloud before me and landed on two heads. I balanced and began fighting the Wingshapes around me with everything I had in my arsenal; from magic to my rapier to my blade gun staff. I should really give my weapons names; really, it's no fun calling it a blade gun staff. As I demolished through an endless number of Wingshapes, the light they project was made less and less. And soon they stopped worrying about projecting and began worrying about me and my nine weapons. I could handle onslaught much longer as multiple Wingshapes smacked me out of the cloud and I landed in the forever handsome Jespar.

"Jespar, swing me around your body, they are going to engulf us!" I yelled to him as he threw me in the air and I swatted some of the sprites.

When I came back into Jespar's arms he began swinging me around his party like some sort of dance. I swung, shot, kick, and all that fun stuff as the Wingshapes tried to conceal us. Then as I got dizzy we stopped and began attacking these never ending enemies. Jespar pulled his nunchucks and showed unbelievable precision whenever he switched hand and our moved it around his waist. I was amazed by his actions but I had to focus on my movements. We managed to go on for a while long but soon we were overthrown. As these formidable foes were about to rape us and take the flute, an arrow flew and hit a Wingshape in the middle of the crowd. He tried to take it off but it exploded, taking out a wide number of Wingshapes, leaving a large whole in the cloud. But it immediately closed with a whole new set of Wingshapes. As the cloud closed one again, a metal snake flew in and attached to the ground right between Jespar and me. Then another arrow was shot onto the crowd, again making a hole. Jespar and I grabbed on the metal snake and we were tugged right through opening right before it closed. We soar in the air and landed before a group of six people. It was made up of Jororas, Joffrey, and my guild. I smiled rang up on my face as the Wingshapes hadn't yet noticed Jespar and I were no longer in their attack.