Skyterriens ~The skies~

Chapter 7

I sprint up the stairs. I don't how long have it been, but I must get out of here as soon as possible. The next floor is approaching. I poke my head out the doorway. I see a person, I am about to approach the person. It turn around and I see a skyterrien, his wings are broken and deform. His features are unrecognisable and his eyes look dead.

"I assume you are in one of the rooms with my failed experiments."

"You monster! Testing on your own kind!"

"I can't hear you, but I assume you are calling me a genius, why thank you."

I growl.

I can tell this skyterrien can't be turn back. I'll give him peace and release him from his suffering. I charge into the room with my knife in hand. He notice me and start attacking me. I dodge his attacks. I counter attack with my knife, but he dodge it. He attack me with his wings and I barely dodge it. I pull back and charge him. He tries to punch me. I sway to his left and I kick him down to the ground. I pin him down and end his life quickly by stabbing him by the heart.

"Rest in peace."

I slide my knife away, and sprint towards the next set of stairs.

"How deep underground are we?"

I keep sprinting. I climb the stairs two steps at a time. I rush down the corridor, and I see a door up ahead. I kick the door open. It leads to a balcony.

"A balcony?"

I walk towards the balcony, I look down. I see the ground. I look up and I see the sky.

"We are not deep underground, we are above ground."

I can see sky island floating around. I heard the door open.

"I found you, little guinea pig. Now surrender."

I look at him, then I look down the balcony. I walk towards him, with my hands up.

"You win, uncle."

I look down, trying to look defeated.

"Now come with me."

He walks towards me and handcuffs me.

I headbutt him. I run towards the balcony, and bounce off the railings. I charge towards him. I charge through the door and use my feet to bounce off the wall and run towards the top of the tower. I try to run as fast as possible. My handcuffs keep rattling. I hear footsteps behind me. I accelerate. I look behind me to check if he is still behind me. I couldn't see him. I keep running. I see a door up ahead and no more stairs. I kick the door and I end up on the roof. With out thinking, and feeling really desperate. I jump off the roof. The velocity I'm traveling is enough for me to glide my way down. I look down, there is no where to land. I'm going to die. I start to panic. 1 kilometers till I hit the ground. I try to think of options. I look around me. Due to the velocity, I can't see much. I see a ledge 200 meters below me. That could be an option. 950 meters and I realise this is enough room for me to summon my wings. Thinking about the risk. I'll try to land on that ledge, if I miss I'll use my wings. The ledge is approaching. I steadily glide myself to the ledge. Its approach closer. 10 meters left.

"I think I'm going to make it!"

I just make it. I'm grab the edge of the ledge. I try to lift myself up. I manage to struggle myself on the ledge. I regain my balance, I try to summon my wings. Nothing.

"That's strange?"

I try and try again, but nothing happen. I lost my ability of flight. I'm just a normal cloudar now. All I work for have gone down the drain. Thoughts running through my head. What will happen to me. I can't save our civilisations. I start to panic.

"Calm down, Daniel!"

I take deep breaths. I try to focus on what is happening. Not the future. I look around to think of an escape route. There is no escape, unless I fly. I try to remember what my sister or Timothy told me.

"You need a strong emotion that empowers your flight, a strong will to fly."

A strong emotion, a purpose of flight. During that time not only happiness power my power of flight, but anger and sadness. Those emotions was strong enough to power my flight. I can't use those emotions anymore. My purpose of flight is to save our civilisation once and for all, to protect my family and friends and experience the joy of the skies once more. I want to smile again. I take a step towards the edge of the ledge.

"Here I go!"

I jump off the ledge and summon my wings. I can feel power flow through me. I can feel my wings sprouting and growing. I can feel the lightness in my body. I am flying, I'm full of energy. Now to go back home and see my family again. I fly as fast as possible, as fast as lightning. I can feel the wind on my face. I fly quickly home. I keep flying until I see a swarm of some sort coming towards me.

"The invasion have begun already."

"Just in time!"

I see Amelia smiling at me on the clouds with a arrow loaded in her bow.

"We'll deal with dear uncle later, right now we must defend ourselves!"

I see an army of skyterriens and cloudars gather, ready for battle. I brace myself for the worst. I know there will be blood shed, I know lives will be lost, I know that my life is at stake. But I don't care. My heart is full of adrenaline, its beating really fast. We look ahead, as the Infests' swarms come closer. We all ready our weapons. I get out my knife.

"You'll need more then that to defend yourself." My sister says as she smile.

She toss me some amour, a helmet, a bow and a quiver.

"Now, Lets fight!"

"YES!" everyone shouts as we rush for battle.