AYDA

Demons of the Deep

Scritch... Scratch... Drop... Drip...

I felt something crawling across my back. Water dripped down on me from somewhere above.

Slowly, my eyes creaked open. A massive centipede scuttled over me, it's millions of legs tickling my back. I inhaled sharply, drops of water from somewhere above landing on my cheeks.

Something gross and slimy was wrapped around my waist in several coils, rough against my skin.

It was wet. No, it wasn't rope. Nobody was saving me from Lolotei.

It was a giant, green, slimy monster. It's disgusting pink tongue was slowly drawing my towards its mouth.

I screamed, though I knew it wasn't a good idea. Kill it kill it kill it! I screamed to myself.

Fire flamed suddenly in the palm of my hand. I pressed it unwillingly against the slimy tongue, making the monster screech and drop me in shock. I scrambled to my greet, turning my skin red hot, making the centipede on my back explode into ashes.

I brushed myself off, shuddering. As I looked around, I noticed a cave with something shining inside. In my way was a large black-stemmed plant, with a head that looked like an African tribal mask.

I was tired. Extremely tired. I had used too much energy to summon the fire in my hands.

I pushed past the flower.

Suddenly, four spindly arms grabbed my shoulders and waist, hard. I screamed loudly, kicking out at the monster with my log legs. I connected, sending him flying into a puff of black dust in the air.

I jogged slowly towards the cave, vision blurry.

I saw a mass of gold.

But more importantly, on the very tip top, I saw Maui's fish hook.

"Yeeaaah." A voice said behind me.