Hadagery, Book of Canaan

Chapter 10: The Babasova

Chapter 10: The Babasova

"NOOoooooooo!" A booming screech echoed all throughout the khadaver tree. Whatnot made a nervous sound. Then he held his non existent ears. Had the babasova discovered Hadlin had made the book inactive?

Unexpectedly the floor and carpet started to pop and crack. Followed closely by sizzling smoke, but no fire. The flooring turning to charcoal right before his eyes. Then turned the edges of the charred wood into dust. The charring took only a matter of minutes. Without Hadlin having scarcely a chance to get the words out, "What in Eidolons name?" Before his weight began to crack the charred floor. A piece of the floor fell here. Then a piece would fall there. Hadlins feet kept dancing from spot to spot. All in an effort to stay ahead of the collapsing floor. Whatnot had been crying the whole time.

When a big chunk of floor fell through. The book, pages, and the chanterelles were the first to go. Whatnots cries grew louder, "We're gonna die." Hadlin corrected the fuzz ball, "We are not going to die." Though deep down he really had no idea what was going to happen. Seeing that all exits were blocked by chanterelles. A fall was inevitable.

Consequently the whole floor caved inward. More than likely to their deaths. As Hadlin and Whatnot both screamed the way down. Praying Eidolon would intervene on their behalf. All around them the walls were thick with chanterelles. Even as the walls spread outward into a giant dark space. The dark getting darker the deeper they went. Granted he was lucky at being able to see in the dark. Now that he was human again.

Whereupon he started passing large pillars. Pillars of chanterelles. Those masses of chanterelles capping with an overload of the virus. At which point he was noticing the caps moving. Much like giant eyelids blinking. With a giant sized ouray inside. Some even larger than he was. Every eye watching him go by. Among other things a miasma of spores permeated the space. Mixed in the miasma were thousands of tiny ouray.

At that moment he smacked into one of the giant eyes. Horrified he was yelling even louder, "Aaahhhhh!" Fighting to get away. Sliding over its glassy surface. Until he was freefalling once more. Thereafter he smacked into another and another. Hitting things all the way down. Before coming to rest at the bottom.

There he lay half conscious on his back. Feeling the floor shift under his body. That squishy feel had to be chanterelles. Which felt like a living entity. In spite of that he could sense a whole different presence in the room. Surely as its eyes were bearing down upon him. Followed closely by the notable sounds of its breathing. He was definitely not alone. Who or what could be out there? Almost too terrified to find out. Despite his terror he had to know.

As he opened his eyes to a set of eyes looking right back at him. Hadlin was instantly shouting, "Aahhhhhh!" Trying to back away from the creature before him. Up to the point he realized it was two ouray that had been staring at him. Sighing out of releif. At last becoming aware that Whatnot was trembling. Hadlin himself was afraid for the breathing had never went away. He had to get out of there. As he rolled over onto his hands and knees. Whereas a giant eye opened under him.

Straight away he jumps to his feet, yelling, "Aaahhhhhh!" Stumbling over the uneven surface of the chanterelles. Having no idea where he is going. This place was much too dark to tell even with his eyesight. From out of that darkness he started hearing many sounds. High pitched squeaks and clicks. The sounds were coming from everywhere. Hadlin asked the fuzz ball, "Did you hear that?" Whatnot never answered. He was still trembling as if highly terrified.

Suddenly Hadlin had ran into a tree. As limbs tried to wrap around him. Moreover he realized it was not a tree at all. It was a boogeyman. Which transformed before his eyes. He ran the opposite direction of the monster. Running headlong into a giant spider. Hadlin stopped short of the arachnid. It too was a boogeyman. He ran away from that beast as well. Sensing it was not to far behind. Shortly after something crashed into Hadlins lower legs. Nearly knocking him off balance. His first thoughts were that it was another boogeyman. What form had it taken this time? When he looked down at his legs to see hundreds of shades. They were wallowing around his ankles. As more and more were adding to the accumulation. Furthermore he could see all the shiny metallic eyes closing in on him. Hadlin had to escape before the monsters trapped him. However it was already much too late.