Ico: Castle in the Mist (ON HOLD)

Chapter 3- The girl in the cage

  I woke up with a jolt from my dream.. As I stand up, I'm still in the large hall but now I'm free.

  Okay. So I got this most messed up dream. I was in some sort of a room with a spiral staircase but the weirdest thing is that there's an iron cage suspended in the ceiling,hanging around in the middle of the room. Inside the cage is a shadow or a black glob of something rising from the bottom of the cage. But before I can react, something grab me from behind as it drags me into darkness.

   It was only a dream but it felt so real. Even those hands that tried to grab me was so cold and lifeless.

 But there's no point arguing now at dream that isn't real. I finally escape my destiny to die and I should not let it go to waste. I must escape this castle and I will live.

 I started to walk slowly to the tower that the masked men used to get down here but the statues blocked the pathway and no how matter hard I tried, the statues won't move. Maybe without that weird sword it won't just open. I guess I need to take another path out of here.

 Walking back, I spotted another door with a lever next to it just a few meters away across the hall. Running towards it, I pulled the rusty lever as the door slide open. Sensing a chance to escape this place, I stepped inside.

 I found myself again inside of a tall tower with a spiral staircase leading up. Somehow, it resembles my dream that I just have. I started to climb up as found myself getting  higher and higher. As I reach the top, I saw an iron caged . The very same one from my dream! Now how did that happen?

 I expect to find the shadow or the black glob inside the cage but instead a girl sat in that cage. She was thin and has a pale skin or its just really white. Her hair is kinda brown and she wore nothing but a simple white dress. She was crouched over, hugging her knees with her head resting on her knees. She was so delicate-looking like she was a porcelain doll of some sort.

 "Hello?" I called out to her. "Are you okay?"

  She didn't move at all. Not even a single muscle.

 "Uhm...Hold on..I'll get you out of there,okay?"

 Again,she didn't respond.

 I follow the chain with my eyes as I found a lever identical to one that I found earlier. It was just on the other side of the broken stairwell. Jumping over, I barely made it across as I gabbed on a ledge. Pulling myself up, I walk towards the lever as pull it down. The cage slowly  dropped down as I quickly went down on the spiral staircase. I felt a bit dizzy as I trailed my hand across the wall as to serve as my guide downwards.

 I finally I reached the bottom as I saw the cage hit the ground causing the girl to be tossed forward. I approached her as she stands up.

 "Are....you okay?" I asked

"Istala con uyute?" 

"What?"

"Unne.?

 "You can't understand what I'm saying huh?"

 She just looked at me with her eyes.

 Great. I'm stuck with a girl who can't understand my language.

 I started to think something as she look at me curiously. How can I handle these kind of situations?

 Then I got an idea.

 I point my finger to myself as said my name.

 "Ico." I said to her

 She look at my finger for a bit until she finally gets it. Then she gestured a hand weakly to herself as she muttered something.

 "Yorda." She replied

 I smiled at her as she tried to copy my expression.

 "I'll get you of here okay?" I said as I offer my hand

 She look at my hand as she hesitated for a bit.

 But then she hold my hand. She look at me with reassurance in her eyes.

 "Don't worry, I'll get us out of here."