The Gizmo- The Heroes Quest

Chapter 26- The Dungeons

In front of us, there stands a guard. He looks similar to the ones we have encountered in the other quests, a well built man with long white bear, a silver chest plate and a golden spear in his right hand.

"Welcome to the dungeons!" He says, banging his spear onto the ground. "It shuts in the light and opens in the dark, but I shall warn that you may not find the true treasure you seek in these dungeons. Do you still wish to enter?"

"Yes we do" Matthew, Ashley, Brandon and Ryan(The Brawler's team leader) answer.

"Then I shall let you know the rules. There are five entrance and each team will be teleported to one of the gates" The gates slowly begin to open. "And lastly, I shall give you a riddle that can only be answered at the right moment"

We listen to it, keenly. "I spread my wings at night and my fangs sink into those dearest to me. Who am I?"

"A dog?" Shu answers, promptly.

"A dog doesn't have wings, you idiot" amber shrieks, smacking Shu's head with the blunt end of her scythe.

"Ouch..." Shu groans.

And alas, the gate is finally open. We walk in as the surroundings start to change. The other teams dissappear as informed. The Black Knights enter an arena with huge monsterous trees all around us. The sky couldn't be seen but by it's darkness, the sound of thunder and water dripping from the humongous trees, it has to be stormy night. And in front of us, there's a huge rocky mountain with the entrance of a cave dug within it. Could it be the start of the dungeons?

Amber looks above at the invisible sky as she says, "Why do I have a strange feeling that I've been here before?"

"Must be from one of your games? It would be great if you remember it now!" Matthew exclaims.

"I've played in a lot of dungeon maps before so of course I wouldn't remember this one!" She sighs "It just sounds familiar.. nothing more, nothing less"

As we walk past the entrance, the dim lit, monsterous view of the dungeons start to get visible. Several narrow dividing paths, Thousands of yellow radiant eyes of many bat like creatures hanging on the roof, goblins fooling down the way, and a chilly atmosphere starts to intensify it's wickedness.

The Black Knights stick together with one player leading in the front. We decide to switch the one in the lead every few minutes. Often, huge spider like creatures, 'acromantulas' block our path with their sticky webs. But like any other bugs, acromantulas are weak against Anderson's fire. Also, since acromantulas appear only one at time, it's easier to take them down.

Shu who's in the lead, finally switches with me. I lead the team through the never ending dungeon as it goes on and on. Vexed by it's length, I start to walk faster. But that's something I shouldn't have done. After several twists and turns I turn back to realize my friends have been turned to goblins! Oh no they haven't... I knock down the goblins to find that I have been separated from the team. Should I turn back, or keep moving forward?

I choose the latter as I start to sprint. Not quite far away, I see a light seeping inside the dungeon. Could it be the end? I enter the lit entrance to realize the dungeon starts to widen. It turns into a huge room with many diamond rocks reflecting light from an unknown source, and the roof of the height of a three storied building.

There exists three exits other than the one I've come from. And in the centre, blocking them is a huge, blue skinned, horned monster, lying down on the ground and is fast asleep. Its name as displayed on the top is 'Gleam Eyes'? How am I supposed get past it? And then an idea strikes my mind. If I jump over the monster without waking it up, I can get back on to my path!