The Legends Rise

Ch. 4: Bone Yard

Chapter Song: In Another Time by Disturbed
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As quickly as Johns ran away from the ship, he ran back almost as fast. He jumped up into the cargo hold making everyone look up as he began loading up his shotgun.

"What are you doing?"

"The bastard escaped." Johns kept his focus on loading the shells into his gun, "So I suggest that everyone arm themselves." He said loading up a belt with shells as well. Jack turns her attention to Paris as he began bringing some of the ancient looking weapons out of the sarcophagus.

"What are these?"

"They're Maratha Crow-bill war picks from India. Very rare." Paris said as Fry picked up one and set it down before grabbing another.

"And this?"

"That's a hunting blow-dart pipe from Papua, New Guinea. That's very rare since the tribe is now extinct." He said taking the blow dart from the woman.

"Cause they couldn't hunt shit
with these things probably."

"What's the point? If he's gone, he's gone. Why should he bother us?" Paris questioned turning his attention to Johns.

"Maybe to take what you got. Maybe to work your nerves.
Or maybe to just come back
and skull-fuck you in your sleep."

"He sounds like a charmer." Shazza said full of sarcasm and fear. Johns pulled a sheathed knife from his belt and handed it towards me.

"For you."

"No thanks. I won't need it." I said refusing to take his knife.

"Got weapons I don't know about?" I shook my head no and he placed the knife on my hand, "Then you'll need it. Or you could just stick by me."

"I think we should meet up with the others." I said turning away. I walked out of the ship with Johns right behind me.

I breathed in the hot and humid air taking in the scents around me. I could smell death and Riddick. He wasn't too far away. Probably watching us. Amongst the smell, I could hear scratching and a faint screeching coming from underneath the ground. It was annoying to my sensitive hearing but it didn't last long. I looked around and there was something strange.

"Imam! If we're looking for water, we should leave soon. Before nightfall, while it's cooler." Johns said as I heard his gun cock. There won't be any sunset.

"Ali."

"Excuse me but I don't think there's gonna be a night any time soon." I stated as Jack came to my side.

"Why's that?"

"3 suns." Imam said pointing to the sky. His sons spoke in a foreign language he only knew.

"Three suns?" Fry questioned no one.

"Bloody hell." I looked over noticing Zeke had stopped burying the dead to join us in staring at the 3 suns.