Chapter 16 Forging a Way Forward

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Night had descended on the town of Dark Sabre, the lights were off, the people were sleeping and the soldiers were few as they patrolled the town.  The only things moving about were four people stealthily moving towards the Coliseum. Tema and the girls were quietly making their way into the arena but soldiers patrolled the area. Tema took a stone off the ground and threw it on the ground attracting the soldiers to the source of the noise which allowed them to sneak by.


 They made it inside the coliseum and looked around a corner  but two guards stood in their way "we have to get past them" said Tema

"Leave that to me get ready" said Lucile as she ran into the guards view "hello dummies"  the guards chased after her around the corner, two thumps could be heard as they made their way around down the corridor Tema found the mark like last time and knocked on the wall to check it was hollow and rotated the section to find the secret passageway with a stairwell

"what do we do when we go through anyway"  asked Sakura

"hmmm we'll...make it up as we go along" answered Tema

"Great so if we're not captured we'll get lost. Never a dull moment"  said Nikistatia.


They descended down the flight of stairs which seemed to last forever and then they came to a square room with a single door. Lucile tried the door but it wouldn't move "it feels like the door is being held shut" she said Nikistatia tried next and then Sakura but nothing could make it budge.

"come on Tema it's your turn"  said Sakura

"if none of you girls could make it budge" he walked towards the door and crossed his arms "then who says I can open it?" he leaned backwards but the door opened for him and he fell through .

"Well that's one way of opening of a door"  commented Sakura to which the other two giggled

"Ha,ha very funny" rubbing his head as he got up "come on let's go" the tunnel was one way, long and dark.



It seemed to go on for ages but they stopped until they came to a 4-way junction "which way now?" said Lucile

"no idea" replied Sakura "any of these could be the right one? What do you think Tema....Tema?".  He seemed to wander down the left junction, he was observing the walls and the way forward.

 "This tunnel I have been down here before. So if we go down here...then here's the T-junction with the sunlight to the west. Come on! Down this way"  He darted down the left tunnel and turned again until they arrived at a large wooden door designed for a large person.

"You won't kidding" said Lucile "this door has to be for someone tall alright?"

 "Wow do we open this door?" asked Nikistasia

"we don't. we go through"  he pointed to a small gap in the door they all went through.


They came to a large dark room  with Tema calling to her "Ariana. Ariana are you here?" Tema walked forward walking into the bar "keep forgetting about that ow. Ariana I'm here to get you out"

"Big...Broth..er"

"Yes hang on I'll try to put on the lights"  he clapped twice and like before the lights turned on "Ariana!" She looked very weak as she was covered in scrapes and scratches. She was slump with only her chains holding her up but they were unaware someone else was in the room. He was sat facing the other way

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