They met a big mountain, and a tunnel with a sign "to Eastern Region". It was dark inside when looking at, Dran started to gulp in quite loudly. The whole group looked at him once again.
-Should we really go into that tunnel?
Shawon was already checking the map when Corvik asked.
-It must be. I'm just afraid it would lead us to somewhere else.
Nearby the cave was a flower. It had light shining under the shaded tree, the curiosity made them went there to check. The flower when picked up did show something...
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It was that specific cave again, or was it somewhere else. In a dark place with only few light coming down from the crack, it swam closer to the light but it soon disappeared. The hands and the reflection of the cyan teal light around the area revealed that was DranGon. The light went off and he couldn't get up. He was in silence, did not cry, did not do anything, stayed still, laid still...
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Looking around, DranGon wasn't with them but he was gone.
-Where is him? The DranGon.
-He was just here with us, how could he be gone?!
-He might must be in cave!
Everyone ran straight into the cave. Not too long until they found something strange, the scene they just withnessed was actually familiar to where they were that moment. It was dark, silence, not many more lights.
-DranGon! Where are you.
The voice went very echo, yet no response. Everyone kept on looking. Everyone blindfully splitted out and suddenly in darkness went on Corvik's scream:
-Something caught me! I need help...
It was cut when the shout happened, and each in turn all got caught in darkness with almost no light. Shawon didn't know where any others but he found DranGon at least. He was in every exact things they all saw. He laid still, not even breathing at all. In the palms was a small bright flower, the same as outside.
-Guys! He is here!
The shout went all over places. No response at all. He crawled down, slowly lifting him up, picked the flower, he walked into the darkness, not knowing where was where, shouting.
-Where are you guys?
It went echo yet silence. He kept on walking, the very lonely stepping sound with DranGon on shoulder, flower on the other hand. It shone, but didn't much. It felt like an endless walk, yet knowing where to go...
He then put him down, also sat down beside him. He seemed fine, no injury or such. He rubbed the head, horns, chin, neck and to his shoulder. He was fainted, not sure how, but he seemed to be very cold inside, uncomfortable from inside.
-I don't know where to go, perhap some light can work but it wouldn't in this endless darkness. You can take some rest, as long as you want, I'm here with you.
Shawon sat still in slight sadness with Dran laid still. In silence among the pitch black darkness that he couldn't see himself enough. He was there to feel how everything were, maybe what he was rubbing wasn't him at all...
-I'm sorry please forgive me, I really am sorry I shouldn't make this out horribly, you don't have to try to end yourself endlessly...
Shawon started to hurt from inside, he couldn't hold his tear...
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He fell asleep without knowing, he couldn't tell if his eyes were open or not, the pitch black hurt his eyes a lot. He woke up with his arms still covering DranGon. He picked him up again and tried to walk forward again. He walked, walked, walked... just not knowing why. Exhaustingly, he dropped DranGon down and fell down to the ground. But the moment he landed, he tried to find him but he couldn't.
-Where Is Him?! He just dropped right here!
Shawon finally broke down. He had nothing but just the ground in darkness.
-Should I just end everything here? I hope everyone did...
But Shawon fell down and fainted again...
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The darkness covered everything, everyone were caught in darkness without knowing where was where, just walking and shouting and eventually lost themself. But soon enough...
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-Shawon? Corvik? Wogan? Dirotor?
Four of them were called in one place. They were still in the darkness but there was the wall to lean against. In front of them was a cyan teal light that wasn't that bright looked at them.
-Is that you DranGon?...
-Yes. I don't know what happen to you four but I saw you four here in the cave when I was outside looking for some fruits.
Shawon quickly grabbed his eyes, to rub around... The flat head, flat horns connected to the head, the rectangle chin...
-But where are we now?
-We are almost at the entrance of the cave. Let's me take you all a lift.
The hand grabbed everyone. But his hands... were a little oversized. Not sure but they would just stay still on his hands and holding him tight. The light slowly brightening and they finally got outside of the cave. "Eastern region".
They looked at DranGon, he grew up hugely.
-What happened to you?
-I don't quite remember. Maybe I overeat something again.
He dropped everyone down, the time seemed to be just morning.
Corvik asked:
-Also you know how long until you woke us all up?
-I was looking for some fruits when you all went to something. There was a big tree and I stayed there for quite long. I ate a lot to grow this big thing there - he patted his belly - days and nights. Quite a few day if I can say at least...
Shawon quickly cut his words to ask:
-But how did you actually find us?
-You guys scattered quite out. I couldn't walk that long with full of stuff here so I did find the exit and bring you all here then to wake all up.
Wogan started to wonder:
-But... were we in an illusion? Something did grab me in.
Corvik and Dirotor agreed but Shawon told a different story.
-I instead found DranGon to bring him to nowhere and lost him in darkness. But I found him where we saw before rushing in.
Everyone tried to think about it but...
-I don't know what we are thinking about, maybe remains an illusion, or a mystery, I think we better continue the journey.
DranGon suggested with his stomach and body quite large compare to previous, so he gave everyone a lift and continued the endless walk.
