Part 1: Chapter 13

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After a short time more of walking (spare you the boring walk through hallway for the third time in a row), the four sides came upon a new room. As they were walking through the hallways they found a wooden door that was rotting and had vines growing from it, it looked very out of place on the normal grey and sludge covered walls. Figuring that it was a sign, they opened the door and walked through into the room.

This room was even more surprising than the last in just how expansive it was. The sides walked through the doorway and noticed that their entryway was the door of a house that was embedded into what looked like a never ending mountain side. They couldn't see where the roof of the room was but they had a very good view of the area and village that laid before them.

To the right of their view, the four sides saw what looked to be a dead field. The field went on far beyond what they could see. To the left of their view, sat a rather large looking cliff. The cliff laid off another mountain side and overlooked a lake in the middle of a plain. They couldn't see what laid directly under the cliff. The lake looked murky and was surrounded by a grey, sandy beach and a creepy forest just beyond that.

Directly below them, straight ahead on a dirt path from the house, was what looked to be an old abandoned village. There couldn't have been more than twenty buildings in the village including what looked to be a broken down church. There were paved roads that were cracked and torn apart. Weeds, vines, and various other dead looking plants appeared to be growing and seemed to have taken over the destroyed town. In the middle of the village square was an old, ruined fountain.

The four sides stood next to each other and took in the view. Virgil rested a hand on his hip and gestured at the area in front of them, "Nothing says 'come find the next guardian' like a creepy, abandoned village."

"I would have to agree, Virgil. Though not exactly how I would have described the current situation at hand. I would concur with the observation that this area, since it's much too large to be called a room, is most likely the next location for which we will find the next guardian." Logan stated.

Patton, Virgil, and Logan all turned their heads to look at Roman who was still admiring the view. Virgil being the closest to Roman, nudged him in the side with his elbow, startling him back into focus. "Huh? Sorry guys, I was paying attention. Location for the next guardian, right?" Roman relaxed as he saw the others nodding. He looked back out at the village. Crossing his arms over his chest, he asked his next question, "What exactly are we looking for here?"

Patton jumped forward and grabbed onto Roman's arm, "We are looking for the sword that the guardian was holding!" He smiled at Roman while both Logan and Virgil nodded again.

"I'm assuming that, based on the fact that you all have your focus on me, that either you guys are captivated by my stunning looks or I am supposed to be the guardian for this area." Roman couldn't tell if he was excited about the idea about being the hero of this room, or if he was terrified about what kind of situation would require him to be a hero. Roman was about to make a comment about his soon to be heroic actions, when a new, scary thought crossed his mind "What about the dragon that was behind the red guardian?"

"My guess that it was more for decoration, than anything else." Logan took note of Roman's worried tone as he was taking out his book. Logan opened the book and started turning the pages, noticing the confused looks on the other's faces (probably from the fact that the glowing words didn't appear). Opening the book to the page with the pictures of the guardians, Logan continued. "If you take notice of Patton's guardian, they have wings which in no way performed a critical role in his room. The dragon most likely presents the same scenario."

"Whatever the danger, I'm sure you'll be able to save us Roman!" Patton smiled encouragingly at Roman. Though Roman was sure that Patton was saying that more for his sake than anyone else', it still helped calm his nerves tremendously.

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