Savior Of The Sea

Chapter 11: Shadowmoon Offerings

As they got closer to the valley, the water darkened. With each step Emilia had more of a feeling of dread. She turned to the Prince, and saw his eyes flash with a look of concern! He grasped her arm and moved closer to her as they continued. Suddenly, they came upo the valleu, but instead of a gorge, they only saw mist. It moved around them and Emilia imediatly knew something was wrong.

"Wh-What... Why is there only mist?" Emilia queried with worry in her voice. "OMG," A-melia complained "We just got here and all we can see if MIST?!?!" she shouted enraged. She quickly glanced at the prince, and a blush filled her cheeks, and she calmed herself down. "What shall wedo, your Majesty?" she inquired coldly, swishing over to him and leaning agaisnt hiss arm and shooting a dirty cglance at Emilia.

"We swim into the mist," The Prince decided decisevely. "If we're going to get thgrough this dark Valley, we-" He broke off to shake Amelia off his arm. and then just continued: "then we need to go in even though it's dagnerous!!!

The Prince started to swim into the mist. He seemed to go through but then came spiraling back. He kept repeating this as if he was a broken video. Emilia tried to aproach him, "I think you've done it enough times..." When she got close to him, her hand ran through his form as if he was a ghost!! "Oh my gaawd," A-melia shriekd. "What have you done to him peasant?!" "I haven't done anything. It's this mist."

Amelia folded hsr arms and stared at The prince In disgust. "Hellooo," she mocked obnoscxiously rudely "What happened to you????" They were interupted by a booming voice !!! It roared in a deep tone, "YOU MUST MAKE AN OFFERING TO THEGUARDIAN OF THE SHADOWMOO VALLEY!"

Emilia flinched and glanced around wildlly, looking for the place where the vocie came from! Meanwhile, Amelia screaemed. There was no person that the voice came from though, Emilia couldn't see anything. The voice sounded agAin, it boomed, "WHAT SHALL YOU OFFER IN RETURN FOR PASSAGE THROUHG THE SHAMPOO VALLEY??? YOUR 'FRIEND' HERE WILL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS LOOP UNLES YOU MAKE AN OFFERING"

Emilia tightened her eyebrows, while looking towards the mist. She got down on one knee and lowered her head. "Oh great guardian," she proclaimed with confidence, "please let us pass through. For I am the chosen one, an we are on a meission to save the king of teh kingdom." She raised her hand up toward the mist, and it swerved around her ring wildly. Sudden;y, the mist shot around her whole body, envelopeing her in its embrace. The voice once again bellowed. "I CARE NOT OF PROPHECIES!!! >:( OFFER SOMETHING OR DIE!!!!!"

Fear filled Emilia's bright emerald orbs and she glanced back at Amelia, who looke completely disgusted, and Prince, who was still stuck in the loop. "I-I don't know if I have anything to ovffer," she stammered nerviously to the voice. "I only have my ring but if I take it offI'll become human and drown, please don't take it! And the Prince- He's stuck inthat loop so he can't offer anything."

Emilia swam over toAmelia to look her in the eyes, even though they were icy and cold. She took a deep breath. This time she would try to be sincere with Amelia becaues she really really needed her to offer soemthing. "Please Amelia will you offer something to the guardian??" Amelia flipped her hair. "No omg I don't have anything to offer either-"

She was borken off by the booming voice returnign: "I LIKE THE SHINE OF THAT GOLD JEWELLRY... YOU CAN GIVE THAT UP" it growled malicely. Amelia looked shocked and offended. "I am NOT taking this off do you know how expensive it is??? I can't g=ever get a replacement cause it's sooooo rare-" "YES THAT MAKES ME WANT IT MORE" the voice replied evilly. "NOW MAKE YOUR OFFERING OR YOUR FRIEND DIES!!!"

Amelia's icy eyes seemed to warm for a second. She glanced at the Prince and then at her jewlleru. Emilia placed her hand on Amelia's. "Please Amelia! If not for me, do it for the Prince, and his father, and the kingdom!!" Emilia pleaded. Amelia's eyes snapped to face her, full of malice. "Get. Off. Of. ME!" She sneered and shook Emilia off.

Emilia's eyes widened in shock, and she reached her hand out toward the Prince. She had to save them. All of them. She slowly started to pull her ring off, while tears streamed down her face. This would be her last act as chosen one, but at least she would be able to do some good. Just as the ring was about to leave her finger, Amelia tore off her bracelet, and sent it flying into the mist.

As the bracelet gleamed inside of the mist and disappeared, the ocean came back into focus, and the Prince fell to the ground, disorinted. Emilia swam over and hugged Ammelia, before she had time to react. Amelia's eyes widened in shock, and she stood stiffly as Emilia hugged her. "Thank you so much! I don't know what I can ever do to repay you!" Amelia could only respond with a weak, "umm.."

They stood there until Amelia shook her off, and started to brush off her clothes zs if she was covered in mud. "Ew ew ewwwww..." She then glared at Emilia and whipped her hair hair behind her. "You're going to actually pay for that bracelet. It was practically priceless, so good luck affording it without selling your soul, peasant," she laughed evilly.

The prince got up looking a little weak. Emilia rushed over to ask him if he was ok, but she was knocked out of the way by Amelia practicaly throwing herslf at him. "Are you ok???" she demanded and hugged him tight. "If it weren't for ME you would have been stuck in that loop forever" she whined to him, "I gave up my best jewellry in order to save you and becaus of the sacrifices I made, your still here with us now." Emilia just watched and rolled her eyes. The Prince coughed. "Ok, um..." he glanced around and akwardly moved away from Amelia. "Let's go through this Shadwmoon Valley now," he decidedly problaimed. The 3 of them turned to the winding maze and stared off into the shadows.