The Last Guest 5: Aftermath [OLD]

Chapter 18: As a Team Once More

Everyone is set free, except for Guest. The door is jammed, water is filling his cell, and if they stay there a minute longer, he will drown. Will they get to him in time, or will he have to suffer, water filling up his lungs...?

The dragon in the town breathed fire. People helplessly cowered in fear. The army tried their best to keep things under control, but it was no use.

Captain Richards got thrown against the wall as the armored shadows walked towards him. He quickly got back up and charged towards them.

He attempted to fight off the shadow knights, but every punch he threw is futile. One shadow knight swung it's large sword at him.

Richards dodged the attack, but the blade still scratched him by the arm. Then he was suddenly kicked down to the ground.

He watched Shadow, slowly walk toward him. Richards, still on the ground, rushed backwards against the wall, realizing he is trapped.

"Hello, Richards..." Shadow grinned. "Who are you. How do you know my name?!" Richards asked. Shadow didn't answer, he just grabbed Richards by the neck.

He held him up, Richards struggled to break free. "Your people took everything away from me." Shadow coldly said to Richards.

Richards tried to pull Shadow's hands off of his neck. He squirmed until he could break free, but it was no use. "Feeling helpless. Right?" Shadow asked.

"That's how I was when you took my home away from me. Now you can feel the pain that I have felt years back!" Shadow yelled.

"You are doing this for revenge...?" Richards let his words fall out of his mouth. "Why yes I am." Shadow nodded.

"You could've just-" Richards got cut off by Shadow. "No... I am not done yet..." Shadow stared his white eyes at Richards, whom he looked confused.

"It's not just for revenge. The destruction of your pathetic town is just the beginning. The beginning of the end." Shadow continued.

He then dropped Richards to the ground. He started to cough as he gently put his hand onto his neck. "Watch out, Captain" Shadow looked down at him.

He shall rise...

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Jez used all his might to open the cell door Guest was trapped in. Bethany and Matt stepped in to help him. The door only had a few dents, but it wasn't enough.

"Hurry! He'll die!" Daisy shouted. "WE ARE TRYING TO GET IT OPEN!" Jez struggled to open the door.

"Guys!" Guest yelled. The water reached up to his chest. "Please! Hurry up! I heard that drowning is one of the worst ways to die!"

Bethany then started to punch the door. "I DON'T THINK THAT'S WORKING!" Matt yelled. Rose looked through the backpack for gear.

Then she found a crowbar. "Try this!" she yelled. Jez grabbed the crowbar from her hand. He put one end of the crowbar within the crack.

Jez pulled the crowbar as hard as he could. The crowbar suddenly broke. This caused Jez to fall backwards on top of Rose.

He then went face to face with Rose, both blushing red. "No time for some lovey dovey things, guys! Guest is about to drown!" Bethany yelled.

Jez got off of Rose and tried to open the door. "Guys?!" Guest yelled. "The water is getting VERY close now, and I..."

Guest stopped talking. All they could hear is his gurgles. "Guest... Guest? GUEST?!" Jez called out.

Guest swam to the surface and gasped for air. "I'm okay! It's just that, the water is filling the room pretty fast..."

Guest looked up the roof to find the barred window. "If I could get up there, I can escape! But I need to get off this chain..."