The VENOM Squad : Emperor Scorpion ft. Monitor Lizard

Chapter 38

"I wonder how long we have been here," Claude states as they continue to wander in the Enchanted Forest. There are even no sign of the kids they are looking for.

"Can't you sense even the slightest magic from Chang'e?" Freya asks Zilong.

The dragon warrior shakes his head in response. He, too, is wondering why can't he feel even the smallest presence of his sister. There are two possible reasons for that; the magic of the forest itself could be interfering or Chang'e could be dead. And the latter is the thing he never wants to happen. His younger sister is way too young to lose her life and he might lose his rational mind if ever it did happen.

"I wanna go back home," Gord mumbles, his blue and purple color going paler, "this is no fun at all."

"This place is actually fun, though," Claude says. It is his first time to actually get nervous because he did not know if he would win in their previous fight or not. It is a new feeling for him and he does not hate it all. But the moment he steps foot on an area where leaves are somewhat piled up, he immediately disappears—falling into a pit. His scream becomes inaudible as he continues to fall which only means that it is no ordinary pit.

With her wings appearing behind her, Freya heads to the opening but even before she could dive in, she is also swallowed when a new pit suddenly appears beneath her. It is as if the ground has a mind of its own—devouring any intruders.

"Step back—"

Zilong turns towards Gord who is just behind him just so they would not fall as well. But he clicks his tongue when Gord is no longer where he is before.

As Freya continues to fall in a rather longer time than she expected, she is slowly coming to think that it is her falling into oblivion. She could not even use her powers so she could land safely, if ever it comes to that, or even have a glance of where she is.

But then, a painful groan escapes her mouth when she finally hits the ground with her back. She is more than thankful for wearing her armor or it could have been a bad fall. She slowly sits up despite the fact the everything looks dark as the night.

"Claude!" she shouts at the top of her lungs, hoping that somewhere, her fallen comrade is around. She keeps yelling but receives no response. But the moment she turns around, she sees a glint of light from afar.

To make sure that she would step on solid ground, Freya uses her sword to tap on the ground she is going to step on. She walks with caution and her eyes focused on the light that is becoming brighter and brighter.

"Who are these people?" she asks upon seeing the thing that is emitting the light. Right in front of her, four large pillars that are crystal clear stand. What is even more intriguing are the four persons inside them. They are sealed and in deep slumber.

"Domare Dracon."

Freya reads the inscriptions carved on each pillar.

Meanwhile, Zilong predicts that it would be his turn to fall but much to his surprise, nothing of that happened. But the sun that is shining at its peak and is giving much light and life suddenly vanishes. It happened within a span of seconds, making Zilong look up to the sky—only to find the full moon flaunting its beauty.

He, then, turns behind him upon hearing familiar giggles of a little girl.

"Chang'e?" he calls out. He is a bit sure that the voice is from his younger sister. He takes careful steps forward towards the bush where the giggles are coming from.

But his heart almost jumps out from his chest when a little rabbit hops from the bush and lands right in front of him. There is a glowing, red crystal on its forehead and its pure white fur glows in the dark as well.