Both were walking towards the forest.
However, the kings started to notice something.
"Wait a minute..." The king's said.
Both group halt.
His wife says, "What's the matter..."
The king looks back and says,"Where are my three knights...?"
The group was confused.
Luscious says, "Your majesty... I'm the only one here."
The king's says, "That's the point... I remember we came with three more."
Hmph!
The group final remembered.
"Now you mentioned it..." Percy said.
They all remember the three knights. That they came with, through the passage.
Luscious says,"Where they not behind us...?"
They all thought the same thing, but they just noticed it. They weren't there with them.
The queen says,"Did they get lost...?"
The king thought that as well, but how they got lost when they came together.
...
Somewhere unknown forest.
"Help!!! Someone...!"
The three were running for their life.
Something behind them were after them.
RHHHGHRRRRR!
the creature loud roar.
Both were running towards the cliff.
"Holy!!!!" Jay shouted with a panic.
Behind them, a giant lizard was coming after them.
Its eyes show predator sight.
The creature saw its prey in front of it. Its teeth were sharp and 5 inches. The creature body was bigger than them and heavy. It's arm were too short.
Jay just woke up not too long ago, but when he opened his eyes. He was in an unfamiliar place. His friends dragged him here.
Arron says,"What's this place...!" He shouted.
Jay responded,"YOU TELL ME!!!"
The three knights jump over the cliff.
Ahhhhhhhhhg!
They all scream together.
They fell inside the huge lake.
...
Back at the king and queen.
They were almost at the end. Then, a weird fog came so sudden.
It's like it appears without cause or warning.
The king says,"Why did it get so foggy." His tone filled with uneasiness.
Both groups were fully alarmed.
Baron was still holding his bloody ear, trying to stop the bleeding. He was behind luscious, not wanting to get close to those wild pheasants.
Baron refused to admit his wrongdoing.
"You and all those low-life pheasant. I'll swear I'll not rest until you and all those who opposed me. Die and grovel beneath my boots." He thought to himself. His eyes filled with hate and vengeful tone.
The two were unaware of Baron thinking while searching for a way out.
The misty slowly shows a weird shadow ahead.
Both groups slowly got close.
Alex says, "What's that...?"
The mist slowly fades.
Showing an old wooden house.
The king's says,"There's a house..."
The king's tone was a little unsure. He doesn't know why a house would be here in the middle of nowhere.
Especially...
It's giving out a creepy atmosphere.
Percy says,"Your majesty. Do you know any clues of where we are...?" His voice filled with uneasiness.
Percy felt a creep chilling coming from that house.
The king suddenly felt something vibrating inside his pocket.
Hmph...
The king's pulls out the key.
It was glowing once more.
Bzzz!
It sounds buzzing frequently.
The queen says, "My love... look!"
She pointed at the old house.
CREAKING...
The door slowly opened up.
Showing an unpleasant darkness within.
Then, the mysterious fogs slowly backs away and make circles around the area.
The ground suddenly shows grass and flowers that weren't there before.
A light suddenly shines above them. It's like giving out life and calmness.
Alex says, "I suddenly feel warm..." His voice was calmer.
The king's wasn't sure, but now he feels like they were safe.
The king says, "Tell me your honesty. Do you all feel safer and more warm welcome. Like your worries just lifted without knowing?"
The group all nods.
They did feel like their problems were gone.
To them, it's like they felt welcome. This place was giving out ominous feelings from before, but now, it's like it disappeared.
The king's says, "Let's see what awaits..."
They all went in without worries.
The door slowly closed from behind them.
...
They were sure, but it was just some old place. There no sight of anyone within their sight.
The place was covered in dust and webs.
It's like no one has been here for centuries.
They search around looking for clues as where they are and who build this place. They were all curious about who lived here. The place was to shabby and old.
Nothing but old wooden materials that are hardly used for who knows when. The table was old and covered in webs. The queen noticed that while looking around.
Baron stomach growls.
He felt very hungry.
Humph!
He saw different fruits on the table.
Baron felt very pleased to see the fruits on the table. He immediately tried to grab the green apple in front of him, but what happened after was.
The queen quickly slap his hand away.
Baron looks at the queen, but he is also felt sudden by her actions.
Others started to look at what was happening.
The queen says,"What where you going to do..." her voice was serious and firm.
Her eyes show a serious glare.
Baron says, "I was just about to grab some apples, Your Highness." His voice was unease. His expression was showing a little bit nervous.
The queen says, "And what would you gonna do after, once you grab it..." her tone was now more serious.
Baron didn't know why she would ask so many questions. Isn't it obvious why, but Baron didn't show it but politely respond.
Baron says,"Well... I was going to eat it."
The queen's gives him a direct response.
"Don't you see it..." she said.
Baron wasn't even sure what he was supposed to see.
Baron says,"See... what exactly?"
The king says,"My love. What are you saying?" He was curious as to what his wife was doing.
The queen's says,"The fruits on the table."
The group was confused.
They saw the fruits on the table. It shows so many fresh fruits. But they still don't know why and what they were supposed to look at.
The queen says,"Isn't it obvious...?" Her voice filled with seriousness.
The king's says, "My love. What are we supposed to see. There is nothing but fresh fruits on the table."
The king's face looks at the table.
There was nothing wrong or even suspicious about some fresh fruits. They all think and look closely at the table, but no matter how hard they try to figure it out, of what is it, they try to see.
There was only a fresh and delicate smell coming from the fruits.
The queen says, "When we came in this room. There was nothing but dusty and webs covered all over the place, right."
She gives them a question.
They all nod together, knowing it.
The king says,"Yeah... what about it."
The queen then says,"When we came in here, there was nothing on the table. So why are there fresh fruits on the table. Knowing that it's still smells good without being rotten or covered in dust."
The group finally understood her.
She was telling the truth.
There was nothing on the table before, and now there is. The fruits were also freshly new. It seems like it hasn't been in touch yet.
The fruits were showing no unpleasant smell or any suspicion.
The group was a little bit frightened by it.
If it were them, they would immediately eat the fruit without suspecting it.
The queen had good memory and a sharp intuition.
The queen says,"Now, Baron. Were you gonna eat something that appears in front of you."
Baron was now sweating.
"Of course not, Your Highness. It was my unforgivable act. I'll be sure not to act reckless once again." He said.
Baron could not believe it himself.
He was gonna eat without thinking of it. He was glad the queen pointed it out, or else of what would happen to him next was unspeakable.
Percy clenched his tongue.
"Tsk... if it were me. I'll let him have a piece." He said with a firm tone.
Percy clearly wanted him to eat it. So he can see what would happen. If there were something that could cause him harm, then he would probably be smiling with joy.
Alex grabbed him away before things escalated.
Baron looks back at percy with furious expression.
"You...!"
The queen says,"Let's figure out who or what is this place."
She moves forward and past Baron.
The group kept looking around for any clues and answers.
They all checked, and there was only one room and a kitchen plus the living room. There was nothing but old woods, sheets, and shabby houses. That barely has been touch or step once.
It was clear.
That there was nothing ordinary.
It was only old stuff that had not been used for centuries.
Bzzz
The king's key has been once again buzzing.
The group saw the glows once again.
Alex said,"It's probably trying to show us something."
Alex could see the key wasn't just flicker.
It's almost like its telling them something. But he doesn't know what it was.
The king raised his key up.
The king was now brighter.
The king says,"it seems like it is..." He turns around, and the key suddenly gets brighter than before.
The key was clearly got brighter when the king faced at the door.
Luscious says,"It's the door that I check. But there was nothing in there but old wooden bed and some old sheets."
He already checked it, but it seems like he somehow missed something.
The king got close and inspected the room. It seems there was nothing wrong.
The queen says,"The key stop glowing.."
The king's sees that.
"There is something in this room."
The king looks around.
Everyone grabbed something in the room so that it cause something to reveal. They check every angle and beneath the bed.
But nothing happened...
They checked every corner of the room.
Even though the room was small.
The king tried another method.
"Let's try it again..." King said.
They were all outside the door.
The king key once again glows brighter. When he got close inside, the light slowly faded.
Alex looks closely and tries to figure out what it is trying to show. He looks closely at how the king kept holding the key around.
It's almost like it's pointed at something.
Then it came to him.
Alex was now more sure of it.
"I got it!" He shouted.
The group looks at Alex.
Percy says,"What is it...?"
Alex says,"The key is a compus. It's clearly showing where you should go. "
The king says,"It seems like it, but it's clearly pointed in that room."
Alex denied it.
"No, your majesty. It's not, " He said.
The king's was now curious.
"And where is it showing beside the room." The king was sure that it was pointed at the room.
Alex says,"You're right about the part pointed at the room but not inside the room."
They weren't sure where he was going.
Alex pointed at the door and said,"Actually. The key is clearly pointing at the door."
The king looks at the door.
When the king is listening to what Alex had said.
The king raises his hand once more at the door.
The king key is brighter once more.
The king was now intrigued. It was really pointing at the door and not the room.
The king closed the door.
And insert the key inside the key hole.
Click!
He twisted the key side ways.
Then, a new sound came behind the door.
Both were taken aback by the sudden noise.
They never knew what sound was coming through that door.
It's like mechanical engineering sound.
The king backed away.
He is stunned by the mechanic noises.
Luscious grips his sword tightly, while others are in their battles stance except Baron. Who was hiding way in back.
The door opened.
The darkness was now more noticeable. They slowly walked towards it and noticed the stairs going down further in the dark. They glance at each other while they nod at each other.
They all agree to go together.
They slowly went down into the darkness while being cautious.
Baron was shaking in back.
"You guys go without me... I'll stay and watch." He said with nervous frightened expression.
Baron, stay behind.
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