lnr/Originals/Books/Syrus/23-HUT.txt

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2021-04-16 00:15:59 +00:00
Syrus just knocked down the wrong
person. It obviously wasnt Kail! The person
gets up to their feet. In the gloomy moonlight,
Syrus can barely make out who it is. The person
is a girl, a little taller than Syrus is. She has
brown hair, maybe black, but he cant really
tell in the dark. The girl speaks.
“You should watch where youre going!”
“Sorry. Did you see a boy run past
just now.”
“I dont know. Who are you looking for?”
“Kail.”
“Oh, yeah, he just went by here. My name
is Veronica Creel. Whats yours?”
“Creel? Are you related to Synan?”
“Oh, so you know Synan. Youre Syrus,
right?”
“Yeah.”
“So Synan is here. Kail is probably afraid
Synan will ruin his plan.”
“What is his plan?”
“Kail came to find Sage. Did he tell you
that?”
“I dont remember.”
“Anyway, hes heading to the castle.”
“Oh really.”
“Yep. Well, Id like to stay and talk, but
I have things to do. See you later, Syrus!”
Veronica turns and runs down a pathway.
“Wait!” Syrus runs after her. After a short
while of walking, the trail ends at a small stone temple.
Syrus walks inside. There is a purple book here. Syrus
opens the book. Inside is a small panel where Syrus
sees a rotational view of a circular golden building.
Syruss hand is attracted to the picture,
drawn to it. When his hand almost touches, tiny golden
sparkles appear in the space between his hand and the
picture. Startled, Syrus jumps back. The book vibrates
and slams shut. Syrus turns and runs out the door.
He is back in the intersection in the forest.
To his left is the entrance where he entered the
forest. Ahead is the dead-end at the mountain where he
met Kail. To the right is another pathway.
Syrus walks down the pathway to the right. He
walks for a few minutes in the darkened forest. He can
hardly see a thing!
Syrus comes to a smaller intersection. He
can go straight forward or go down a pathway to
the left. To the left, Syrus sees a faint light and some
voices and quiet music. Syrus decides to walk down
that pathway.
As he continues down the path, the light and
music grows louder. He shortly arrives in a small clearing
next to the mountain. Syrus takes a look around.
At the top of the mountain, there is reddish
smoke exiting from the volcano. He is in a small clearing
in the forest. On the side of the mountain is a black
doorway with a large keyhole. In the middle of the
clearing is a bonfire with Monks gathered around it.
“Wow, a garden full of Monks!” Syrus says.
A Monk notices him.
“Halt! Who goes there?”
“Syrus.”
“We dont know any Syrus! Send him to the
volcano!”
“No, wait!”
“Wait? Why?”
Syrus drops an Ideya Capture. The monk he
captured earlier appears.
“Oh, youve returned one of our Monks! I
guess you can stay here for as long as you want. The
specific monster you captured always wanted to explore
the island. He might want to stay with you when you decide
to leave.”
“Okay, cool.”
Syrus wanders around the clearing. Theres not a
whole lot of interest around here. Up in the trees surrounding
the clearing are millions of wooden bridges and treeforts.
Syrus assumes thats where the Monks live.
Syrus spots a rope ladder. He goes over to the
ladder and climbs up. He climbs to a wooden platform about
twelve feet from the ground. He begins to crawl across one of
the bridges to make sure its safe. To his surprise, these
bridges are sturdier than he expected! He stands and crosses
the bridge. He comes to one of the treeforts. The doorway is
very small! Syrus begins to crawl into it.
“Hey!” A Monk yells from below, “Syrus, that hut
is empty. You can stay in it tonight.”
“Okay.”
After Syrus is inside, he realizes he couldnt sleep
in something so tiny. Hes practically curled in a
ball next to a small window. These huts are so
small!