The Kong's Festival || Chapter 4

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Next: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1097830720/ Previous: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1000846036/ First: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/933901079/ Chapter 4: Dar (yes the thumbnails will switch showing whose perspective the story is currently in.) {Mingyun} {Merged Reality} "MITTEN!" Dar struggled to break free from the ring of cloaked figures. "Please" he panted "Please let me go back!" he begged. The ring closed tighter around him. Dar couldn't think straight. People pressed in around the ring sound coming out of their mouths, but Dar couldn't make out what they were trying to say. *It's so loud* everything was moving far too quickly. "C-can we stop for a moment?" he gasped. *What's going on?* he felt sick. The ring closed in. Why was he so suddenly claustrophobic? The spirit he had found earlier glanced back at him alarm sparking in his eyes. Dar swayed on his feet. "Mitten!" he let out another cry. He couldn't recall another moment where he had wanted his companion by his side so desperately. Darkness crowded his vision. Without warning his legs buckled and he pitched forward towards the street. Falling into an endless abyss. *** [An Unknown Amount Of Time Passes] Dar blinked open his eyes. "Finally" the spirit looms above him with the kitten still in his arms. "Have you finished having a panic attack?" Dar sits up "I don't like loud noises" he says plainly feeling suddenly defensive. The spirit regards him for a second then shrugs as if coming to a decision. "I don't like zoos" he admits. An awkward silence hangs over them until the spirit goes on. "My name's Yan. What did you say yours was? Dar?" Dar nods. Yan takes the seat opposite of him. Dar takes this opportunity to study his surroundings. *Woah* the walls were made out of crystals, and everything shone. The ceiling towered high above their heads with a magnificent domed roof reflecting pretty colors on the walls and the floor. The couch Dar was lying on was also extravagant. "I know" Yan says quietly. "Wonderful isn't it?" Dar cranes his head around. There's a whole wall of doors all different colors. All had keyholes. "They're locked" Yan explained "Every last one of them." Dar moved his gaze past the doors. "Is this a library?" he asked. Yan nodded "Yes. Apparently those weird cloaked freaks are sorcerers of some sort." Dar stared at Yan incredulously. "Sorcerers?" Yan nods. Suddenly Dar remembers. Mitten. "Before you say anything" Yan cuts across smoothly before Dar can start frantically looking for an exit. "The 'sorcerers' say that your kitten is fine. No idea how they know, but they seemed pretty confident." Dar stands up and begins walking around the room. *Where's the damn exit?* slowly he begins to pace. Aware of Yan's three eyes tracking his movements. "You can't leave" he said "Believe me I've tried." Dar tries each one of the multi-colored doors. Locked. "I told you" Yan said. "There has to be a way." Dar retorts. "Erm actually" Yan says leaning backwards in a stretch. "The doors are 'enchanted' according to our new 'sorcerer' friends, and apparently these are our quarters and not a prison." Dar blinks. "Yeah, I know. It's definitely a prison." *There it's happening again* Dar thinks to himself *Here comes another round of stress and anxiety* Yan gets to his feet "Okay" he says firmly "You're not blacking out on me again" Dar stares at Yan blankly. "Apparently being stuck here is for our own good and we're apparently apprentices now. Look. They even left us a pile of books to read." Dar glanced over Yan's shoulder. 5 hard-cover thick books lay on a desk made out of crystal. "I actually like reading sometimes" Dar says to keep him busy "I'm a writer at heart though." Yan shrugs and tosses one book over. Dar fails to catch it and it lands on the floor with a //thump!// "Horrible reflexes" Yan comments as Dar picks up the book. When Dar looks up he notices one of Yan's eyes is closed. "What's up with your left eye" he asks confused. "Oh that. Well- it's magically sealed shut by one of those weirdos. No idea why" Yan shrugs "I have 3 others though so not so much of a big deal." Dar looks over the pile of books "History of Mingyun... Mingyun Alternate Reality... The Story of the 2 Sorcerers.... Your Guide to the Realms..." the last book didn't look published at all. More like an old diary. "The Last Hope" was its title. "What's Mingyun Alternate Reality supposed to mean?" Yan frowned. Dar shrugged and flipped through the pages. "Let's find out."