The Umbra's Odyssey - The Dark

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Chapter 13 - The Dark -- Umbra stood on the edge of an amazing sight. The cave had opened up into a beautiful chamber, glistening with crystals. They reflected the light coming from glowing mushrooms on the floor, lighting up the cavern. Fortuna inspected one warily. Crypt looked around the chamber. he stopped at a portion. Suddenly, in a movement, he swung his staff and went to hit the crystals in front of him. Umbra yelled, "No!" and dove, trying to interseopt, but it was too late. Crypt's staff connected with his target. Umbra braced himself. Nothing happened. He opened his eyes to see Fortuna cautiously strepping through the crystals Crypt had swung at. "What was that about, Umbra? Do you object to me hitting open air?" Crypt asked. "Air? You hit the crystals, why didn't it-" Umbra looked at Fortuna. "You see them, right?" Fortuna shook his head, a slight jingle from his jester hat. "There's nothing here, Umbra." Crypt nodded. "The verses said about illusions, and trust. Some of us will see the truth, and some will not, depending on the room, I believe." Fortuna motioned for Umbra. "Come on." Both Fortuna and Crypt strapped through the crystals and dispersed. (Fortuna did hesitate) The crystals looked sharp, and Umbra hesitated. He has to trust his friends, not his eyes. He shut his eyes and walked forward, half expecting to get impaled by the crystals in front of him, so he braced himself. he felt a hand on his shoulder. "Umbra, you're fine." Crypt's voice sounded.When he opened his eyes, he saw they were waiting for him, And he had gone through the wall. Umbra smiled. "Thanks." -- Fortuna nodded, and laughed nervously. "We still have some time to go. I think? Crypt?" The lights went dark. Fortuna yelped, and fumbled for his cards in the dark. He grabbed a card, and activated it out of panic, andhe was flung upwards from a slight explosion from the card, creating a blinding flash, and hurled Fortuna straight into the cave walls, and he fell off a slight pancake fasion. "ow." "Fortuna, are you ok?" Fortuna looked up to see a pair of white eyes glowing ahead of him. "W-who's there?" Fortuna sputtered. Still in the dark, Fortuna felt the panic rising and reached for another card, to find a hand appering out of the shadows to stop him. Fortuna screamed,backing up agenst the wall in a defensive position. The wall, gave a slight crunch and Fortuna thought it was plants or something. "Fortuna, it's me." a voice came from his right. "Who's this 'me'?" Fortuna whispered, sort of painking. Great. in the dark. just how he wanted to die. he could hear his own heartbeat, pounding through his ears at an offensive volume. Fortuna felt his breathing go gradually faster and faster, until he realized he couldn't feel the wall behind him. "Fortuna, it me,Umbra." a pair of white eyes were looking at him through the dark. Fortuna, still afraid, reached for his cards, his hand shaking. The hand apperedagain, out of nowhere, and covered Fortuna's palm. Fortuna yelped again,but this time the hand did not let go. It pulled him upwards, and another hand caught him when he started to fall again. His legs felt like slime,unsteady. "Fortuna. It's just an Illusion." a voice came from his right, Crypt's faint coral green glow, but blurrier then Fortuna could recall. His Latern also glowed,but a couple squeaking noises later,it's light went down to a faint spark. "W-ehy would you d-do that?" Fortuna sputtered. "Now we can't see even more! it's all dark and-" "The plants are so close. if we are to light anything larger than my latern, then the entire cave would catch alblaze." Crypt interrupted. "I assure you, that would be much more terrifying than what our imagination thinks about the dark." Crypt's hand stuck out, just enough so Fortuna could make it out. "Trust me, Fortuna." Fortuna looked around in the seemly dark, and endless void around him, dread building. Fortuna took an inhale. He took Crypt's hand. "I trust you." --