Friday, May 22, 2009
yo!
this is the 4th installment of The Adventure haha..altogether have one million so man4 man1 deng3 ba1..haha no la 5 then no more liao
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“Get your filthy hands off me!” the statue growled, obviously annoyed. Jumping up higher than he had ever done before, the petrified Dave shrieked. If you could call the feeble sound which came out of Dave’s gaping mouth a shriek. It was more of a squeak! The worm-like creature opened its mouth wide in a gigantic and lazy yawn, stretching itself to its full height. It circled around Dave slowly, deliberately, as it sensed his fear. Dave was wide-eyed in shock and simply stood there, as still as the statue had been just then.
“You’re not from around here, are you? And you’re probably thinking what a hideous creature I am, aren’t you?” the hideous creature asked casually, still circling Dave and inspecting him thoroughly, his calmness unnerving. Dave managed to stutter, “Yes…No! I mean, no…you’re not hideous at all.”
“Who sent you here?” the creature questioned. Dave had noticed that it had developed a curious habit of fingering the knife’s sharp edge. He quickly answered, “The Queen of the Undercity.”
“Oh, that Queen. You should stay away from her. I bet she’s using you.” the creature spat those words out, contempt dripping in its voice when it said the word ‘Queen’. The worm had stopped circling Dave and his brow was furrowed, slightly amused by the way Dave was trembling.
“Oh…okay, so may I leave now?” Dave asked cautiously, acutely aware that the creature had a sharp blade in his claw. “Oh, now he wants to leave?” the worm said, a tinge of sarcasm lingering in his booming voice. The worm smiled maliciously, leading Dave further up the mountain. Unquestioningly, Dave followed, thanking all the gods he knew that the monster had not killed him on the spot but he felt a dark cloud of dread looming above him. Glancing apprehensively at his captor once in a while, he kept his eyes downcast most of the time.
“Look what we have here!” the worm announced loud enough for all his fellow companions to hear. Everyone turned their heads and several hundred pairs of eyes were on Dave. The creature had led him to a sort of camp. Apparently, the creatures were preparing to go to war, some of them polishing their weapons, others nursing the fire. All of them were in place, vigilant, and knew exactly what to do. All except Dave. He was the exact opposite, his mind a whirl, unable to think clearly. His life, the other life in Earth, seemed so surreal, like a dream which he had finally woken up to. “I have to keep focused. For the sake of the people of the Undercity, I must escape.” Dave willed himself to focus, though it was of no use.
“What should we do with him?” a voice in the crowd asked. “Hold him hostage so The Queen would give us the necessary items to go back to our home!” another bellowed excitedly. Like Dave’s captor, it also spat the words ‘The Queen’ out with contempt, as if she were some nasty and stubborn insect. Several members of the crowd cheered enthusiastically at that. The creature raised a hand to silence the crowd. All went silent instantaneously and Dave concluded that his captor must have held an important position.
“Why do you all hate The Queen so much?” Dave asked exasperatedly, his face a mix of curiosity, fury and desperation. The worm who brought him there gave him a piercing look that threatened to do something gruesome to him if he uttered another word. Dave got the message immediately and zipped his mouth up. However, he had numerous burning questions and he wanted the answers right away…
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sharon xD
Together Forever
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