8 Chapter 8: Of land and Sea

On the world of currento, Dobram, still feeling the loss of his friends, quietly wades in the water.

"Dobram". Lapran asked, "How are you holding up"?

Silently, Dobram just looked at Lapran then looked away. The two of them, for the next few minutes swam in silence towards Dobrams home.

"I wonder what made them go crazy like that"? Lapran asked. "I've never seen anything like it before".

Still silence from Dobram.

"Yea, it's like. Pakew! and I was like Wah! and you were like...Noooo"! he jokingly said.

Failing to lighten the mood, Lapran sighed and continued to swim.

"They were my gaming friends. The only true friends I've ever had". Dobram said.

The two stopped and looked at each other.

"What am I going to do now? Should I move on? Should I mourn? What"? He asked Lapran.

Lapran, being in this situation before, looked down then looked at him.

"You do both". he replied. "You move on after you've mourned. I know it's hard, and sometimes you might not want to even move, but you still have to move on". he continued. "I loss my mom and my friend and found out my brother was plotting to use me to get ahead. It still hurts, but i progress".

The two were silent yet again and then Dobram let out a loud scream followed by cries.

"There you go"! Lapran said. "Let it out". Lapran begins to scream just as loud as Dobram did.

After awhile, the two of them continued on.

Back on Serpentorn, Prorid and Korrin are walking in a desolate place.

"Prorid, I thought you said you know this place like the back of your hand. If that's so, then where are we"? Korrin asked.

"Be patient, it takess a while to get back to the city". Prorid replied.

While walking, Korrin looked at his fathers cane.

"What'ss that, huh"? Prorid asked.

"It belonged to my father. He was our elder and past guardian of Lamantail. He was...put down recently and I'm going to find out why". Korrin said.

"Aah, I ssee. A quesst for revenge". Prorid said. "Well, I'm an expert on revenge. I almosst took the life of thiss sstore owner, but I felt pity and let him live".

"It's not for revenge, it's for an understanding". Korrin exclaimed.

"Well whatever it iss, jusst sstick with me and you'll be ssafe". Prorid said.

Just then they arrived at a small town which seemed empty.

"What is this place"? Korrin asked.

"Thiss iss krickle. Famouss for thievess and untrusstworthy people". Prorid answered.

The two of them cautiously walked along the dirt road observing their surroundings.

"Well, well, well, what do we have here"? a voice said. Haven't sseen anyone new around here in quite ssometime. Who might this fine young gentleman be"?

Korrin approached the man, "I am Korrin, the SUNS EMERALD, guardian of Lamantail. and this is Pror..". but before he finished, he asked, "Gentleman? Don't you mean gentlemen"?

As he looked back, he sees Prorid was gone.

"Prorid"? he asked. "Where are you"?

"Prorid? You mean you're traveling with that thieving, stealing, conniving, manipulative, orphan"? he continued.

"Yes. You know him"? Korrin replied.

Just then, a bandaged hand reached out, and landed on Korrin's shoulder.

"Why of course. I'm his teacher. I taught him everything he knows. Stick with me kid, we'll find him"!

"That's fine. By the way, you never told me your name". Korrin asked.

"Me? You can call me Ramonnss. Nice to meet you".

The two continued to walk further along the road, looking for Prorid.

Meanwhile, Prorid hightailed it out of there before he was seen.

"Hahaha, man that wass closse, I almosst got caught". Prorid said triumphantly. "That ssimpleton really thought I wass going to help? Ha! Not on hiss life".

Just then, a big burly man darkens the path.

"You"! he said. "I finally found you"!

"Uh, oh. How did you find me"? Prorid asked.

"I come here for bussiness, and got lucky and sstumbled across you. Good thing right"? he said with a grin.

"Haha". He said nervously. "Yea, lucky".

As the big burly guy closed in, Prorid backed away and began to run.

"KORRIN! KORRIN! Where are you my friend"? Prorid screams while looking. "Where did you get to"?

Just then, he sees two people walking.

"Korrin! I found you... friend". He said with relief.

As he closed in on them, they turn around.

"PRORID"! Korrin and Ramonns said together.

"Where'd you go"? Korrin asked, but before he could get a reply, Ramonns grabbed him by his throat, pinning him to a building.

"I told you, I'd find you, didn't I you little sshit"! Ramonns said.

At the same time, the store owner arrived.

"Hey! He'ss mine"! He sstole from me and he'ss going to pay"! he said.

"C'mon now...guyss", He struggled to say with Ramonns hand on his throat."I'm ssure we can come to an agreement somewhere.

He tries to persuade the two. The store owner regrettably agreed but Ramonns wasn't falling for it.

"Hahaha! You think I'll just let you get away with that"? Ramonns asked.

Just then, Korrin intervened.

"Hey! let him go"! he screamed. "As a guardian, I cannot allow this to continue"!

Ramonns eyes then looked back at Korrin, with a soul piercing stare and a murderous intent.

"You can't...allow this to continue"? he said releasing his grip from Prorid. "How can you...allow me to do anything, when it's YOU who are being allowed to do anything, Lamantian"!

TO BE CONTINUED...