The Secrets of Eldritch Menagerie pt# 2

As Aiden spoke, Luna and Rin gave Aiden a confused look, but Eiera completely ignored Aiden. She was determined to catch up to Kai.

Luna whispered in Aiden's ear, "You do know that Kai hates you more than anyone in this world."

Aiden murmured to Luna, "I know, but they seem to know about the Eldritch Menagerie. If you just let me handle them, we could get some serious information."

Luna responded, "But if....."

Before Luna could finish, Aiden said to her, "No but! Let me talk to them just for a moment." Aiden kept on insisting, and Luna eventually agreed with Aiden.

After Luna's approval, Aiden gazes at the terrifying Scorchers. "Ahem! Ahem!" Aiden cleared his throat and said, "So, what is going to be Die by my friend or tell us about Eldritch Menagerie."

The Scorcher looked at the Eternal Blade, which was hovering over him, and then the Scorcher gritted his teeth in anger, "FINE!!" The Scorcher continued, "I'll tell you about the Eldritch Menagerie."

Aiden asks, "So, what is Eldritch Menagerie?"

The Scorcher said, " Eldritch Menagerie is the repository of all lore."

Aiden didn't understand a single word. He looked at Rin for clarification, but Rin was also confused. She didn't understand what the Scrocher said. " I didn't understand that. Could you describe it in more easy words." Aiden said.

"IT'S A LIBRARY THAT CONTAINS THE ANSWER TO EVERY QUESTION!!!" The Scorcher shouted at Aiden in frustration.

Aiden was immediately startled by the Scorcher's voice, but then he realized they couldn't touch him. Aiden then asked another question, "You talk about the guardian of that place. Who is that guardian?"

The Scorcher looked at the other Scorchers, getting their approval before answering. Other Scorchers approved their friend to answer Aiden's questions. "THAT PLACE HAS TWO GUARDIANS!" 

The Scorcher's tone suddenly changed to a calm and more gentle one. "They are brothers. Their powers are unmatchable. They know the future and the past. They have been in this realm since the day it was created. They are also known as the Watchers."

Aiden said, "That's easy! When we enter that place, we'll just avoid the Watchers"

"The Watchers are not the one you should be worried about. To even get to the Watchers, you have to face an army of Spellhounds." The Scorcher said.

Rin nervously asks, "What are Spellhounds?"

The Scorcher gazes at Rin before responding, "Spellhounds are foul creatures. They feed on fear and flesh. No protection in this realm can protect you from them." 

The Scorcher had finally attracted Eiera's attention. She asked, "But Kai went in there a bunch of times." Eiera continued, "He never talked about the Spellhounds or the Watchers."

Luna interfered, "Cause he only went in there for moments, Eiera. He might have never gotten a chance to meet them."

"FOR HOW LONG WAS HE IN THERE!!!" All three of the Scorchers asked.

Luna nervously replied, "A..About an hour." Luna continued, "But it's still not long enough that he could have met the Watchers and the Spellhounds."

All three of the Scorchers were in complete disbelief, "An Hours In There All By Himself!"

"What are you guys talking about?" Aiden asked.

"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!!!" The Scorcher continued, "A minute out here is an hour in there. That means your friend, the wielder, has spent more than two days in the Eldritch Menagerie."

The Scorcher looked at Luna and said, "YOU ARE NOT LYING TO US!!!"

Luna immediately replied, "Why would I lie to you! I'm telling you the truth."

"That Could only mean. The wielder has spent two days in the Eldritch Menagerie all by himself." The Scorchers were in complete disbelief. They suddenly started to respect Kai.

"WE Must Hurry And Get To The Wielder!!!" The Scorchers said.

The Scorchers increased their speed, leaving Eiera and Aiden in the dust. Luna also increased her speed, but she could barely keep up with the Scorchers.

Luna asked Scorchers as she reached them. "You are hiding something. What is it?"

The Scorcher took a deep breath before responding, "The entrance of the Eldritch Menagerie changes every twelve hours." The Scrocher continued, "If the Wielder is traveling at night. That means the entrance of the Eldritch Menagerie will disappear as the sunlight hits it."

The Scorchers said, "We Must Hurry To The Wielder!"

Luna understood the urgency. She flew back and told everyone. They need to hurry up.

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Hours later, The group and the Scorchers had travelled a very long journey from where they began. Even the Scorchers were tired. Everyone's eyes searching for Kai and when they had given up. They saw Kai standing at a distance next to Shadow.

Everyone and the Scorchers rushed towards Kai. Aiden dismounted his horses, Raven, analyzing the surroundings. Looking for the Eldritch Menagerie entrance, but there was nothing except for a ten-foot boulder and sand.

Aiden confronted Kai, "Where is the Entrance!" He continued, "Where is the Entrance of the Eldritch Menagerie? The sun is about to rise!!"

Kai didn't respond to Aiden. Instead, he walked toward Luna, who was floating between Eiera and Rin.

"Who told him?" Kai asks Luna.

Luna pointed towards the Scorchers, "It was them. They told him about the Watchers and the Spellhounds."

Kai clenched his fist in anger, "WHY!!" he asked the Scorchers.

"We did it to please your friend, Wielder." The Scorchers said.

"Friend! Whose Friend?" Kai asked.

Before the Scorchers could respond to Kai, Aiden interfered, "We don't have time to talk. Where is the entrance."

Kai got distracted by Aiden. He said, "You need a key to summon the entrance." 

"Where is the Key?" Aiden asks in urgency.

"I am the Key." Kai continued, "Give me your sword." Aiden immediately handed over his sword to Kai.

After grabbing Aiden's sword, Kai said. "Stay Back."

Kai took a few steps ahead, standing next to the giant boulder. Kai uses Aiden's sword to give himself a big cut on his palm. Making his palm bleed. As the crimson blood dripped from Kai's palm onto the sand, the sand absorbed Kai's blood.

After absorbing a few drops of Kai's blood, the sand started to shake. An earthquake emerges, separating the ground before Kai. In just moments, a thirty-foot-tall doorway rises from the ground in front of Kai.

The Scorchers recognized the symbols, which were engraved in the door. They said, "This is the Entrance of Eldritch Menagerie!!"