Chapter 16: Carriage Ride Pt. 4

[ BATTLE ]

A carefree atmosphere surrounded the carriage as the sound of weighty silence turned into sounds of friendly chatter.

"Hey Goldie!" chuckled a short man with a long beard.

"Yeah?" Goldie responded instantly.

"I have a question for you, do you mind?" the short man spoke with low voice.

"I don't mind Bolk, ask away!" Goldie replied enthusiastically.

"Are you--" Bolk was soon interrupted as the carriage went into a immediate halt.

"Hey Driver! What's the big deal?!"

"What's going on?"

"Did something happened?"

The questions continue however...

"..."

The driver remained silent.

"What's wrong? Are you okay?" Bùtóng placed his hand upon the old man before immediately removing it.

"EVERYONE WE HAVE TO GET OUTTA HERE!" Bùtóng yelled as he shoved everyone out of the carriage.

"What's going on?! What about the driver?" Goldie yelped.

"It doesn't matter!" Bùtóng yelled as he pushed everyone out of carriage.

"Bùtóng, what's going on?" Iris asked.

"The... driver," Bùtóng stuttered before swallowing a gulp of air.

"The old man is..." Bùtóng said with a shaky voice.

"Spit it out already!" Bolk grumbled.

"The old man is a SHADOW SERVANT!" Bùtóng turned himself back to the group as he used his spear to block the attack of a creature made of shadow.

"What's a shadow servant?!" Goldie squealed.

"This really isn't the time to ask questions! RUN!" Bolk yelled before Goldie tried ran away to safety.

The shadow servant roared as it jumped over the group and ran away Goldie.

"GOLDIE!!!"