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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion

The Omega Timeline

Chapter 57: escape

-Wyvernian

“So what happens now?” Emerald asked. “Drain is no longer a threat, I think we should turn our focus back to the villains still within the city and help the people rebuild.” Andrew said. “We should hold a funeral for Star- err Nova.” Ariana said. They all nodded in a sad way. The group headed outside the walls of the Shadowkeep, it seemed wrong to dig a grave there, even if there was no body. The forest outside was beautiful, most of them hadn’t seen it after it transformed from that black desert into this, the red, purple, and yellow trees were breathtaking and the shimmering black sand looked amazing with colored jewels mixed into the soil, there was even grass now, albeit, dark purple grass. They found a good spot under a yellow willow tree and Emerald, Darkhide, and Buddy began digging the hole. then Aragorn, Andrew, and Sheeri placed some of Star’s feathers inside, they all helped refill the hole while the raptors carved the gravestone. When they were finished they all stood around for a bit, honoring her sacrifice, none of them spoke as they really didn’t get to know her when she could speak.

But eventually something broke the silence,

“Did anyone else hear something?” Nova asked. “What is it?” Emerald asked. “Sounded like a snarl…” Nova said. The sound happened again, this time loud enough for everyone to hear, a piercing shriek, full of rage and hunger. “Run?” Jack asked. “I’m going with.. YES” Dr. Yang said already turning to run. Just then multiple figures charged out of the forest, led by a Yi Ling, they all had scars or missing appendages, but the tissue was replaced with some sort of silvery blue glow. Everyone ran back to the castle, the creatures shortly behind, the Yi Ling launched its feathers at Darkhide, the second they touched his armor the piece that was hit and the feathers faded away like a plume of fire. “What?!” Exclaimed Steve who was riding on his back. “They’re like some sort of zombies!” Sylas Exclaimed. “Who cares what they are, just run before I burst into flames along with my armor!” Darkhide yelled. They made it into the keep, shutting the massive door behind them and lowering the massive wooden bars to hold it shut. “We should be safe in here.” Erica said. Then a volley of feathers burst halfway into the door, “for now..” she finished. “What do we do?” Joe asked. “First we need to seal off the way to the Black obelisk, just to be safe. We don’t know what they could do with an obelisk.” Andrew said. “Good idea, but how?” Emma said. “Let me and the drakes handle that, all of you get to higher ground.” Aragorn said. “I can help too.” Drake said shifting into a rockdrake. “Okay let’s go!” Andrew said turning to the staircase.

Then a volley three rockdrakes climbed into the passageway leading to the obelisk the corridor was carved into the rock so all they had to do was cave it in, the drakes scratched at the ceiling until they made some cracks, then Aragorn used his shadow arms to try and pry the rock down, some boulders fell but it was a big cave and they didn’t fill much in. Just then they heard the cracking of wood on the door. “They’re breaking through! We need to hurry!” Darkhide said. “Come on! It’ll be easier from inside the obelisk room!” Aragorn shouted. “But then we’ll be locked in!” Emerald said. “It’s either locked in there or stuck up there!” Aragorn shouted, they heard an insane roar from up above, the zombies were inside the throne room. “Hurry!” Emerald shouted to the other two, they rushed into the obelisk cave. They crawled up above the archway and began digging at it, the archway cracking and rubble starting to fall below, Aragorn reached his shadow arms up and seeped them into the cracks, budging them wider. They were close, but the door into the corridor bursted open, zombies began to rush down the staircase, tripping over themselves and eachother. “PULLLLL!” Aragorn strained, and then it broke, the Boulder fell, causing a chain reaction with the cracks they made inside, the whole passageway caved in, crushing multiple zombies and blocking the entrance to the obelisk, a large boulder also fell, crashing into the land-bridge and destroying part of it, the rocks tumbling down below into the reddish water under the obelisk. “We did it!” Drake said excitedly. “And now we’re trapped..” Darkhide said grimly.

“Everyone hustle! Faster!” Erica shouted down to the others, they could hear the door below them starting to break, they were almost to the upper floor of the keep, where everyone’s rooms were. “Where do we go?” Sheeri asked. “I could open up some portals!” Jay said. “Good idea!” Andrew said, just then the door crashed down, the screams and roars of the zombies echoing up to them. “Hurry!” Buddy yelled. “Where to?” Jay asked. “The city! Maybe they haven’t taken it over, we could fortify it until we come up with a plan!” Sylas said. Jay looked around, “wait, what about dad and the others?” “I’m sorry but there’s no time! They can handle themselves!” Said Dr. Yang. Jay reluctantly opened the portal, everyone rushed in, his family stood just inside the rift, “come on son!” Ariana said. “I can’t! I’ve used my power too much toda-” he collapsed to the floor, the portal shutting before him. “JAY!!” His family yelled, but he was gone.

He rolled over onto his stomach, trying to catch his breath, but the zombies were close, he got up and ran down the hallway of rooms much like the ones in the mansion, Ember’s room looked the most fortified, as the door was made of sturdy pinewood with an iron lock. He rushed in and locked the door behind him, he ran over to the closet and climbed inside it, that was the only thing he could think to do. A triceratops zombie immediately crashed into the room, it stepped aside and the Yi Ling walked in. Jay watched through the crack between the wooden panels of the closet door, Omi stalked through the room, searching for him, he stepped back a bit and the floorboard beneath him creaked, the Yi Ling immediately turned its head towards him, she lunged for the closet and burst the door off its hinges, Jay quickly opened a portal to the city without thinking it through, but it was to late he was scratched. And now he had led Omi straight to the others.