The Obelisk

-Chapter 92-

The group slipped breathlessly through the forest till the sun had set, and then kept going after that, towards the Drake Caves where Cyan had seen Nyx. Forest could feel his heart and stomach flip at the thought of the dark caverns— He was coming so close to his home. Where his family was, and where Nyx was.

It was after midday when they finally reached the end of Lindbjord, and the golden leaves of the trees slowly became the green Forest was used to. Large outcroppings of rock studded out of the earth. Forest gazed up at them and looked ahead, where Orbit and Moonbeam were leading.

“Oh, wow,” Spark said, stopping by a couple of flowers, which were a beautiful black color. “Black Barlows. They’re rare.”

Moonbeam had stopped, too, to see what Spark had pointed out. “Huh,” she said, her gaze landing on the flowers. There was something strange in her dark eyes. She stared at the flowers for some time, even as Spark and Orbit began to move onward.

“Moonbeam?” Orbit asked.

She didn’t reply for a moment, then blinked and nodded, her normal stance returning. “Alright, I’m coming.”

They went on for a while longer, as the sun began to fall down towards the horizon of rocks and trees. Forest looked up one of the giant rock cliffs and noticed something strange dripping down the stone. He went on, feeling unnerved as the sun disappeared and the sky darkened.

And then, between the dark trees, giant holes in the rocks appeared. Forest gasped, and they maneuvered passed them, before the main slab of stone, several trees high, was there in front of them.

And a shape was standing outside the entrance to the giant cave. Nyx.