Under Nirvana - An ARK

Chapter 14: Romance Rejected

Story by Bria!

Find the last chapter in PHOENIX and the next chapter in ONYC!

Neddy and Ruby sat near the crackling fire they had put together with the sticks Neddy gathered. The two scholars twirled the Ichthyornis meat over the fire with a hefty-sized stick. The meat slowly cooked, turning a more smokey brown. Charcoal was beginning to form at the bottom of the firepit.

“This is… relaxing,” Neddy said, trying to find the right words to say. He looked up at the sky. The sun was already beaming down on them quite hard, but despite this, the red fireflies seemed to glow brighter than any other light in the nearby vicinity. Ruby cautiously looked around every few seconds when the wind would pick up, making the leaves rustle.

“Believe what you wanna believe,” Ruby muttered. “We can’t let our guards down so easily. This forest isn’t exactly safe. You know what’s in here.”

Neddy frowned. He still hadn’t forgotten him and Borealis’ encounter with the raptors that almost took their life. He nervously rubbed his bare arms ashamedly, disappointed he had let it go so easily. He wasn’t nearly as strong as Borealis, or as useful as Ruby. He had to prove his worth, or he’d be left behind in the dirt.

Ruby glanced back at the meat, inspecting the color of its roast. Ever since Neddy had lended his glasses to her, she had been able to see things much much more clearer. Neddy’s prescription was even better than Ruby’s, it seemed.

Still, she knew she couldn’t see everything.

And she didn’t want to fall into irrelevancy. She didn’t want to be a background character.

After a few seconds of silence, Ruby pulled away the stick from the fire. The smell of the cook carried through the winds gently. Neddy took a whiff, almost drooling.

“That smells nice,” Neddy commented. Ruby handed the kebab to Neddy first. He looked down at the stick in shock. Ruby stuck a few more slabs of raw meat on a second stick and propped it up against the fire.

“You should eat first,” Neddy declared. He tried handing the kebab back to Ruby, but she refused to take it. Neddy pulled the stick back. Ruby glanced at Neddy, her eyes softening.

“Do me a favor. Save up your energy for later, when we need it. I’ll need all the help for whatever bloodthirsty dinosaur comes our way next,” Ruby said, turning her attention back to the fire. When the sparks came to a halt for just a second, Ruby tossed another piece of firewood in to reignite the flames.

Neddy slowly began to frown. He took a hesitant bite of the meat. It tasted a bit charred and burnt, but he didn’t mind the taste at all. It was definitely better than anything he could ever cook. Neddy chewed slowly, savoring the duck-esque taste before swallowing. Ruby looked at him as he bit a second piece off.

“How is it?”

Neddy chewed a bit more before swallowing. He looked back at Ruby with a grin.

“It tastes really delicious.”

Ruby squinted her eyes, not buying a word he said. “Be honest.”

“Sorry,” Neddy apologized. “It tastes a bit overcooked. But, I still like it.”

Ruby cursed under her breath. She ripped a few blades of grass from the earth with one of her hands, leaning in closer to get a better view of the meat. A bead of sweat formed at the edge of her hairline as the heat boiled over her face.

“I knew I was getting rusty,” Ruby murmured. “I should have known. I’m such an idiot. I shouldn’t have let it sit so long on one side.”

“Hey, don’t beat yourself up over it.”

Ruby looked back at Neddy, unamused. “Don’t flatter me.”

Neddy looked at the campfire uneasily. “Well… it’s not like you’ve got the greatest equipment on you. I’m sure if you had access to a grill or something it’d taste fabulous.”

“A chef shouldn’t need fancy tools to be good at what they do.”

“True,” Neddy agreed. “But I think most people can agree that it’s necessary for a chef to have good equipment if they really want to make the tastiest food.”

“Oh really? Well what if I told you that wasn’t the case?”

“What do you mean by that?” Neddy asked, leaning in to hear better. Ruby patted the grass next to her, beckoning him to come closer. Neddy scooted over, and Ruby began telling a story.

“Okay. So it’s the finals for the cooking tournament. I’ve heard rumors about my opponent. His name was Carlos Ramsay, or something like that, but the point was that he was a really good cook. And when I mean, I mean really really good.”

Neddy nodded, his eyes pinned to Ruby’s as she ranted.

“The worst part was that nobody knew what his style was like. He came all the way from the west, and I was never too familiar with their teachings. I hear they always prioritized gourmet over anything else, so I was worried because I knew the judges were definitely gonna favor that over my street style.”

“So was that how he cooked?”

“Yeah. Definitely. My guess was correct. But there was one thing I learned when I saw him work in the kitchen,” Ruby pointed out. “It was the way his hands moved. They were so stiff and mechanical, like he was some sort of robot. Like he didn’t actually want to cook what he wanted to cook. I think he was even looking at a recipe too during the competition.”

“That’s allowed? It’s a cooking tournament!” Neddy protested.

“It is. It could be your own recipe, so it’s allowed. And if it isn’t yours, then you’d only be purposefully failing. You’ll never master a recipe that isn’t yours,” Ruby continued. “But looking at him, I could tell he wasn’t passionate in the slightest. It was as if all his love for cooking had been sucked away already. So I knew I could use that to my advantage.”

She pulled the meat away from the fire in an instant. A bit of steam was coming off of it. She blew air on the kebab to cool it down.

“I cooked something which I thought would cater to the judges. Some good-old fashioned Mexican food– a hefty burrito. I made sure not to use too much of the equipment that had been given to me either. The more authentic the taste, the more I knew they’d love it. I was a bit worried, since it had been such a long time since I cooked something foreign, but I pulled it off well enough. The judges loved it.”

Ruby smiled. “The look on his face was priceless. It’s hard to describe now. It was like a mixture of amazement and nostalgia and admiration all mixed into one… I remember he tearfully came up to me after I got my trophy and shook my hand, thanking me for ‘making him remember who he was’. I guess it makes sense. But the point I’m trying to make is that anyone can be great, even if they don’t have the tools, even if they don’t have anything fancy backing them up. Some people just want something real, after all. And sometimes, the basics are better.”

Neddy grinned. “You’re gonna have to show me that trophy when we get out of here.”

Ruby’s smile faded. “Yeah… I do.”

She looked back, her smile quickly returning. “Hey. What do you say you become my cooking assistant? You taste test my foods, see what I need to do to improve them, then I perfect my recipes even more. If I master the flame, without the pan, I think I can really become great. I might find my love for it again, like that boy did when I competed against him.”

Neddy raised his hand to shake. “Deal. Anything to taste your goods.”

The two shook hands. Ruby expected a clammy piece of flesh, but it was surprisingly warm and cozy, as if the fires had toasted them lightly enough to be more welcoming and sincere. Ruby smiled.

“Perfect. And what I say still holds true. Anyone can be great, even if they don’t have the tools,” Ruby said. “That includes you.”

Neddy blushed slightly in embarrassment. Ruby let go of his hand, taking another bite out of the kebab. Ruby propped up another meat stick on the fire. Neddy watched it hungrily as it toasted again.

And so for the next few moments, silence filled the air again. The red fireflies were still there, and the sun was still beaming, yet something seemed to have shifted between Ruby and Neddy. Something a bit more sincere– something a bit more genuine, as she would have put it.

Something real, unlike the manipulative Borealis or the performative Nova.

“Hey,” Neddy blurted. Ruby looked up.

“What’s up?”

“You… well how do I put this? Every time you and Borealis talk, it seems like you have some past. Some past that’s uh– not very fun.” Neddy squirmed when Ruby looked down at the grass, her face darkening.

“Uh oh. I shouldn’t have said that,” Neddy thought in horror. Ruby sighed.

“I only knew him because of his old lover,” Ruby said, her body tensing up in anger. “I was friends with her. She was a girl with hopes and dreams. She always tried her best to do the right thing, not just for others but for herself. And Borealis was always pushing it. I hated seeing it. It was like he was so obsessed with the idea of living a perfect future with her that he’d do whatever it took, even if it meant stripping her individuality.”

Ruby gritted her teeth, her fists clenching.

“And then she got that lung cancer. It was so weird. She was spitting up flowers. None of the doctors knew what it was.” Ruby’s voice shook, tears threatening to spill from her eyes. “And what did Borealis do? He left her. She was devastated… her condition only worsened from there on out. I still remember the nights at the hospital, holding her hand, trying to tell her it’s okay… even when it wasn’t. Even though I knew she couldn’t be saved.”

Ruby brushed the back of her hand along her eyes, trying her best to cover up her tears. Neddy didn’t know whether or not to reach a hand out to comfort her. He simply kept his arms by his side, trying his best to listen.

“The worst part is how he acted afterwards. He pretended to care. He cried, can you believe it? It was so disgusting. After everything he did, he thought he had the right to cry.” Ruby bit her lip so hard it began to bleed. “He’s a snake, Neddy. And I hate how he got away with it. She should have been the valedictorian, but–”

Ruby wiped at her eyes again, her body heaving up and down, whispering curses under her breath. She muttered, barely audible, “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said any of that. I just ruined the mood, didn’t I? I’m sorry–”

“No. It’s okay,” Neddy firmly declared, taking a deep breath, his heart racing. He didn’t know what he was feeling. It wasn’t pity for Ruby. No… it was hate. Hate for Borealis. “It sounded like you really needed to say that. I understand. I don’t think– I don’t think it’s fair either!”

Ruby laughed hollowly. “It’s funny… even now he’s still using people.”

“He’s using you too,” Ruby whispered so quietly Neddy couldn’t even hear.

Neddy scooted closer. “If you truly think so… then working with him is the wrong choice. We’ll find a way to split from him as soon as possible. I’ll… I’ll try. I know Nova will definitely be okay with it! But I promise you, Ruby. He’s gonna get what’s coming for him one day. One day he’s gonna know what it’s like. He’ll see what he’s done to you and to your friend.”

“Th– thank you,” Ruby hiccuped, leaning in closer to him. “Thank you Neddy…”

“Do you need a hug?”

“Sure…”

Ruby naturally fell into Neddy’s touch, her face into his lean shoulder. Even though Neddy wasn’t the most muscular, Ruby still felt comforted. At least he was real. At least he cared, unlike Borealis. Background character or not,

She was glad she had someone to tell how she really felt.

~

An hour later.

“We’ve made it,” Bria said, pushing past a bush. “Oh hey. Looks like we’ve got company. They’re–”

Nova gasped at who she saw. She let out a soft “Ooooooh”. Borealis looked at her with a raised eyebrow.

“What is it?”

Nova squealed, pointing at the two casually chatting about something none of them could hear. “Look at those two. They’re so cute together! They look like they already have a lot of chemistry.”

Nova subconsciously reached for her pocket, trying to take her phone out to snap a picture, but her face dropped when she remembered that they didn’t have any on them. Borealis leaned against a tree, slightly captivated by the scene unfolding.

“Oh,” Bria realized, staring at the two. “These are your allies?”

“Yes. That’s Ruby and Neddy. Gosh, isn’t this amazing? Maybe we should leave them alone like this more often,” Nova said, looking at the quiet Twinkle. Twinkle rolled his eyes at Nova’s comments.

Bria shrugged. “I don’t really see it.”

“If you don’t see it, then maybe you need to take these off,” Nova said, poking at her sunglasses. Bria swatted her hand away defensively.

“Agree to disagree, I suppose.”

“Hmph. Allow us not to waste any time further gossiping. I am above such juvenile behavior,” Borealis interjected.

“Whatever you say, walking thesaurus,” Nova giggled, rushing up to Ruby and Neddy with a bit of a skip to her steps.

When I tame one and gets a saddle do you guys want me to try making a story? I don’t know if it will be good or terrible. Up if you want me to make a story.

Once when I was younger and ark first revealed to the public and a plegornis was intro fixed I knew I had to get it. I got ark made a single player world and leveled until I got it a saddle for the pelagornis we travelled across hills mountains until we got to the redwoods. That day was a gruesome day 2 Rex’s were on us so I had to get off and lead the Rex’s away. I died but they left my pelagornis he sat there days after days I tried going back but no I couldn’t I quit the game at level 45 and my only tame a pelagornis. Two years later I decided to get into ark again I never uninstalled it then I remembered my pelagornis. I ran to redwoods went to the last area I found it and low and behold my pelagornis still alive with low hp fighting a Rex. I knew it was the same rex so I charged to try and help we killed the Rex and now he is the leader of an army of pelagornis. I hope you enjoyed the story of my first pelagornis if you got this far his name was FlapperJack idk why tbh.

The Arks: Over Heaven

Chapter 14: Apology Accepted

Original Post Date: Jan 25, 2024

Note: Story starts in Wyvern, Aerial ABC backwards filter and has a Prologue. Last chapter in Phoenix, next chapter in Onyc.

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Ruby and Neddy were huddled up near the crackling fires of the campfire they had put together. Using a few moist sticks that they knew wouldn’t catch on fire so easily, they propped up the Pegomastax and orange-eyed beast meat and put it above the fires. And for the time being, they just waited by the fire. They waited not just for their meat to finish, but for their allies to come find them.

“This is pretty relaxing,” Ruby softly said. She looked up at the night sky, where the stars were beginning to fade away and the Sun was beginning to rise, creating vibrant streaks of red and orange across the night sky. The Moon also hung above, and it seemed bigger than usual.

“It is,” Neddy said as he rubbed his eyes, “I forgot I was on an island filled with bloodthirsty dinosaurs.”

Ever since Neddy had lost his glasses to the pests that were Dilophosaurs, he hadn’t been able to see very clearly. He didn’t really know what Aurora or Ruby looked like, and some of the fauna on the island he couldn’t differentiate, like those orange-eyed beasts that separated the group.

The rest of the time was a little bit silent. But eventually Neddy turned to face Ruby.

“Ruby, I need a favor from you. It’s really important,” Neddy said.

“Well what is it?” Ruby asked.

“My sight,” Neddy replied, “I can’t see anything because I lost my glasses a while back. I was wondering, if you could make glasses with your power?”

There was a pause in the air, and Ruby nodded with a gentle smile.

“Yes, yes I can. I’ll help you get your sight back.”

“But what type of resources do you need to make them?” Neddy questioned, and a little puzzled, “I mean surely it can’t be that easy.”

“You’re right. It isn’t. I can think the thoughts right now, we need crystals and obsidian.”

“Where are we even going to find that?”

“I don’t know. But I’m sure we’ll find it along the way. And I’m sure Aurora will help you too,” Ruby reassured him. Neddy looked around the forest again, but still there seemed to be no trace of Aurora or Samuel.

“Ruby, do you really think Aurora cares about us?” Neddy asked with clenched fists.

“Of course she cares about us, we’re her companions, why wouldn’t she?” Ruby asked, “And more importantly, she’s my friend. Why would friends just abandon each other like that?”

“Ruby, Aurora just decided to ditch us, now we’re waiting on this weird beacon of light and hoping that the two of them are going to find us? She ran away from the situation and didn’t even bother to help us! She’s a terrible person, Ruby, why can’t you just realize it already-”

“She DID care, okay?! She called out to me to come with her, to just leave you there to die to the orange-eyes!” Ruby cried out, “But I decided to stay back to defend you! It was MY CHOICE! Not hers, don’t blame her! I’ve known her since before her boyfriend died! I’ve known her the longest here on this cursed island, so don’t pretend like YOU know what she was doing!”

Ruby tossed her meat aside and stormed off. Neddy put his arm out in despair.

“Wait! Ruby, please! I didn’t mean to say that! I didn’t-”

“Don’t talk to me!” Ruby shouted back. Ruby stopped in her tracks, crossed her arms, and sighed heavily, putting her head down.

“Ruby. I just don’t want anyone to hurt you. I didn’t know you were close to Aurora,” Neddy apologized, “I’m sorry. I really am. Just, please, let’s not argue. I don’t like to argue it makes me feel bad. Besides.”

He turned around to see the flames dying down.

“Our food’s going to burn if we just leave it like that.”

Ruby looked back and closed her eyes softly.

“Fine. Apology accepted,” Ruby said. She rushed forward and wrapped her arms around Neddy, who was taken aback. But he decided to hug her back.

“I’m sorry too, for yelling at you like that. I shouldn’t have. You didn’t know any better,” Ruby whispered.

“It’s okay, it’s okay,” Neddy replied, “We’re both stuck on an island-”

“Filled with dangerous dinosaurs, yeah, yeah I know,” Ruby said with a laugh. She let go of Neddy and smiled.

“Now let’s dig in!” Ruby said, running over to the campfire to pick up one of the dinosaur meat skewers.

“Mmm, WOW. This is super good!” Neddy gasped as he took a big bite of his meal. Ruby was chewing viciously on a piece of orange-eyed beast meat.

“I’ve totally got to agree with you. It tastes better than the food back home,” Ruby said. Suddenly, her eyes sparkled like diamonds, as if she had an amazing idea.

“Wait a minute… What if we combine berries with the meat?!”

Neddy laughed.

“Oh yeah, totally! Like a meat-berry sandwich?”

“Yess! How good do you think that’s taste?”

“I dunno, but maybe we can make it some other time together,” Ruby responded with a smile, “It’s a little funny. I’ve always wanted to be a chef. So in a way, we’re cooking delights even when we’re away from home on this-”

“Dinosaur-infested island. But being a chef sounds like a lot of fun. You can make bank while making good food, like, wouldn’t that be the life?” Neddy said with a smile. The two of them laughed, until eventually Neddy’s smile faded away.

“Well, I’m just wondering one thing,” Neddy said, “Who, who exactly was Aurora’s boyfriend?”

The tone of the conversation changed, as Ruby looked off in the distance.

“Borealis was… A good guy, apparently. Aurora thought he was charismatic, but at the same time very smart and wise. He’s one of the reasons why Aurora decided to step it up and focus more on academics and… the future like college,” Ruby recalled.

“Did you like Borealis? Did you think he was a good guy?” Neddy asked with a raised brow. Ruby shook her head.

“No. I never did. Cool that he cared about her future, but to me it seemed like he didn’t care about anything else except that. He was always so obsessed with it. And all he ever did was care. He didn’t share any hobbies with her, did anything fun with her really. Just that. Planning for the future like some crazy hermit.”

Ruby took one last chunk off her skewer and swallowed it. Finished, she tossed the stick into the flames of the campfire.

“I never really liked anyone. I guess my way of love is different from others,” Ruby said. Neddy nodded solemnly and empathetically.

“I feel the same way too. Some days I just wonder if I’ll ever find-”

“If we’ll ever find the right person to love.”

As the two sat back and relaxed, full and no longer famished, someone giggled beyond the forest line.

“Hee hee, look at those two! I think they’re having a date or something,” Ben said, with a hand on his forehead. Samuel peeked beyond Ben’s shoulder.

“Oh really?”

“Wait a minute,” Aurora said, squinting her eyes, “Those are the two we’re looking for! Neddy and Ruby!”

“Wait, for real?” Ben asked, “I didn’t know your group was on a double date!”

Samuel slapped the back of Ben’s head, and he let out a “Youch!”. Star scowled, ruffling her feathers. Samuel’s Raptor made a chattering noise.

“Say that again, I dare you,” Samuel said.

“Sorry dude…” Ben whispered, “Okay, so what are we going to do? Are we just going to watch them?”

“No, idiot! We’re going, come on!” Aurora said as she walked up to the two.

Spent the past week leveling a Pelagornis. So I decided to head west around the north/west corner of Rag to explore the cost. I get MILES away from my nearest camp and disaster strikes! I get glitched in a Bronto that gets pissed and starts attacking my Pela! It kills him, and now I’m stranded near a T-Rex and Carno infested area trying to survive and tame something good enough to make it back to my stronghold!!! This might make a lot of people rage quit.....not me!!! I find it..... exhilarating!!!!!!!!!

I recently tamed a direwolf and I was ridding it around my base until I saw a pelagornis I hopped off my direwolf and got out a bola I bola’d it and was getting ready to tranq it then my direwolf fricken killed it because I forgot to whistle him to passive now I can’t find another one -.-

I was just flying with my prteranadon and my pelagornis when we hit a bro to i tried to make my pelagornis stop attacking it but it wouldn’t. So me and my pteranodon started attacking but it was too late my pelagornis was dead. Since I was near my base I ended getting all my animals to attack the Bronto in the end we killed 1up=rip for my pelagornis.

My pelagornis is called dumb bird and he has fought Argys rexes and even a giga

The Obelisk

-Chapter 95-

“Moonbeam?”

“Moonbeam, where are you?”

“Hey, I found her!”

Forest scrabbled down the last few chunks of stone. His grey-blue eyes were wide as he hurried after Rust, who had gone down shortly before him.

“She’s over here!” Rust yelled from close by. Forest climbed over a long, flat rock and stopped as Rust froze in front of him.

“Oh no,” the Deinonychus whispered.

Forest spotted Moonbeam lying on her side in a dark pool of blood. Forest stared in horror as the others ran passed him.

“Moonbeam!” Orbit roared, rushing over to her and skidding to a stop.

“No, no, no no no,” Nyx cried.

Moonbeam rolled her eyes over to look up at them. “This is an interesting way to die,” she said in a weak voice.

Orbit’s blue eyes were flaming. “You’re not dying,” he said firmly. “You can’t die.”

“Pretty sure I can, actually,” Moonbeam said. “Just like anyone else, I’m afraid. It’s OK, though. You’ll do fine without me.”

Nyx was crying, tears falling down the sides of her face and muzzle. Crimson and Spark both gazed from behind Rust, unspeaking.

Blood was spreading around Orbits talons, but he didn’t seem to care. “No!” he yelled. “I can’t let you. We can fix this. We can save you! I can’t let you die. I—” he stopped himself, making an expression Forest didn’t recognize. “I…”

“I’m listening,” Moonbeam said.

“I love you,” Orbit whispered.

Moonbeam met his eyes without moving her head. “Oh, Orbit,” she sighed, closing her eyes.

“Its true,” he insisted. “I really do. I’ve loved you since the day we met when you walked into our camp. I never had the guts to tell you, but I do. You’re amazing and beautiful and fearless. I can’t let you die. I love you, Moonbeam.”

Moonbeam smiled dimly. “You shouldn’t,” she murmured. “There’s a lot you don’t know about me.”

“I don’t care,” Orbit growled. “I love you.” He thrust his head forward and nuzzled it into her neck. “I love you, Moonbeam… I love you…” He blinked and lifted his head. “Moonbeam?”

Forest stared down as Moonbeams body went still, as Orbit cried her name desperately. He wanted to say or do something, but he couldn’t, he couldn’t do anything. All he could do was watch; watch as Moonbeams eyes stared sightlessly into nothing, as Nyx let out a shaking sob. As Rust stepped back and covered his snout with his talons.

No one could do anything. Moonbeam was dead.

Riddles of the Phoenixes series

The War of the Phoenixes.

Chapter sixteen: The Rain Forest phoenixes’ city.

Nora and Sylvia stopped in the city of the rain forest phoenixes for the night. The Rain Forest phoenixes kingdom was always VERY close to the Shadow phoenixes kingdom. “We have to wait till tomorrow to go to the castle. We’ll find a place here to stay for the night.” Nora told Sylvia. Sylvia nodded. The Rain Forest phoenixes’ city had old, strong buildings, vines slightly wrapped around them and the city was surrounded completely by a giant rain forest. They came to a place in the city where a woman and her daughter were boarding people in their house. “Hi. We’d like to stay for the night.” Nora told the woman. The woman nodded. She had short dark brown hair, dark colored skin, and sorrowful blue eyes. Nora set down a bag of coins in front of the woman.

The woman, her name was Leanne, tucked the bag into a cabinet and led them down a hallway where the rooms were. “Here you go.” Leanne said softly, opening the door. It was a modest room with two beds and a small table. A little girl, about nine, with long black hair in a braid, and blue eyes, and was carrying a bouquet of pink and red flowers ran in from another room, and hid behind her mother, hugging her around the waist. “And who are you?” Sylvia asked gently to the little girl. Leanne pushed the girl gently forward. “This is my daughter, Fiona.” Leanne said.

Just then the tea pot let out a high pitched squeal from the kitchen and Leanne hurried off to check on it. Nora watched as Sylvia bent down in front of the little girl. “Hi Fiona. I’m Sylvia. And this is Nora. I love your flowers, they’re really pretty. ” Sylvia said. Fiona smiled shyly and plucked a flower from her bouquet and tucked one in Sylvia’s hair. Sylvia smiled at Fiona. “I get them from the meadow.” Fiona said.

“Nice. Do you like it here?” Sylvia asked. Fiona shrugged. “It’s good for me and my mum but….” Fiona lowered her voice to a whisper. “…there’s the shadow man.” Fiona said. Sylvia blinked. “What do you mean, Shadow man?” She asked. “He comes at night, in a black cloak, and lurks around the city. They call him the Shadowy figure or the shadow man, cause no one has ever actually “seen” him. ” Fiona said. “What does he do?” Nora asked, suddenly curious. Fiona shrugged. “I don’t know….but I can hear his whispers.”

“What whispers?” Sylvia asked. “He talks to himself about…about someone who can give him something. And about the guilty. The Shadowy figure haunts our city.” Leanne suddenly marched over. “Fiona! Stop talking about nonsense!” She scolded her daughter. Leanne turned to Nora and Sylvia. “Forgive my daughter. Whatever she said is not true. You should be honored to be in this city.” Leanne said, but there was something about the way her eyes darted away for a brief second, that made Nora and Sylvia suspicious.

Are you, are you, ready for the next chapter? Cause it’s coming soon!

-SunnyFox57