Journey: Chapter 27

The three wandered towards the barren desert ahead. while they did, Forest explained why he thought they needed to find someone.

“So your taking your hunch off a dream?! Why did I agree to helping you. It’s very unlikely your dream will guide us to anything!” Nightfall said with frustration.

“I wouldn’t normally think much about it, but Peeri was the one to tell me in my dream and there was something different about her in this dream than anyone else I have ever dreamed about.” Forest said.

“Do you think that it might’ve been a message from her that she could have placed in your memory?” Crimson asked.

“Okay, first off, who is this Peeri? Second off, why do we care that she was the one who said it?” Nightfall said perturbed.

“Peeri was a Basilisk who spoke of the prophecy of the Five. Creatures on Fjordur believe that Basilisks are able to see the future. She was one of the very few left on Fjordur before her death more than a year ago.” Crimson said.

“Well that’s a croc then. The only creature with mind powers are slugs and have never heard of a Basilisk implanting thoughts or any other creature for that. Now I’ve heard about Basilisk’s power to foresee future events but I don’t get into that mumbo-jumbo. Do really you believe it was what Crimson said or do you believe it was your mind playing tricks on you and doing that. Because if you don’t, please let’s go back to the cooler, more shaded desert by green obelisk where there’s water, this sand is melting my feet and it looks endless to me!!” Nightfall said whining. Crimson glared at Nightfall as he did so.

“I don’t know if i-, Do you hear that?” Forest said.

They all stopped and they heard noise that sounded like a sandstorm. And they saw a spine coming towards them out of the sand. It started circling around them, they saw eyes peaking out from the sand as he circled and it seemed to stare with fear inducing eyes at Crimson. Crimson’s noticed it and looked over at Forest and Nightfall, Nightfall was trembling with fear. His eyes were throbbing and his claws were clattering together.

“What is it Nightfall, we’re new here and you know more about this place than both of us. Plus by all the fear pheromones your making, makes me think you know what this is. Spill it!!” Crimson said quietly.

“Well Cr-Cr-Crimson. Th-This seems to be one of the Apex Predators of Scorched Earth. A Fa-Fa-, a Fasolasuchus. I think we’re going to die.” Nightfall said whimpering, his eyes watering as he started to heave, “Calm down Nightfall, we are not going to die!! It circling, that means it’s curious about us.” Crimson whispered loudly.

“Well Crimson, you say that when a literal Sand Shark that can form a whirlpool of sand that can bury you in seconds is circling you and no one else know what the heck this thing is!!!” Nightfall began screeching.

“Can you please stop talking about what we’re known for, and let me introduce myself?” the creature said as he got out of the sand. Everyone went quiet as the large beast rose from the ground. It’s hulking armored body blocking a bit of the sun as it stood in front of them.

“Howdy, the name’s Methuselah.”

“Ahah, Hello?” Nightfall said, his voice shaky.