Chapter 33

After we were swallowed by a hole, the flowing of the water is still quite fast yet endless... We've been flowing for two hours now and yet we don't find any place to rise and rest to. I feel cold and sick... I feel nauseous and weak... I can't keep this up any longer... I could feel my body is heating up...

"Lady Rigelle?... Lady Rigelle?!!" I could hear Comil calling out to me but I feel like I don't even have an ounce to move my lips and speak.

I could tell that they were trying to swim towards me by the movements and splashing of the water. They tried calling out to my name over and over again but.. I couldn't react for I was starting to sink...

"Lady Rigelle!!! Hang in there!!! Lady Rigelle!!!" Fesil screamed... I rarely hear Fesil scream... Strange... I feel like I'm floating...

"This is no good! She inhaled too much poison from earlier!! What do we do Fesil???" Comil cried to Fesil.

Fesil is feeling frustrated for he also don't know what to do... all he could do was to support me at my side so that I wouldn't drown. I don't know what to do... for at least!... at the very least... let me move my hand... so that I could somehow tell that "I'm alright." and lessen their worry...

God... I'm sorry but, if you really are there watching over us... please!.. let us get out from here. In here, we are endlessly flowing, coldness, and being wet... In spite of that, I could tell that tears are slowly sliding down from Comil and Fesil's cheeks... I'm still not done! I can't die here yet!... I still have a mission that I need to accomplish! I still need to save the people from this corrupted empire!

please!...

"I found you guys!" an unknown voice shouts from above.

Oh no!... don't tell me that we are already found!!!...

(Kaishin's POV)

I feel a lot better now after resting... We should get going now. I can't let myself be the reason for our mission to be delayed any longer. I tried standing up and it seems that my body is all fine except for the fact that my back is feeling strained a little bit...

"Eh? Are you alright now Kaishin?" Val asks and I nod in response.

"We should get going now. I can't afford to delay our mission any longer. Let us get going now Val." I said

Val intensely stared at me for a few seconds until he answered. He let out a sigh and agreed that we should get going. We packed our stuffs and moved along. We walked and walked, trying to find our way out. It s been half an hour now since we left our camp and I started getting a little bit suspicious about Val.

"Hey Val... Do you know where the these paths would take us to?" I asked

Val stopped and looked down to the ground as he closed his fist and tremble as he grit his teeth... I have a really bad feeling about this...

Val looked at me in the eyes and he seems like he wants to apologize...

"Sorry Kaishin... The truth is that... I think I've made us get lost!!!" He apologized.

Damn you Val... Don't make me feel that nervous ever again! Though... This really is bad... Ugh! we've gone too far from our camp and we also took a lot of turns to get in here! I can't remember the way back and I doubt that Val remembers it too.

Just... Great...

"Who's there?!!" A voice shouted in surprise.

The voice came from the left path and as we followed it, we a person who seems to be a noble man. We pointed our weapons at him and started interrogating him.

"Who are you?!" Val asked.

The man cowered in fear as he answered the question.

"I am the Baron Hiska! Please! have mercy on me!.. If the king wants the map of the sea...leading to that treasure island... You'll have to keep me alive!" He says.

The Baron is in here... And he seems to be in trouble... Some guys also tried to kill us earlier... They must be after the Baron! Then... Who's going to meet Lady Rigelle and the others?!!

"Sh*t! something's wrong Val! Lady Rigelle and the others are in Danger!"