Returning to the City
In a dark area of the forest, far away from City Thirteen, closer to City Twelve and City Eleven, there was a shadowy area of the forest.
Five outer disciples, residents of City Twelve, were now lying on the ground, their eyes wide open as sweat dripped from their pores. Their legs were powerless as they ignored the wet soil. Meanwhile, they were braced against the ground as they stared at the shadow creatures in front of them.
The place where they had watched for months a valuable medicinal plant grow was now engulfed in an eerie darkness, sending shivers down their spines.
They felt a surge of terror as the sinister whispers of the shadow demons merged with the chilling night breeze.
They wanted to get out of there; they wanted to use their backgrounds against the one behind it all, but would their fear let them?