Fan Fiction ❯ The Path to Adventure ❯ The Storm ( Chapter 4 )

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Chapter 4: The Storm


Kira and Laura were sleeping in the cabin while Shuijin and Katsumoto were on deck doing “boat” stuff which needed to be done. The sun was bright overhead beating down on the busy workers. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky.

Kat was adjusting the mainsail while Shuijin was inspecting a map he had copied in the island’s tiny library. The map was small because much of the waters beyond ten miles from the island were uncharted.

“Hey, Shuijin, do you have an idea of where we’re headed?” Kat asked just as he finished fixing the mainsail.

“Well...,” Shuijin started, “I’m not entirely sure because most of these waters are unexplored, but I believe that there should be land further south west.”

“Well we may have to pull off course a bit cause it looks like we’ve got a bad storm starting to the west,” Kat revealed as both boys confirmed his suspicions by checking the western sky.

Dozens of dark clouds were hovering toward the small sailboat at an incredible speed. Kat hurried to wake the snoozing girls while Shuijin steered them south and slightly east, away from the oncoming storm.

When everyone was on deck they began tying anything and everything down. When this was accomplished the storm was upon them. The sight was very unnerving. The actual border line of the storm and the calm ocean could be seen and felt. Rushing toward the boat were the high black clouds. Below the clouds, at sea level, were immense waves which threatened to possible capsize the boat. Directly above the hurling waves were the ever-swirling dark mists which haunted the teens constantly in dreams.

There was no rain. Only hurricane winds and immense waves. The dark clouds and even darker mists completely covered the sunlight which caused a night effect on the area. Shuijin was rapping out commands to the crew. They all were so focused on the task at hand that they failed to notice someone watching them....from on deck...

A powerful wave slapped the ships left side creating a cradle motion. The boat swayed as wave after wave struck with full force. Shuijin cut off long pieces of rope and told everyone to tie it around their waist and to the ship’s mast. Kat tied his first followed by Shuijin and Laura. Kira almost finished tying the knot when a gigantic fifteen foot wave slammed into the ship.

The force was too much and Kira was hurled overboard into the dark waters. Shuijin ran to the edge of the deck and threw himself into the rampant ocean. Laura ran toward the railing and watched, terrified, as Shuijin swam toward Kira’s flailing form. As Shuijin swam from the boat, the dark waters trailed him trying to pull him under. Katsumoto untied his rope and also ran to the edge of the sailboat. He tied one end of the rope to the railing just as Shuijin reached Kira and began swimming back toward the ship, holding her under his left arm. Kat threw the other end of the rope into the dark water and called out to Shuijin.

“Hurry, grab onto the rope!” he called out over the sea.

Shuijin held onto the rope and Kat and Laura began pulling them upward. Suddenly the rope started to fray and rip. It snapped off and the forms of Shuijin and Kira began to plunge back into the dark unforgiving waters.

Then something unexpected happened. A boy standing on deck caught the rope just before it went under and hauled up both people. The storm ended just as suddenly as it began. All five people watched as the dark mists and clouds retreated back to the west. The sea was once again calm and friendly.

Without warning the mysterious boy stood up and began to speak, breaking the silence.

“I apologize for hiding out on your boat. I just had to leave the island and wasn’t sure if you guys would take me along.”

“That’s alright,” Katsumoto explained, “If you weren’t here the outcome of the storm would have been different.”

“Thanks,” Kira added as Shuijin nodded in agreement.

“By the way, I’m Karl,” he added.

Everyone introduced themselves and they five talked for some time about their trip and their visions. The original gang decided that Karl could come with them if he wished because they could use another friend around the ship. He readily agreed to the proposition. Everyone was looking forward to having another member along too.

Karl fit right in with the others. He had short blonde hair and blue eyes that Laura thought to be “simply dreamy.” He was around 5' 4" being a little shorter than Shuijin. He was fun to be around and added comic relief to many situations too. The group, unknowingly, turned to him for lightening up any situation.

After a quick, but hearty lunch, the gang took to their chores around the boat. Kira was doing dishes and managed to cook up some amazingly tasty pastries filled with savory beef chunks and assorted veggies. She packed them into their bags and resumed dish duty.

Shuijin was cleaning up on deck and checking the sails. It was Kat’s turn to sleep so he did so contentedly. Laura found herself on “lookout duty.” She was perched high up on the mast searching the endless waters for sign of land. And she did her job well, for far out on the southwestern horizon she could see dark mountains looming upward toward the heavens.

They brought the small sailboat right onto the sandy beach of the seemingly large mass of land. Katsumoto took a quick survey of the surrounding terrain. The beach line ended abruptly and tall grasses took over from there. The mountains were far off to the west, perhaps twenty or thirty miles, but they were so tremendous that they appeared to be only a few miles off.

For about two or three miles forward were the tall grasses which were easily three feet tall in some spots. Far off to the north (they landed on the south end/tip of the land mass) they could see rolling hills. Along the center of the hills ran a dirt path which bounded over hill after hill which continued as far as their eyes could see.

“Well, I do believe we’ve found land,” Shuijin said as he received sarcastic “duh” looks from everyone.

“Just saying something to break the ice...” he pleaded.

“Sure ya were,” Laura responded while walking toward the tall grasses with her pack swung over her right shoulder.

They all followed, sticking close together as they ventured into the unfamiliar grass lands.

As they walked a dark mist came from the west side of the beach. It engulfed their sailboat, tearing it into pieces.

Shuijin sensed something was wrong and stole a peek over this right shoulder. He dropped his backpack as the others did the same in disbelief. The mist totaled the ship and carried away the remaining wood back with it as it hovered westward.

“Oh my God!” Both Kira and Laura shrieked. “We’re stranded here!”

Karl caught Laura just as she fainted. Kira also fainted and was barely caught by Katsumoto who practically leapt to where she was once standing..


The guys made camp in the grasses.


Kat used his katana to chop away the surrounding grass, while Karl made a fire as Shuijin brought more and more wood back from the nearby dead oak trees on the beach. Laura came to first eventually coping with the new problem. Soon after Kira also awoke as she and Laura warmed themselves around the fire.

“I can’t believe it,” Kira spoke for the first time since fainting, “the mist actually destroyed our ship...”

“That’s the same mist from mine and Kat’s dreams,” Shuijin concluded.



******Kira’s POV******



I still can’t bring myself to talk about the dream I had. It was so... graphic... and I don’t know if I want to bring it up. Just seeing Shuijin like that with those dark eyes....I shuddered momentarily.

The others were still talking about the mist and the dreams. Kat’s dream appeared to be the most detailed thing we had at this point. He had told us that our island was engulfed by the ...Heartless. He also told us about this Matri sorceress of whom we still didn’t know really anything about, except she appeared to be able to command the heartless.

When Kat mentioned Matri’s name Karl seemed to look away toward the night’s darkness. Shuijin sensed this and questioned Karl if he knew something of Matri, but Karl denied saying something about just being tired as he got into his sleeping bag.

We all followed suite as our eyes were heavy. I unrolled my sleeping bag in-between Shuijin and Laura. Somehow being near Shuijin always, now more than ever, seemed to give me a safe sort of feeling. I never had felt that sort of safety before and I wasn’t about to pass it up either. The night grew later as the fire waned until finally it died to a low burn giving off a faint light as we all slept peacefully.


********Back to regular POV********


As they slept the restless mist swirled around the dark mountains. The evil being stepped away from the mirror which had it’s magic gazed fixated upon the sleeping teens. A malicious laughter took the empty air as the mirror clouded over and depicted a small island as an unexpected storm came in from the teal waters of the sea.

With it came a torrent of dark mists, overtaking the sun’s light, making everything dark and shadowy. From the ground an army of darkness was born. The hundreds of dark creatures each possessed beady yellow eyes. The small beings attacked and consumed every person on the island. They covered every last portion of the small floating land mass. The whole island seemed to squirm and wriggle as a new creature arose from the mists. The creature was simply enormous with supernatural strength in it long wispy arms. It had large beady yellow eyes which glowed with resentment and utter hatred. It was colored completely black, save for its yellow eyes, and it seemed to command the lesser creatures. Its lengthy arms reached skyward. As it began generating energy between its gargantuan hands.

The colossal creature thrust its energy charged hands into the island center. The swirling ball of energy left its hands and swirled endlessly on the ground. It was a dark void connected directly to the World of Darkness. The entire island was engulfed as the creature devoured the island’s heart...

The evil laughter faded into the darkness as the sorceress vanished from the stone keep.


********Chapter End********


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