Chapter XIII

Keesa






   Sometimes, you had to risk it for a biscuit.
   That's when I finally let Will go suicidal. I knew he was just trying his best not to lose time, and I totally respected that. But, I knew that he was the last of the Samtons, and if he lost the battle, he'll be a soldier that was never known to be dead.
  Ally was shuddering deep breaths. The sleeve I had given her was beginning to soak up. I wanted to clean it with the water, but she wasn't compatible with that now.
   "Hang on," I told her.
   I watched Will reach the area with the charred rocks. Fiery logs were rolling down, but Will jumped over them with the correct timing. I watched him go up to the first Unborne. He managed to shoot a couple of bullets, but then got whacked by the face, gaining a bruise. He shot the Unborne right into the heart, and black ooze dripped out. Then, the demon sank into the ground in ear piercing screams. Will went up into a cluster of demons, but I knew that it was too much. They all threw Will to the ground, and cut him with extremely sharp and black spears. My muscles tensed. Did he make it?
   No.
   There was Will, gasping for breath and bleeding. A few of the Unbornes were slain, but the rest kept pummeling him to the daeth. I wanted to help, but Ally would be exposed to being captured in her deep sleep.
   Ally suddenly moved her hand, reaching up to her necklace. She squeezed the gem as best as she could, and a dim light lit up the necklace, runes made of fire beginning to float around her. Then, the runes shattered, and Ally's hand went back onto the charred ground.
   I heard screams, and turned to the demons. They were all sinking into the ground, dropping black water and tried pushing themselves back up.
   Will limped back to me and Ally, but he was really hurt. He stumbled into the water, staining it red and brown from dirt and wounds.
   "I told you," I whispered.
   "It doesn't matter." Will answered, cleaning his wounds with the water. "As soon as I'm perfectly healed again, I'll go back up and kick their butts.
   Ally was twisting and turning again, and I tensed up. What was she going to do this time?

   Ally






   It was chasing me.
   I ran over the charred rocks, near the volcanic peak. Could it fall and die in lava? No! It was always getting power from the molten rock.
   I continued running away, and finally dove into the volcano, hitting lava and making a huge splash.
   I swam deeper into the magma, until I finally was inside the earth's layers. I waited uneasy, and heard the call of the creature... the monster!
   I suddenly saw its scary face, and squeezed my eyes shut.

   Keesa






   Ally was beginning to whimper now, and her eyes finally fluttered open. She seemed extremely scared.
   "Will, don't leave me." She said in a small voice. "Something bad will happen."
   Will was clearly shocked by the fact, then shook his head. "No, soldier. I'll have to leave you. And Keesa."
   Will climbed up the volcano again, this time in soaking wet clothing. He shot every Unborne through the heart, and they all sunk. Ally shifted position, uneasy and frightened.
   "What's wrong?"
   "Something.... something scary! Something I don't know." Ally replied.
   I just frowned at her, then shook my head. "Let's just follow Will,"
   Ally dusted herself off as soon as she stood up. We turned to the volcano peak.
   "This is it," Ally whispered. "We're almost there."
   I could only nod. I couldn't believe that we were almost done with our mission. It seemed like Ally was just... here. And without my best friend, the only friend I've ever had, I'd continue my boring life ending people's lives. Why.... why couldn't I just kill myself? Everyone then would always have eternal life? I just...
  "Huff!"
  I tripped on a rock, ending my train of thoughts. Will helped me up, who apparently decided to wait for us.
  "I just can't believe we've come all this far, and we actually have a chance to finish something that we started." I tried to say, but they didn't get me. Well I didn't want to waste the moment.
  We continued walking.
  Ally began to whimper again. This time, I got a little frustrated, and kicked her to keep moving. Ally finally knelt over, whimpering. Will came over to her aid, but a force of fire blew him over. Ally was shuddering deep breaths, slowly turning into it. She screamed a little at this point, making me and Will feel for her.
  We come all this way.... for nothing.