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Chapter two: The Cube

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Eight years later:

After sunset.

Deep in the jungle, there's an ancient colossal temple, where undead and skeletons roamed freely. 

Inside, footsteps echoed in the empty halls and where a battle is happening

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Inside, footsteps echoed in the empty halls and where a battle is happening. An iron sword struck a zombie down while a skeleton arrow pierced through the head of a man.

A skilled man, jumped on a wall and flipped back over two zombies and struck them behind with two diamond swords. 

There's four of them left, five of their comrades had died on the way and three lay on the cold floor dead - lifeless-by the attack of the undead popping up from nowhere. The skilled man glanced over his shoulder, his eyes widened - more undead were approaching - he gestured for the others to keep moving. 

Meanwhile, two guardians were high up from the floor watching what was happening down below. Jerald, the present leader of the guardians armed with two machetes, signalled at his companion beside him to fire the arrow. 

He nodded, he pulled the string...whoosh... went the arrow set on Cj, the obvious leader on that group (the skilled one). 

Cj attention was focused in clearing their path that he didn't noticed the arrow coming in fast but one of his comrades saw it coming.

He acted at once. He rushed and pushed him over, shielding him and taking the arrow instead. He feel on the ground dead when the arrow got him.

Cj was dumbfounded when he saw it, he glanced up to the direction where the arrow came. His eyes were crossed at the slight sight of the guardians, observing them. Jerald signalled again to fire again, this time, three arrows are to be shot at him at the same time.

He immediately stood up and concentrate. One zombie was coming towards him from his right, a skeleton from behind -bow and arrow in place - and three arrows approaching fast. 

He sharply focused his eyes, he struck the zombie, pulled him in front for cover, like a shield.  The incoming arrows struck the impaled zombie then Cj immediately hurled the dead zombie towards the skeleton. The skeleton was knocked down. 

Cj dashed ahead, gesturing his remaining comrades to follow him. They fought their way out from the horde of zombies but ,still, the zombies chased after them.

Luckily, Cj spotted an empty room with a lever gate and lead them in as he pulled the lever down to close it. It was a narrow escape.

'Guardians! I should have known! They're finally here.' Cj though as he clenched his hands tightly.

Meanwhile, Jerald was surprised how skilled he is on combat. 'A skilled swordsman.' "Hmmm...." he narrowed his eyes as he watched them ran to the dark hallway.

In the dark room, Cj's remaining comrades were in anxiety. One of them were patching anxiously in front of him. While he was leaning on the wall, his eyes slightly closed and his arms crossed.

"Have you brought us here to die?" The patching man sharply inquired.

He did not respond.

"You promised us the cube, Cj! Well, where it is?!" He boomed angrily. "You lying -!"

Cj's eyes shot open, he unexpectedly drew his sword over his shoulder and pointed its tip on his throat.

The man nervously stared at the blade pointed on his throat. He anxiously gulped as a drop of sweat rolled down on his temple.

"And, I'm keeping that promise. The cube is near and I know it." He gravely replied.

He drew his sword away from him. The man gasped and panted.

"How are we going to get out of here, Cj? The undead guarded the only way out of here. I thought the Dark Lord lost control of them a long time ago?" The other one asked.

"He had. This place held a powerful spell that drew the undead to help protect the cube hidden in here." Cj coldly said as he glanced around, feeling uneasy.

He felt a presence.

He immediately drew out his other sword, "Be prepared, the guardians are here."

As he spoke the words, Jerald and two other guardians jumped down from a hidden path in the ceiling. They were armed with armors and weapons.

"Fools, what you seek is not what you think! The cube holds a great evil sealed withiin. No one shall have it nor lay eyes on it. Whoever dare to seek it, death shall be his end!" Jerald deeply spoke, threatening them.

They stood facing each other, preparing themselves for the fight.

Cj made the first move. He rushed at Jerald in speed. Jerald parried his sword. Thus, the fight began. Clang!clang!clang! The sound of the swords clashing to one another, swing after swing.

Cj's comrade slowly feel on the ground, meeting their demise. Jerald outwit him as he kicked him on the abdomen. Cj hit  the wall hard, he was badly injured and was covered in blood. He saw he had no way to escape, except - the gate!

Jerald slowly walked towards him - his machetes tightly clenched, ready to end his life. Cj glanced at the lever just within his reach then back at Jerald. Jerald stopped, he knew what he was going to do. Cj reached and immediately pulled the lever down. The gates were opened and zombies bursted into the room -lots of them.

Jerald glared at Cj as he and his comrades fought the zombies back. Meanwhile, Cj immediately picked up a sword and with all the strength that was left in him, he picked himself up. He managed to slipped passed the zombies but he had to kill three zombies in the way out, and ,unfortunately, he got bitten.

Cj ran as fast as he could from the room, hoping he wouldn't meet any more undead in the dark hallways in his pitifully situation.

As his strength slowly left him, he felt his body burning and in torturing pain. He slowly limped in the dark halls, careful in every turn he took.

He was lost! He had no idea where he's going and he feel himself dying. It must had been a bad idea for them to came here in the first place.

As he dragged the sword, he felt a cold, chilling wind gushing at him and seem to be calling for him. He had finally realized that ,all this time, he didn't meet any undead on his way.

Cj decided to follow the strange whisper in the wind. He painfully dragged himself along with his sword. His once blue eyes slowly turning into red.

The wind lead him though mazes of hallways. After some time, Cj found himself staring up ahead of him -on an altar - a strange, blue, and glowing cube with lightning strikes inside as if a storm was sealed inside.

Cj was overcome with excitement

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Cj was overcome with excitement. At long last, he had found it - The Dark Cube!

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