The Barbarian's Quest: The Search of the Basilisk (On Hold)

Chapter 16 - The Dark Wizard's Message (unedited)

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After they went to Mount Artenia, they went straight to the Peak of Passion. In there, people will be experiencing deep emotions and strong imaginations. They'll feel hopeless when they try to walk to the peak, there's a possibility that they could commit suicide because of the hopelessness.

They went to the Peak of Passion. George hesitantly backed out but remembered that Lucy was in there so he joined again. Every step they took, one drop of sweat fell.

They tried their best to reach the Peak of Passion, they're almost tired but Nick wasn't tired at all. Nick was very immune in walking or climbing mountains, he had always doing it since he was a child. He climbed mountains by himself and tried to achieve his goal to reach the highest peak and break the world record. They carried their huge equipment bags as they were walking through the mountain.

"Remember, be careful. One step you make, you'll acquire your biggest fears and problems. Try to put them aside and try focusing in one thing-- like you wanted to kill Basilisk as Brad wanted, and Lucy saved as George wanted," Warlord Ish'katu explained while they were one step away from the Peak of Passion.

They entered the Peak of Passion, the mountain was very dark and the clouds can't be seen, hundreds of tears fell on their face. Pains and troubles got into their way. Nothing could take the problems apart, they concentrated in doing their part.

"Brad!" George cried and his face was reddish.

"WHAT?" Brad answered back loudly with all his fears and troubles inside him.

"How are you doing?" George replied and prevented himself to get mad.

"Fine!" Brad exclaimed as his body was moving to different directions.

Warlord Ish'katu was focusing and no pains got into his way, he already moved on years ago. He forgot everything that he'd been through. The miseries were completely gone and he just focused in helping Brad and others.

Brad felt everything that was stuck on his heart-- her mother dead, and the miseries he'd been through. It was heartbreaking for Brad and all he had to do was hold his head. He almost punched the rocks beside him and jump on the cliff and commit a suicide. 

The mountain was dark as there was nothing in it-- the mountain that should be climbed carefully and slowly. Brad was moving in different directions and suddenly stepped on the edge and rocks fell. Brad became nervous and didn't know what to do. The wind mixed with the darkness and whispered into their ears and said all their pains and past.

They moved slowly and about to finish the never-ending sadness. Things became dark and the rocks beneath them became unseen. All was black, they can't see anything anymore even a white dot or a thing that will shone upon them. Walking across the mountain became complicated and the more they walk the narrow the land they stepped on.

Nick got a very brilliant idea, he grabbed his wand from the pocket and held the wand firmly and he slowly swung the wand and the bright light came and lightened up their way so they can walk across the mountain peak. Few more steps they will finish the horrible circumstances. Suddenly, George fell, not knowing that the ground was getting narrower and not safer. He fell and he quickly touch the edge and tried to pull himself but he couldn't. Warlord Ish'katu saw George grabbing something that will hold him up. He hastily grabbed the hand of George and pulled him up. It was successful that the warlord saw George about to slip his hands from the edge. Luckily, if the warlord wasn't around, George would die.