The Slayer

Chapter 14 - ^^

'We should try looking for another way around' Waltz told her. He began to walk. 'Oh god!' Waltz cried. 'Help! I'm not moving!'

Sumaey groaned, grabbing him by the wrist and dragging him in the opposite direction. They walked away for a few seconds without turning, then Sumaey let go of Waltz, daring to glance back, Waltz did so too. They were indeed much further away from the house than before.

'This...' Waltz said crossing his arms and he considered his options, '...is frustrating.'

'Come on' Sumaey told him quietly, 'let's have a look around. It could be the house is just a decoy.'

Waltz nodded; unfolding his arms he followed Sumaey as she headed into the surrounding wilderness.

They gazed all about them as they went.

'It sort of looks like a garden' Waltz noted, seeing patches of open ground where little flowers sprung up, 'a garden...' Waltz continued, '...in a forest.'

Sumaey paused, taking in the closed world around her.

'It's beautiful' she muttered, 'but dark...'

She turned first one way, then another. 'There' she said pointing to a shed a short distance away. It was a small and shabby looking structure, completely unremarkable in every single way.

Waltz leant forwards to get a better look at the shed, squinting in the dark.

'There?' he repeated. 'It's just an old shed.'

'Exactly' Sumaey gleamed.

'Ah' Waltz clicked his fingers as it fell into place. 'A delusion.'

Sumaey nodded once at him, before turning back towards the shed.

She led the way, as Waltz trailing after, lingered a few steps behind.

'This is the sort of thing I would do if I were a wizard' Sumaey was saying, as she reached for the door. 'Create a fake house that looks grand, and make the real thing look shabby, so that no one would want to go there.'

'Genius' Waltz breathed. 'I knew you would figure it out.'

She opened the door. Inside the shed was utterly dark. There were no walls or floor that could be seen, only blackness.

'It's a portal' Sumaey realised, letting go of the door and allowing it to swing open. 'It must lead to the actual house.'

'Ladies first?' Waltz suggested politely.

Sumaey sighed wearily at this, taking the first step forwards and quickly vanishing into the dark. Afraid of being left alone, Waltz hurried after her, in no time he was consumed by the magic, and then he began to fall.

He cried out in panic as he felt his stomach tighten, experiencing the sensation of falling.

He hit the ground thankfully not too hard, landing on soft grass in a bright world.

Waltz picked himself up, as Sumaey beside him did the same.

'Uh-oh' Waltz said as he saw the caravan before him 'We're not supposed to be here.'

'What do you mean?' Sumaey asked, brushing the grass off her clothes.

'This must be a glitch, quick, let's explore and make the most of it before it corrects itself!'

Waltz immediately ran forwards towards the caravan, past the confused looking man with a beard and into the caravan itself while Sumaey remained outside.

'Hey!' Waltz called from inside the caravan. 'There's a dead dog in here!'

Sumaey glanced about her, seeing three vehicles, one white, one gold and the other purple.