Kieran mentally facepalmed at Charlie... he knew she was bold
enough to attack a giant serpent, but still, there was a thin line
between bravery and... well, you know the phrase. Attracting more
attention would only lead to more problems... he swiped his paws,
attempting once again to push himself away from the zombies to
help, but couldn't. He let out a frustrated, growl. His ears perked
up as her heard the work "labrynth". He couldn't be sure of what
exactly the zombie ringleader was talking about, but based on what
he knew of monsters, mythology, and the world, labrynths were
rarely good.
“Of course” he grinned, flaring his pincers as they started to
slowly sleep with venom, flames coiling out of his maw in happiness
“I’ve never felt so alive” he laughed, his eyes more bloodshot then
normal
Kieran's fur bristled in annoyance. Of course, the snake had to be
here too. And either it already knew about said plan, or it was
agreeing to it without knowing anything about it, based solely on
the fact that it thought it would get to eat people... He growled
again. He didn't expect to be spending his day like this. Kieran
scolded himself at his choice to follow Melody. Then again... maybe
he'd be of use to the good humans later... so that was something to
be here for.
Kieran was wrong. Of course things could get worse. He glared at
the snake, still struggling in the meantime. Unfortunately, his
little paws were too weak.
"Very well." The general clapped his hands, and zombies picked up
the captives. The general led them out of the clearing, on a rather
dark and misty road.
Eventually, Kieran decided to stop struggling. He needed to save
his energy for... well, for whatever might happen next. He had no
clue. Still, Kieran would keep searching for an opportunity to
escape. He searched the crowd of zombies for the humans he'd met...
but the stream of monsters was so full that he couldn't see anyone.
The uncomfortable position he was being trapped in didn't help
either...
At the end of the road, the captives were shoved together, and the
Zombies crowded around them, though there was still room to see.
The general stepped in front of the group, arms behind his back,
standing in front of-a hedge maze?! "Welcome, to the Labyrinth and
your first task in assisting the evil Zombie King in taking over
Princeville!"
"Wow, admitting that you're evil, huh," Kieran replied snarkily. It
would sound like barks and growls to everyone else, but that was
why he was confident enough to say it. Kieran focused on using all
of his senses to observe the giant labrynth. Who would have the
time to build this? The zombies, apparently...
The Zombie general snarled. "Watch your tongue, beast! And as I was
saying, in this Labyrinth is an Element Animus, or specifically,
the Earth Animus. And we have brought you here to find it for us."
Hmm... maybe someone else had built it then. Feeling grouchy and
curious enough to ask, Kieran voiced his thoughts: "Why can't you
send some of you zombie henchmen to do it for you, huh? Are you
zombies too proud to get your hands dirty?" He snapped.
Kieran kept his snout shut, but glared at the zombies. He was
curious to see if the humans would say anything. Most of them were
probably too shocked to even speak though, he reckoned that most of
them had never seen a zombie till now, let alone known of their
existence.
"Now, all of you, on your feet. Listen to my directions. You will
enter as a group. You will find the center, and there, there will
be a golden Deer sleeping on a stone pedestal. You will stroke the
deer, and repeat this phrase: Awaken, Elemental, and heer my
bid-Follow the Zombie King along the River Nix. That is all.
Understand?"
Kieran wished he knew more about this labyrinth and this
elemental... Maybe he could have formulated some plan. However, he
only had his wits and sharp senses to rely on. Slowly, he nodded,
not intending to follow the orders if he could help it. He glanced
around at the humans to see their reactions.