Ch. 7: The Miasma's Cause (SUN)
Shoulder to shoulder, Lucien and I went deeper into the forbidden grounds…-.
OO: "…"
In an instant, the dense fog enveloped us, making it difficult to breath. I made a small noise.
Lucien: "You okay?"
Lucien wrapped his wing around me, then held a piece of cloth up over my mouth.
As I felt my breath starting to come a little easier, we kept moving forward and…-.
Lucien: "This is…"
I stopped walking as Lucien froze, and I desperately tried to see ahead through the miasma that clouded my vision.
OO: "…!"
Before me was a dark swamp, the deep waters flickering as if alive.
Just from looking at it I felt myself pulled into the darkness of the abyss. I gulped.
Lucien: "This is…this swamp is the source of the forbidden grounds and the miasma…"
Lucien stood there for a while, his eyes wide in shock…
Lucien: "We have to bury the swamp."
His eyes shone with a deep, unshakable resolve as he spoke aloud his decision.