It was night in Eder Gira. The twin moons added an eerie glow to the surrounding hills. Wind howled through the caves and the thistles in the pond swayed back and forth.
"Hey! hurry up here!” Steven Peterson said from above. “Come on now, you don’t want to miss the stories.”
The path was at the end of the network of caves bending behind the waterfalls. The air was cooler in the caves as the wind circulated fresh cold air around. The lanterns spersed throughout the caves were the only source of late, without it there would only be darkness.
The glow of the lantern lit the cave just enough to see everyone’s faces. Someone had moved logs around the lantern as makeshift benches. Hannah Renshaw patted the space next to her inviting me to sit. Next to her was Torri who had wrapped herself up in a large blanket.
“What?” Torri shivered. “It’s cold okay?” I nodded and chuckled. Sometimes it was worth it to poke fun at Torri.
Eric and Steven Petersen had been discussing something before I had sat down. The later fumbled with his KI occasionally nodding as Eric spoke. Shortly after Flora’s KI flashed and after checking it I could have sworn I saw her give a thumbs up to the two.
"So who will tell the first story?" Flora asked.
“I have a chilling tale about the mysterious cones.” Steven scoffed., “It goes something like this. Every Halloween the cones come to life and gather in a circle to summon the mighty Cone demon”
“And the cones chant cohhhhhhhhhhnnnne, cooohnnnnnee, coooohnnnnnnnnnnnne!” Eric added while moving his fingers around in the air for maximum spookiness.
Steven continued, “When the demon is summoned beware, for it will blend in with other inanimate cones, so you never know when it will come out to ATTACK!” The two began to laugh at their story.
Everyone laughed. “come on.” Flora said. “That’s not even a scary Halloween story.”
“Do you have something better?” I replied.
“Panta in Takotah II, tied up his friends in cavern blue.” Pam Foster said gazing into the light of the lantern. “The cave collapsed and tunnels fell and after, only he was well.”
Eric continued, “‘Delia spoke with healer’s tongue to right a wrong that had been done but Panta left a gruesome fate for any who followed in his wake”
“Laroon was looking for his friend.” Pam spoke again. “Now Panta found that he must rend another soul to end in stone another one to die alone.”
“Now Panta’s goal was nearly done.” Steven joined in.
“His friends no more would see the Sun.” Eric responded.
“He told the people a sack of lies. Death of all was his true prize.” The two spoke in unison.
Flora finished. “Panta in Takotah II. Tied up his friends in cavern blue.” She paused. “The cave collapsed and tunnels fell and after, only he was well.”
Suddenly, the lantern turned off. When it came back on a cloaked figure knocked over a stack of fishing baskets while wielding two bloodied moiety daggers. Torri screamed and ran from the cavern. Everybody laughed again.
“Torri!” The cloaked figure yelled after her. “It was a joke” Artus Matloff pulled the hood of the cloak back. We all laughed, except Hannah.
“You’re such a jerk, Vinsce.” said Hannah. She punched him in the arm.
“What?!” Artus took on of the daggers and poked the side of his head with it. “They’re just rubber.”
Hannah sighed. “Well, we should find her. She couldn't have gone far."
After a few minutes they found Torri in the cavern above the waterfall. Pam had reached her first but was soon followed by the rest. Torri had lit the cave with the light of her KI and was tracing a symbol on the wall with her hand.
“I don’t remember this being here. Did you do this?” Hannah asked.
Torri was transfixed on the image. “No…” She replied.
"Hey! hurry up here!” Steven Peterson said from above. “Come on now, you don’t want to miss the stories.”
The path was at the end of the network of caves bending behind the waterfalls. The air was cooler in the caves as the wind circulated fresh cold air around. The lanterns spersed throughout the caves were the only source of late, without it there would only be darkness.
“What?” Torri shivered. “It’s cold okay?” I nodded and chuckled. Sometimes it was worth it to poke fun at Torri.
Eric and Steven Petersen had been discussing something before I had sat down. The later fumbled with his KI occasionally nodding as Eric spoke. Shortly after Flora’s KI flashed and after checking it I could have sworn I saw her give a thumbs up to the two.
"So who will tell the first story?" Flora asked.
“I have a chilling tale about the mysterious cones.” Steven scoffed., “It goes something like this. Every Halloween the cones come to life and gather in a circle to summon the mighty Cone demon”
“And the cones chant cohhhhhhhhhhnnnne, cooohnnnnnee, coooohnnnnnnnnnnnne!” Eric added while moving his fingers around in the air for maximum spookiness.
Steven continued, “When the demon is summoned beware, for it will blend in with other inanimate cones, so you never know when it will come out to ATTACK!” The two began to laugh at their story.
Everyone laughed. “come on.” Flora said. “That’s not even a scary Halloween story.”
“Do you have something better?” I replied.
“Panta in Takotah II, tied up his friends in cavern blue.” Pam Foster said gazing into the light of the lantern. “The cave collapsed and tunnels fell and after, only he was well.”
Eric continued, “‘Delia spoke with healer’s tongue to right a wrong that had been done but Panta left a gruesome fate for any who followed in his wake”
“Laroon was looking for his friend.” Pam spoke again. “Now Panta found that he must rend another soul to end in stone another one to die alone.”
“Now Panta’s goal was nearly done.” Steven joined in.
“His friends no more would see the Sun.” Eric responded.
“He told the people a sack of lies. Death of all was his true prize.” The two spoke in unison.
Flora finished. “Panta in Takotah II. Tied up his friends in cavern blue.” She paused. “The cave collapsed and tunnels fell and after, only he was well.”
Suddenly, the lantern turned off. When it came back on a cloaked figure knocked over a stack of fishing baskets while wielding two bloodied moiety daggers. Torri screamed and ran from the cavern. Everybody laughed again.
“Torri!” The cloaked figure yelled after her. “It was a joke” Artus Matloff pulled the hood of the cloak back. We all laughed, except Hannah.
“You’re such a jerk, Vinsce.” said Hannah. She punched him in the arm.
“What?!” Artus took on of the daggers and poked the side of his head with it. “They’re just rubber.”
Hannah sighed. “Well, we should find her. She couldn't have gone far."
After a few minutes they found Torri in the cavern above the waterfall. Pam had reached her first but was soon followed by the rest. Torri had lit the cave with the light of her KI and was tracing a symbol on the wall with her hand.
“I don’t remember this being here. Did you do this?” Hannah asked.
Torri was transfixed on the image. “No…” She replied.
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