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CHAPTER 11

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Newark remained unconscious for a few moments. After a while, he opened his eyes and saw the world spinning around him.

“Ouuu…..Ouuuu….” he uttered faint cries as he got up.

He picked up the bag of artillery, wore it behind his back and began walking. He could hear cracks in his body as he headed towards the lake. On reaching the lakeshore he saw a waterfall lying straight ahead. The only way he could move ahead was to climb all the way up to the waterfall and reach the other side.

Newark took a deep breath and started moving into the cold waters. He shivered as the cold water pierced his body with a painful numbness. The splashing sound of the water increased as he approached nearer to the waterfall. He could also feel the vibrations made by water hitting the lake bed. The water slowly started touching Newark’s chest level. All of a sudden he spotted spiked creatures floating ahead and his eyes widened in suspicion. The pairs of spikes drew nearer to him and 2 Garfodius immediately sprang up from the water with a loud growl.

Newark quickly took a plunge under water and started pushing himself towards the water fall. He could feel the creatures following him as he kicked them while diving ahead. In a few moments, he was under the water fall and he started climbing up. The water slapped his head as it flowed downwards with full force. Surprisingly, the Garfodius started climbing up too. Midway through the climb Newark lost his balance and fell right through the waterfall, into a dark cave. He couldn’t see what lied ahead; the cave was pitch black and disappeared into the unknown. He could hear the Garfodius growling as they were climbing up. He was trapped; he looked straight ahead into the dark cave, took a deep breath and ran into the darkness.

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Trying to push this roller coaster….

I apologize for the typos. I usually write after a nine hour work shift and somehow the tiredness gets passed on. BUT I make a point that the story keeps moving. A big thank you to all the readers. YOU fuel my creative fire. Cheers.