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CHAPTER 12

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Newark ran into the cave. The distance seemed endless as he ran into the darkness. The sound of water trickling between the crevices resonated through the emptiness. On reaching the interior of the cave, Newark saw a beam of light entering from a cracked surface above. It illuminated the cave to a certain extent. There was a foul smell in the air and huge Cocoon-like structures were hanging from the top.

Newark heard the two Garfodus entering the cave. He spotted an entrance straight ahead. He ran towards it, entering a rectangular shaped cell. The place was a little damp, and smelled less. A little light seeped in through another crack above. Two Cocoons were lying on the floor, something inside them was furiously moving. Newark heard the Garfodus roaring just outside the cell. Out of fear, he nervously took out his spear and cut one of the Cocoons in one go. He fell back as a dear sprang out of it and ran outside. This alerted the Garfodus and they growled angrily. The sounds told that they had increased in number.

Suddenly Newark spotted a finger sticking out from the other Cocoon. He quickly cut through it and saw a red-faced Elena gasping for breath. She quickly reached out for the bag that Newark was carrying, took out her sword. Four Garfodus appeared from the darkness into the cell. Their four eyes glowed like giant glow worms in the darkness.

Elena slowly got up, raised her sword and whispered “Its show time!”

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In the end, our heroine always ends up being the hero. Yep.