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CHAPTER 14

Dark clouds thundered in the sky and it started raining. The stream flowing beside them became more violent, sending in more water into the water fall. "Your silence is giving me clues, but still I'll ask, what this quicksand of blood is" Newark said.

"It's a cannibalistic quick sand. It feeds on any living thing. Once engulfed, it chops bodies into little pieces by numerous jaws inside.” After a brief pause, she added "Prisoners are sometimes made unconscious by feeding them black mushrooms and thrown into these quick sands. By feeding the prisoners with black mushrooms, they temporarily stop breathing. Due to which these quick sands don't feed on them. After a few days they come out of them as Garfodus and spend rest of their lives in the wild"

Elena noticed the lump inside Newark's throat frequently going down. Elena herself was a little skeptical about the quick sands. But she had some survival techniques, given to her from her father. "Don't worry. We'll have to be a little careful Newark. Numerous hands will pull you. Make sure you don't panic, they'll slowly loosen grip and you can move on". Elena tried consoling Newark's nervousness.

"Alright" replied Newark.

"Come now, and remember to take it easy at all cost. Sooner or later the grip loosens"

They headed down the misty slope. The mist covering the ground did not expose what lied beneath. The hands were cold and gripped with a rapidly changing force. Elena managed to reach the other side. Newark got used to the flow and moved slowly, as soon as a group of hands let him go. Midway through the distance a group of dragon flies started troubling Newark. He started waving them away.

“What the fuck are you doing? Keep moving you jerk!” Elena screamed.

“Just a minute please. I got this under control” cried Newark.

Elena slapped her forehead. Somewhere from the distance, they spotted a fleet of giant creatures running towards them. Their foot steps collectively pounded, making the ground vibrate like an earthquake had arrived.

Newark was still stuck in the quick sand. He looked at the creatures charging towards him and then looked at Elena. “Momma!” he shouted.

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