Antares looked up and she had to agree with Whym's assessment; the zombies DID seem to be herding them, in a way. It occurred to her that they were close enough to attack, but instead of attacking the beasts were merely gnashing their teeth, rearing, and waving their horns around threateningly. She didn't have a whole lot of time to consider it as she realized the walls were getting more and more narrow; her focus HAD to be on the maze itself.
She stumbled as she too finally caught a shimmering glimpse of a three-tailed fox. "I saw it!" she shouted over the thunder of hooves, more amazed than anything else. She managed to regain her footing in time to avoid being touched by the zombies--only to find they were boxed in, in an area similar to the beginning of the maze. Her heart sank down to her hooves. Had they just gone in a giant circle this whole time?? The black mare skid to a halt but refused to give up. "Try the walls again!!" she ordered as she immediately started pawing. To her dismay, all of the walls were solid.
Falling to all four hooves at around the same time as Whym, she looked around and realized what had surprised her travelling companion. There were no zombies here--though they could still be heard beyond the small rectangle. Her nostrils flared and she took a few seconds to catch her breath. "We are not dying here." she said firmly, planting her hooves. She would fight back the entire army if she had to! "And no, not now." She failed to realize this implied that Whym could take a snip of her mane at a later time.
Her ears came forward as the three-tailed fox appeared again, its eyes wild as if terrified. It yipped a few times then seemed to realize they didn't understand it. Its fluffy tails shimmered and an arrow appeared pointing upwards against one of the walls. There was a small mark on the floor there as well, and a blinking design appeared. Antares stepped over to the illusion-touched place and traced the design and the wall tilted forward, creating a staircase leading upwards. She sighed in relief, her face breaking into a smile. She turned to thank the animal, but by then it was gone.
"Come on, Whym, I think this is the way out!" she exclaimed as she started up the stairs. "I can't wait to get out of here and go somewhere less crazy!" she babbled a bit as excitement got to her. The stairs were cool and echoed loudly as she clopped up them. "Did you think the Swamp Region would be this insane?"
It took her a moment to realize the stairs didn't truly lead out. Well, they led out of the maze but it led into a giant room. A room which has a soft purplish glow to it--possibly due to the large neon sign. Antares squinted at the sign, her tail swishing behind her. She was stupid to think Keir was done with them. Her eyes ran over the sign and she stepped back in confusion and disgust. "What the--?!" she snorted, not even sure what to fill in the blank with. That was before the door slammed shut behind them, sealing them in.
Word count for this post: 555 (+2 chime for both)
Total word count: 6025
Whym total chime: 23
Antares total chime: 22
She stumbled as she too finally caught a shimmering glimpse of a three-tailed fox. "I saw it!" she shouted over the thunder of hooves, more amazed than anything else. She managed to regain her footing in time to avoid being touched by the zombies--only to find they were boxed in, in an area similar to the beginning of the maze. Her heart sank down to her hooves. Had they just gone in a giant circle this whole time?? The black mare skid to a halt but refused to give up. "Try the walls again!!" she ordered as she immediately started pawing. To her dismay, all of the walls were solid.
Falling to all four hooves at around the same time as Whym, she looked around and realized what had surprised her travelling companion. There were no zombies here--though they could still be heard beyond the small rectangle. Her nostrils flared and she took a few seconds to catch her breath. "We are not dying here." she said firmly, planting her hooves. She would fight back the entire army if she had to! "And no, not now." She failed to realize this implied that Whym could take a snip of her mane at a later time.
Her ears came forward as the three-tailed fox appeared again, its eyes wild as if terrified. It yipped a few times then seemed to realize they didn't understand it. Its fluffy tails shimmered and an arrow appeared pointing upwards against one of the walls. There was a small mark on the floor there as well, and a blinking design appeared. Antares stepped over to the illusion-touched place and traced the design and the wall tilted forward, creating a staircase leading upwards. She sighed in relief, her face breaking into a smile. She turned to thank the animal, but by then it was gone.
"Come on, Whym, I think this is the way out!" she exclaimed as she started up the stairs. "I can't wait to get out of here and go somewhere less crazy!" she babbled a bit as excitement got to her. The stairs were cool and echoed loudly as she clopped up them. "Did you think the Swamp Region would be this insane?"
It took her a moment to realize the stairs didn't truly lead out. Well, they led out of the maze but it led into a giant room. A room which has a soft purplish glow to it--possibly due to the large neon sign. Antares squinted at the sign, her tail swishing behind her. She was stupid to think Keir was done with them. Her eyes ran over the sign and she stepped back in confusion and disgust. "What the--?!" she snorted, not even sure what to fill in the blank with. That was before the door slammed shut behind them, sealing them in.
Word count for this post: 555 (+2 chime for both)
Total word count: 6025
Whym total chime: 23
Antares total chime: 22
A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men....
