Tuesday, June 6, 2006

znabatos chapter
Zanbato had wished he kept his big mouth shut. The library was awesome and cool, but he had an eerie feeling about this section of the library. You would think that for an abandoned city there would be cobwebs or something, but no. It is as if some unknown force was keeping it clean.
“Wooh.” Zanbato tripped, but didn’t fall. “What in the nine bloody hells was that?” He looked down and saw that it was a book that he had tripped over a book. It had reminded him of his school year book because it was roughly around the size and shape. “A book of some sort. Tei of the Wind.” He said out loud with out even knowing it. ‘Whoo,’ he thought, ‘why is it that I can understand this now and not before? Ok this is getting a bit freaky. I’m just going to check out the passageway and find a way out of here.’ He dropped the book and went towards Aya said was. He turned around. The book, he couldn’t get it out of his mind. Why was it that he could read it that he could read it. He had to find out what was in that book. He went and picked it up.
‘Ok,’ he thought, ‘I’ll take the book with me, check the passageway, hurry back and examine the book with the others.’
As he was walking he opened the book. He started to read:

“Tei of the Wind has the power to control the wind the wind and air to his will. He ha been cursed by the gods with a power he could barely control. He sought out for Gemini the outsider help him with his problem. Gemini refused at first, but Tei lost his temper and the wind blazed with a fiery rage. Tei with out knowing it released a tornado an Gemini’s house and if Tei had not fainted from the over whelming power, Gemini and the mountain were he laid would have been blown to an oblivion. After that Gemini made a ring out of the purest diamond and magically bound it to help control his power. A hundred years later the ring broke and the power consumed him and destroyed him.”

Zanbato turned the page and dropped the book. He could not believe his eyes. Tei, the man that this Gemini helped, looked exactly like him. He backed in to the bookshelves and slide down to the full fetal position and started to rock back and forth. It took him several minutes to calm down. Zanbato stood up and took several deep breaths. He picked up the book and started towards the passageway.
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There was only books were Aya said the passageway should have been.
‘I guess I go back.’ Zanbato thought. He started to head back to the aisle they were supposed to meet, but he turned around and looked up at the bookshelf. There were about ten selves above his head. There was a book missing from the self. He looked down at the book in his hand and wondered if it could be a switch. He looked left and then right to see if there was a ladder and there was one just down a little bit on the right. He pushed it down and climbed up and pushed the book into the opening. There was a clicking sound ass if gears were turning.
“Wha, wha, woow.” Shouted Zanbato. He was wobbling on the ladder. It came to a stop. He climbed down; when he turned around he became speechless. It was a room full of herbs and potion ingredients, because he saw a jar labeled eye of newt and another tongue of dog. For some odd reason there was a beam of light, in an underground city, was shining on an old green army looking backpack.
‘Why is there a beam of light in an underground city?’ thought Zanbato. He took the bag and put a couple of flask and a crystal ball that was on the table next to the bag. He went to the ladder and took the book out. He figured that if putting the book in got him here that taking the book out that it would get him to the other side. The clicking began agin and then stopped. He climbed down and put the book in the bag. He ran to where he was to meet the others.
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He was extremely early only an hour had past. He wondered what Wizkid and Aya were up to.
‘No way could anything stranger than this could have happened to them!’ he thought with a chuckle. He took the book and opened it. He had to find out more about this Tei guy that looked exactly like him. The book was astonishing. Tei had saved the city from monstrous tornadoes and kept peace in the city. The city, from what the book said, was called Utopia. From what little he knew, Utopia was a world that was peaceful and had now problems.
‘Well something bad had to have happened for it to come all the way down here.’ he thought. He turned the page. In big bold words it read.

“Spells, Abilities, and Potions Created by Tei.”
It was in was incredible. It had brilliantly illustrated ways that he controlled the air. Tei even found a way to levitate. He was truly a master of the wind,
Zanbato turned to the last page. There was an incantation of some sort.
‘What should I do?’ thought Zanbato ‘I’ll look at what it says before I do any thing else.’
The wins of wonder set thy soul free
To find thy destiny and guide thee on the wing of a dove
Let thy sole meet thyself once more
To learn of the past again

Zanbato head started to spin. The room was going dark. Without knowing it fell to the floor into the daze.
“Wha… what happened?” said Zanbato.
“Fear not my child.” Said a voice
“Who’s there?! Show yourself!” demanded Zanbato.
A strange figure appeared in a white cloak, his head was covered by the hood so Zanbato could not see him. when the figured showed up Zanbato was filled with a soothing relief for some odd reason.
“Who are you?” Zanbato asked.
“there is no need for you to know that now. I’m here to give you a message.” Said the voice.
“A message about what?”
“Stay close to your friends they are the ultimate key.”
“Ultimate key? Key for what?”
“Now need to know now. Just know this; ‘Along time ago five heroes emerged with a great power cursed upon them. They saved the city of Atlantis. In return they named the city Utopia. Meaning the city of peace. The heroes’s power was too much for them. Their power destroyed the city and with t the city. What the heroes did not realize was that the bond between them had weakened and with it the control of their powers.”
“What does that have to do with me?” the figure didn’t answer. “How do me and my friends get out of here?”
“You will find your way out when you and your friends become one.”
The figure drifted away and Zanbato yelled “What does that mean? Wait come back!”
Zanbato started to moan. He opened his eyes and saw that Aya and Wizkid standing over him.
“What are you guys doing?” asked Zanbato.
“Waiting for you to wake up. I came here and you were passed out. Your face was flat on the floor and I turned you around.. with the book right next to you.” said Wizzard. “then Aya came running a screaming. She was extremely worried about you.”
“Thanks guys. I’m fine now.” replied Zanbato. ‘How am I going to tell them what really happened?’ He thought unaware of what was in store for them next.

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