Sewers, the second smelliest place in the world: Carter

When the demons attacked, they caught all us magicians off guard. I thought for a moment afterwards, why send so many attacks. Of course, this is a battle however one attack a day seemed a bit overdoing resources. Or in this case demons and shadows.

Was Kek beginning to fear us, wanting to exterminate us sooner rather then later. Or was he just getting careless. I felt troubled by this because I couldn't quite figure it out. I decided to have a chat with Cleo. Perhaps she had learned something.

I strolled to the library and opened the door. Cleo sat on the table along with some boy who I had not met. They faced away from the door and didn't seem to notice my entrance. I snuck up from behind, I pat Cleo on the shoulder. She quickly twisted, "Oh hello Carter." She grinned. "Hello Cleo, I was hoping to ask if you had found any weakness to Kek yet?" I inquired. "This is a very repeated process, but yes finally I've found something."

"This finding is purely from your experience with him, not from a book." Cleo began. "He is a force of darkness; his armies are mainly just demons and shadows. Therefore, shouldn't he also be part shadow?" Cleo explain.

I shook my head. "No not necessarily, but I see what your pointing out." I gab. "So, we would have to turn him into a shadow and expose light upon him." I add. "That is the thought." Cleo reply. I nod, "Then its time to search for a magical item with this capability. Where can we find one?" I test. "I would say the closest one would be." Cleo flipped a board revealing a map on the other side. "Here." She points to the Northeastern part of the map.

"Where is that exactly?" I wondered. She paused to check the map again. "That is right near a sewage opening. Right on it actually."

"Oh great, we get to trudge through sewage now." I say sour. Cleo shrugs her shoulders and shoos me out, I trudge to my room and ready up. Gathering spare clothes my Khopesh, and of course a tooth brush. (That last bit was sarcasm.)

I shove all my gear into the Duat and stroll to Sadie's door. I knocked softly then snuck in. She snored atop her bed and I crept. I reached the foot of the bed and yelled wake up. She surly did wake up, then she punched me pretty hard.

"We have a journey. To finally find the item that can help us against Kek." I explain quick. Sadie is still droosy. "When do we leave." She asked barely able to speak. "Now." I smirk. I clutch her arm and pull her out the door. She is already dressed so thank Ra for that. I head to the roof and stop at the ledge.

I have a plan to wake up Sadie. I sit her down and she rolls over. I smile and walk to Freak, I whisper in his ear to catch us. He understands with his natural response of shrieks. I let him out of his cage and he soars into the sky. I hoist Sadie up and then walk over the side of the building. Falling down stories of the building.

Sadie wakes and sees our fall and wails. Right before we touch the ground Freak swept in for the save. Sadie's expression was ghostlike, she was completely pale, and her mouth quivered. I chuckled, "It was just a joke." She doesn't have the strength to punch me, so I feel I'm alright.

The night air is nippy, especially when your flying high in the sky atop a griffin. I look over the side of Freak's mane to see the city of Brooklyn. Few lights glow, it is around 12:00 in the morning after all. I guide myself with Cleo's map to locate the sewage entrance.

It seemed to be about two miles North West of Brooklyn house. The tell Freak to head North West. And then I wait, I turn my attention to Sadie when she finally catches a breath. "Why Carter?" She asks in a small voice. Sadie shows that she truly was frightened from the fall. I respond "Sadie, I was only joking. Maybe it was even good for you. You may realize how important you are and how easy everything can be taken away. I didn't even mean to have a lecture and here I am." I chuckled. I pat her shoulder. "I'm sorry for frightening you." I simplify. She expression changes. Not to better but to worse. She scrunches her face and her eyes are slits. "Don't ever do that again or I will push you off the Brooklyn house." She threatens.

I believe her, so I respond with a wink. "I won't." We soar through the clouds in search of the sewage. We pass skyscrapers, once we reach the waterfront we dive. I nearly skim the water with Freak however I don't. We slow our speed once we near some sort of plant.
It seemed to be taking the water from of course the sewers and cleansing it to then be released into the ocean. I slide Freak through a few narrow tunnels till we reach the sewers. We hop off the Griffin and strut towards an open door, "Wait here Freak, we will be back shortly." I instruct.

Freak doesn't seem to acknowledge me, but I know he heard. We crack it open just to peer inside. We spot nothing at first, so we open the door fully. No traps or demons, this should be a piece of cake. The clop of our sandals against the cold damp cement beneath bellowed through tunnel.

The quite pitter patter of water dripping to the floor was drowned out by our walking. It took too long but after about thirty minutes we reached what lies at the end of the tunnel. A wall. Me and Sadie stare at each other in utter confusion, "What is it we do?" She thought aloud.

"I'd assume maybe break it." I respond. 'Ha-Di.' Sadie moan. A dim explosion blasts the wall down, and the bricks fall. We step through the rubble and stare into the darkness that lies ahead, the previous tunnel had lights this one however did not. "After you." Sadie chirps, I pull a light from my Duat locker and aim it down the hall. Heading first with Sadie slugging along.

The light from our previous tunnel slowly disappears as we turn a slow curve. All we rely on for light is the flash light I hold. The tunnel continues to curve until it reaches its peak. The point where it can't curve anymore, or it would run into itself, A dimly lit room sit at the end of the tunnel. Lit by candle light the room is dingy and reeks of old papyrus.

At a alter made of stone and designed minimally lay a box. The box was lightly decorated, only a carving of a rose atop the lid. Me and Sadie approach the alter slowly, "It can't be this easy." Sadie murmur. Of course, as she said that a monster launches from a coffin below the floor. The floor cracked open along with the top case of a sarcophagi's.

Wind flows from the floor to blow out the candles. Red beading eyes rise form the tomb, wind gathering and pushing clockwise around it. The eyes rose higher and higher, a large crash like something hitting the ground cracked the floor to the right of us. "Who dare wake me." The thing snarl. I flip my light on for a glance. I aim it towards the eyes. And see that they float in the air. Nothing connected and nothing near them.

"It's a wind spirit." I whisper. The eyes move, searching for us in the darkness. They have to be close to see us. We creep, flashlight pointed at the altar. We take each step even slower than the last, the wind spirit is near the door way. It can't see us or the flash light luckily. We reach the alter and we snag the box. We stride left as the spirit drifts towards us.

"Let's get out of here." I whisper, I see the outline of Sadie nod. We creep to the arch and back to the exit. "Show yourself." The wind spirit growls, we pay no attention to it, its to far back by this point. The pitter patter of tiny little rodents funnel down the tunnel. I don't want to care for them, but they might be some sort of attack.

"Prepare yourself, just in case." I warn. The noise grows louder, I ready my sword. The curve aimed at the tunnel, preparing for a clean slice of anything that lies down the hall. We don't see anything; however little feelings are across all our feet. All over the little critters run, on the walls and even across the roof of the tunnel.

Sadie wails and casts a fireball spell. It ignites a fume of fire and fur. Burning many of the rodents, just not enough. "I hate rats." Sadie grits her teeth. We pay no mind to the body of rat corpses and trudge through the mess towards the exit. Climbing more steps to reach the place we kept Freak.

We climb atop the griffin and sail out the sewers. We head back to the big house, but something peculiar happens. I lean back and black out.