The monkey king was very curious about Lin and Hunter’s escape. He oversaw them, and peeled his eyes off them, glancing at where they had been chained, to begin with. He saw the pieces of the broken chains lying on the moldy floor and then he scoffed faintly. “You want to play games with me?” Han asked in a firm tone as he locked eyes with Hunter. He did not like the guy one bit. He would have killed him long since if not for his intrigue for Lin. He knew that if he killed Hunter, whatever he needed to know about Lin, he would never find out. So he begged the beast in his soul to be patient. “No,” Lin said as she stepped forward. We’re not playing games. This is about our lives, it involves whether we die or live, why would we play games then?”Hunter was impressed once again by the she-wolf. He may have thought that she was just going to stay silent but she was actually helping. He could tell by the look on the monkey king’s face that he was interested in what they had to say. T

The sound was as equally loud as the last lightning strike. Lin’s ears were ringing even louder and her head hurt badly. She coughed as she tried to clear the dust that the strike had woken up, so she could see. As she waved her hand in front of her face, the dust had now started to clear, allowing her to see now. She coughed dryly a few more times before sitting up and visually searching around for Hunter. For a while, she panicked because she could not see the guy but then her eyes finally landed on him. He was trying to stand to his feet, coughing as he did so. She breathed out a relieved sigh, happy that he was okay. “Hunter!” She called out his name but her voice was not clear enough. She cleared her throat and tried one more time. “Hunter! Are you okay?” She began to stand to her feet, and pain shot through her knee. She immediately fell to the ground, wincing in pain. Cursing under her breath, she tried to find what was causing the pain. And that was when she saw blood and

With determination in his eyes and nervousness in his bones, Hunter looked directly at the guardians of the gold stone. He let out a shaky breath before finally speaking, “No, we’re not leaving. We’re not leaving here without the stone.” He knew that what he was doing was very risky. He was challenging demi-gods and could obliterated in seconds if he angered them. This was a stupid plan of his, but it was the only one he had that had any chance of working. He just had to try. He felt like trash for what he had done. It was his fault and so he was not going to give up that easily. Lin was taken aback by Hunter’s protest of not leaving. She wiped her face with the back of her hand, clearing the tears from there. “What are you doing? Do you want to get us killed?” She could not believe that the guy had just done that. A part of her was impressed and taken by the fact that he had stood up for them, that he was not going to give up just like that; that he was willing to fight for their

As Lin and Hunter fell through the well, the darkness enveloped them, distorting time and reason. Then suddenly, a shimmering portal emerged, transporting them to a surreal realm where the laws of physics seemed to come back to life. They tumbled into a vast desert, stretching as far as the eye could see. The sand beneath their feet was hot even though they had footwear. The hot sun made the san shine like tiny jewels. Giant sand dunes rose like waves in the distance, and the wind played in the sand, leaving behind wavy patterns. It was surreal, maybe beautiful, but it suggested that they had a whole new set of challenges waiting for them. So how could they enjoy it?Ancient buildings peeked out from the sandy sea, telling tales of people long gone. “What the hell just happened?” Hunter asked as he tried to get the sand out of his hair. He was on his feet, staring around. Lin coughed dryly and she too proceeded to run her hand through her messy hair that was now flowing to her sho

Stereo revved up her dirt bike, the engine humming with anticipation as she locked eyes with the duo. The desert air seemed to cackle with an unspoken tension. “Alright,” Hunter finally conceded, reluctantly stepping forward. “Lead the way, but remember any funny business, and we won’t hesitate.”Stereo chuckled, her blonde hair falling gracefully over her shoulder as she adjusted her helmet. “No funny business, promise. Hop on, it’s a ride you won’t forget.” The trio mounted the bike, the engine roared to life, and they sped across the desert. The wind tousled their hair as the vast landscape blurred into streaks of sand and sky. As they arrived at Stereo’s swelling, a modest adobe structure camouflaged against the desert hues, Hunter eyed it skeptically. “This is where you live?” Stereo hopped off the bike, her baby-blue eyes gleaming mischievously. “Home, sweet home.” Once inside, surrounded by desert relics and adorned with symbols, she gestured for them to sit before continu