Derek
Gabriel
Losty
Wendy
All set to go!-Gab
Prince Darius told him what to do.
"Gather as much food as we can carry for we are embarking on a journey to Gaebiland! Make haste, Gha-Bie!"
Gha-Bie came to his senses and rushed to the royal pantry. He packed as many of the kingdom's famous 'Rayshens' (tightly sealed green packs containing untold delicacies that were good indefinitely) as he could and debated if he should bring along a few pots and pans so he could make stews, or maybe a grill...
Meanwhile Prince Darius raced to his royal chamber where he proceeded to put on his trusty plate mail, and bracers. He debated bringing his trusty broadsword, Buriza along but he decided against it. The tarnished sword he got from the magical tree could have some magical properties that would be more useful. Besides it was pink.
Quickly making his choice, Prince Darius strode to the Royal Stables where the kingdom's best steeds were. He saddled Julter and Castell and met Gha-Bie at the Castle's gates. All this while he was pondering why was it that everyone but a lowly servant had not fallen under the deadly curse. "I have more pressing issues at hand than to bother about this now!" Prince Darius chided himself. Turning to Ghae-Bie, he said "Load the supplies onto the horses and let us be on our way!"
"To get to Gaebiland, we'll have to go through the dark forest of Tempanese, then past the deadly moors of Xiimae, into the swamps of Taa Naa Meh Raah and finally through the mountains of Berdoac. It will be an ardous journey with countless dangers and hardships." Prince Darius warned Ghae-Bie.
"Fear not my prince, where you go i will follow. Your family has shown much kindness to me, taking me in even though you did not know my past and bringing me up. I will repay this debt the best i can!" Ghae-Bie fiercely replied.
With a last look at their petrified home, the two set off on their quest.
That night Ghae-Bie had a dream. In his dream he saw houses on fire, and demons everywhere. And a hideous face grinning maliciously at him. He jolted out of his dream and felt a great pain on his right knee. It was so painful he lost conciousness.
When he awoke, a hideous face was grinning at him. When it pulled back, Ghae-Bie realised that it was just Prince Darius.
"God! Are you going to sleep all day? And what happened here? Your Baah Shaah is horribly shredded! Are you alright?"
"Wwwhat?" Ghae-Bie looked around him. His surroundings were in a complete mess. Even his clothes were tattered, as if he had grown then shrunk overnight. Bewildered, he checked his right knee and there was the horrible scar that he had for as long as he could remember. Only now the scar had turned black.