JOURNEY TO THE LAND OF THE DEAD

CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR

The Ogre sprung forward at obinna and doma in giant strides and swinged his cugel at him at close vertical range, doma flew towards the sky and obinna had to bend backwards so low that he almost laid down flat, doma recovered from the shock attack and flew down to distract the monster who kept swinging his cugel in desperate effort to hit him, obinna got up and put his right hand into his bag only find out that his metal rod is missing, this can't be happening he said to himself, it must have fallen while he and doma were dodging the ogre, and they were surrounded by dry leaves, he started searching the ground frantically like a mad man that has lost his only silver coin, hurry up!!! Doma screamed at him, I can't distract him much longer!!!,

Doma was reaching his limits and obinna knows that, he kept searching and suddenly he saw something shiny under the dry leaves some distance towards him, he flung his full weight at it in the hope that it was his magic weapon, meanwhile the ogre kept trying to pin doma again and again and this time it was sure to land a hit on the guardian, when suddenly an arrow flew right into the hand of the ogre, the monster screamed in pain, and doma seeing an opportunity to escape, disappeared and reappeared very high up in a tree breathing heavily...

The ogre pulled the greenish blood stained arrow out of his hand, now mad with rage turned and fixed his gaze on obinna and charged towards him, obinna tried to block his attack by dodging to the left, but the ogre despite his size was very fast, he hit obinna with his cugel and obinna who was scarcely able to block off with his bow was sent flying backwards and hit his back on a tree, he managed to get up before the ogre was unto him again, this time he pulled an arrow out took aim and shoot at the ogre, the arrow hit the ogre in his left thigh, he screamed took a wild look at obinna...

as if seeing some sign of death Looming, pulled out the arrow, turned back and ran back into the deep forest..., Obinna still trying to catch his breath got up from crouching and shouted, better run and don't come back!!!, He gave a groan of pain and saw that he was bleeding below his left shoulder, doma flew down immediately and said to him, that was certainly too close for comfort, are you alright?? He asked, do I look alright to you, I feel like have been hit by a 100 elephants, oh, sorry about that doma said, and they both laughed, suddenly obinna noticed that his wounds somehow were healing right away and his strength was returning back to him, he was surprised and looked at doma, you are part god remember, your wounds will heal almost immediately...

I think we have lingered here too much now don't you think, let's get into the portal before that thing comes back with his friends, oh that's right obinna said, doma flew and said the incarnations on the markings on the tree, and the whole ground shook below them, and a giant rectangular shaped stone rose from the earth and stood in front of them, the portal had all sort of magical symbols and runes on it, and they began to glow one by one till all were lit, there was a bright light and the portal appeared, what are you waiting for an invitation?, Get in there before it closes doma said as he dematerialized back into the ring on obinna's left middle finger, ok here goes nothing, and he went through the light, which disappeared immediately.....