Dungeon Raider System

Chapter 324 From the sacred place

When the sun disappeared and the blanket of the stars covered the skies of Easter Island, the Aku Aku arose to the skies covering the cosmic lights with their unsettling figures amidst pained moans and screams that sounded as though they were being tortured.

They were made of shadows, but they had a definite shape that resembled that of men and women so famished their ribs poked through their skin, which caused a great impression on Uriel.

Up to that point he had looked down on them thinking he would be safe no matter what, only they were anything but harmless. It wasn't just their looks that unsettled him, but a tingling feeling on the back of his skull told him that those creatures might actually be able to kill him.

When the Aku Aku noticed them, they rushed towards them at an incredible speed, but they were met with the invisible protection provided by Ahu Akivi that acted as a barrier that kept them at a distance.

"This ground is sacred, they can't come in," Manu shouted, trying to make his voice stand out from the pained moans even though Uriel was an ascended and could hear him perfectly. More than many different creatures, the Aku Aku clashed like a shadowtide and then scattered in the air, but their numbers were too great and both men were now trapped by the evil spirits.

"the Moai will be busy chasing away the Aku Aku and you can sneak past them. If you can't help it, then you can try to kill a few, but try to avoid it at all costs."

"You don't expect me to go without anything to protect myself, do you?" Uriel said as extended the palm of his hand towards Manu.

"No way, you are not an adult. You can't wear the Mangai."

"Then, give me the Tahonga and I'll be considered an adult." Uriel beckoned at Manu with his hand, but Manu shook his head.

'How does he even know where are we going?' Uriel questioned himself. With the Aku Aku constantly charging at Uriel, but being repelled by the Mangai on Manu's neck, it was impossible to see beyond arm's length. There were no landmarks and even if they found a road, they wouldn't be able to know the direction they were following, but then he remembered a fact from Ahu Akivi.

It was one of those useless pieces of knowledge he learned more as a trivia than for it's cultural worth. "Ahu Akivi was built to lign up perfectly with the cardinal directions." He muttered.

"Yes, it was, but I told you to shup up." Manu replied, unaware of Uriel's tendency to speak to himself. Then he crouched behind a rock and Uriel did the same.

The Aku Aku were still persisting on trying to break through the protection of the Mangai, but something was different. A small tremor could be heard from beneath them, it was almost like an earthquake but it was rythmic and it was growing stronger as time passed.

Then, a giant figure made out entirely of stone passed by them, swatting at the Aku Aku as though they were flies. The first Moai was followed by a second and then a third, they were similar to each other in both appearance and height, which was about four meters high.

Even though their endeavor was as pointless as the Aku Aku trying to attack the men, they kept swatting at the Aku Aku and showed no signs of stopping.

"What are we waiting for?" Uriel whispered.

"You really can't stay shut, can you." Manu placed his head on his hand as the earth began shaking, only this time it was faster and stronger until a moai carved out of red stone appeared.

"This is good, isn't it? He seems a lot stronger than the others, maybe he can defeat the Aku Aku." Uriel said in wishful thinking.

"No, you screwed up, he's coming to get us."