Hippocoon land

“Lamia--” Gwen spoke unconsciously. “What did you just say guy?” squealed the girl one more time, staring at Gwen with her beautiful blue eyes. “No, I didn’t.” Gwen answered hesitantly. “But – you seem not human.” he added. “Yes, I am not. I am half human and half snake.” she innocently admitted as though it’s very normal thing. Heracles, Gwen and Amelinda rounded they couldn’t say anything. “Whatever, who are you?” the girl spoke up, “Why don’t see you before.” She observed them carefully. “I’m Amelinda. He and he are Heracles and Gwen. They are my friends.” said Amelinda quickly hinting the girl Heracles and Gwen.  “Where do you live? You seem not come from village. I have never seen you here.” the girl asked again, her voice got a bit high she seemed excited about something. “We don’t live here.” Heracles said shortly. “What?” the girl shrieked again. It was not easy for others to hear. But, it’s not all the girl suddenly turned in to silent after shrieking. She stood still roun...

They kept walking with the statuses in long time. Though their speeds were slow, they didn’t stop, going ahead. It quickly came to noon. Air turned hot and the sunlight turned more intense. It made them more dehydrated. Their steps got more and more slowly especially Amilinda she was left behind and turned more and far away from Heracles and Gwen. “Amelinda – Amelinda,” voice of Gwen. Heracles turned back and saw Gwen behind, rushing toward Amelinda who had fallen down lying silently on ground. Gwen knelt on one leg. He took Amelinda’s one hand, pulled her upper body up leaning against her chest. “Amelina – Amelinda…” Gwen called loudly, shaking her shoulders. Amelinda weakly opened her eyes. Heracles ran to.   “Are you okay?” said Heracles looking at her nervously. Amelinda blinked, saw her friend. “I am okay. I think I need to rest a little.” she said in very weak voice. Heracles grabbed on her hand. It was very cold. Heracles was very worried.  “We stop here.” said Her...

“Whosssp!” Heracles was startled and woke up. He believed that he just fell in sleep a bit and it’s the thing he didn’t want because the forest was very dangerous the moment. However, when he opened his eyes, it had been morning and Amelinda and Gwen were still there, lied on ground sleeping in peace. He breathed a sigh of relief then stood up, let Gwen and Amelinda to sleep more. He wandered around to take a look. Heracles turned back and gently shook Amelinda’s shoulder. “Wake up, Amelinda. It’s morning.” he said gently. Amelinda woke up. She managed to sit up, rubbed her eyes by hand. “I don’t think that I could sleep on ground.” she lamented. “It meant you are too tired.” replied Heracles, walked cross her to wake Gwen up.  “Gwen--” he said. Gwen seemed to be startled; he sat up at one. “What happen, Heracles? Do the serpents turn back?” he squealed, opened his eyes widely, swung his head around. “No, they don’t.” said Heracles, “It is morning. We have to wake up and go.” Gwen ...

“What do we do with those branches?” said Gwen curiously. “Burn them.” said Heracles shortly. “Foteini aspida,” Amelinda screamed with eyes shutting up. A golden light spread out from Amelinda’s scepter and immediately formed a shield covering around them. “Pop – pop – pop…” The serpents which shot toward them were prevented by the shield. Amelinda opened her eyes looking serpents siding down in front of her face. “God! We have to go. They are heading to here.” she said. “We go.” said Heracles.   Then they picked up their bags, made the way leave the place. Amelinda still kept the light shield protected around them. They moved together very closed, hurriedly walking to escape from the serpents but the serpents didn’t let them do it. They promptly chased after them. Furthermore, other serpents also moved. All of them followed the light spreading out from burning branches, scepters and Amelinda’s protective shield gathered, changed their ways and then crept after Heracles and hi...

Heracles, Amelinda and Gwen were in deep sleep by the flickering fire, not knowing anything happened around.  Rustles sounded up. In night something looked like a weird and huge creature was moving. It didn’t have specific shape like liquid spreading out on ground, splitting up then uniting as it passing the tree. The creature still moving with thousands of rattling sounds. It was heading to Heracles, Gwen and Amelinda. As soon as the creature came near the fire, its shape was clearly seen. It was not any of creature but thousands or maybe millions of serpents which were together creeping upon the others because they were too crowded. They were serpents. Thousands of serpents and maybe millions of serpent were creeping upon the others covering whole the ground. Normally, the serpents would split up when they met obstacles on the way. However, the moment they were attracted by the fire hurrying toward it. “Pop! Pop! Pop!...” Some light explosive sounds came out as the first serpents...

“Don’t talk too loud.” said Gwen, trying to lower his voice. Come here and don’t make any noise.” he added. Heracles frowned again staring at his friend but at last he followed his words gently walked toward him. “What’s going on?” asked Heracles again. This time he didn’t talk to loud. Gwen didn’t turn back to see him; he still kept looking at bush near that. “Look at it.” he said. Heracles took off his eyes from Gwen then stared at the bush, which sometime shook. There seemed to have something staying inside the bush. “What’s that?” said Heracles. “A rabbit.” said Gwen, grinning. Then no one of them talked they approach bush. The rabbit seemed not to find out that it’s in danger it still made the bush shake. Suddenly a crack sound spread out; Heracles or Gwen did step on a dry branch on ground. Both Heracles and Gwen stopped, immediately looked down their feet. It’s Heracles his feet were on a dry twig. When they raised their heads the bush had stopped shaking. Then a little white sh...

The first light of the sun laid on the canvas and went through it. Heracles woke up. He sat up and immediately looked around. Gwen was still there sleeping but Amelinda was not she had woken up and went to somewhere. Heracles stretched reaching on Gwen he shook on his shoulder. “Gwen – wake up.” he called.  “Oh Heracles” said Gwen sleepily, rubbing on his eyes. He sat up, turned to Heracles. “Where is Amelinda?” he added. “I don’t know. She went out.” said Heracles. “Hurry up! We go out. It has been morning.” he added. Heracles stood. He walked toward the entrance of the tent, lowered his head down then stepped out. Amelinda had been there outside. She was staying by the pile of ashes which was left after the fire died. “Amelinda,” said Heracles, approaching her, “Didn’t you have nice sleep?” he added thoughtfully, found to stay by her. “Honestly, I did Heracles.” replied Amelinda.  “What did you do here Amelinda? Why did you get up so early?” the voice of Gwen. He broke out f...

  “I will happen at weekend Heracles. We will the people who light up our family torch. We did win the ten days of natural survival and bring to our family many of points that’s why our family get the most points and so become the family lightning the torch this year.” said Gwen excited. “It must be the last active in this year right?” said Heracles. “Yes, it’s. We will leave Hippocoon land turning back our home after that.” said Gwen. “Oh god, it’s too fast. We have stay here for eight months. I really miss my home.” said Heracles. “It’s not much time. By this time on next Tuesday we have been in our homes.” said Gwen. “Heracles – Gwen.” squealed Amelinda, rushed into them from their class door. She just came. “It makes me a little exited as I think about home. Do you plan to do anything as we come home?” she added. “Just relax enjoying our free time.” said Gwen shortly. “And you Heracles?” said Amelinda, turned to him. “I still don’t about it.” said Heracles. “If you want you can...

  “As usual – three – two for them.” said Leonard, turned to Heracles and Gwen.  “Wait a moment,” said the senior. He took out three cups then poured something red inside the cups then gave each of them one cup. “Enjoy it guys.” he said, smiling. “This is a kind of grape juice. You will like it.” said Leonard, raised his cup, hinted Heracles and Gwen to drink then took a gulp. Heracles, Gwen raised their cups and then also a gulp. It gave Heracles strange feeling as he drank the juice, making his mouth and throat be burnt. Heracles felt really hot after that. “Are sure that it’s grape juice.” said Heracles suspiciously. “Yes, it’s.” said Leonard surely, smiling.  Heracles and Gwen turned each other. They both got the same feeling about the drink. Honestly, they didn’t like it but they still kept the cups on their hands. “If you want more, made their way to them. They will give you.” said Leonard, hinted them to the seniors after the barrels. Later, Leonard strode off to g...

  “When will we be allowed to leave this place, Miss Gloria?” asked Heracles.  “At the end of this week.” said Miss Gloria staring at Heracles, “You must feel lucky because we can save your arms. Your arm bones were broken in pieces one you were brought to here. We have to use few spells to arrange them in the right places and now they need time for self-healing. You will not able to use your hand till this weekend.” “Keep staying here till the time.” she asked then strode out, leaving Heracles and Gwen alone there. The room turned much silent after that.  “How could the hooded girl vanish? We saw her go in it, right?” said Gwen. “Yes, we saw.” said Heracles, “But, we also couldn’t know what happened in the time we fainted. We even didn’t know why the Nemean lion died instead.” said Heracles. “Could it happen that when we fainted, the half god-blood appeared, killed the Nemean lion and then brought the hood girl away?” said Gwen, staring at Heracles.  “It also could ...

Heracles didn’t know how much time he had fainted but as he woke up he had been in health room, lying on a bed. His two hands were bandaged completely. He turned to left and saw Gwen who also lying in there on the bed next to him, sleeping. His one leg was bandaged and hung up. “Gwen.” Heracles called. Gwen woke up. “Heracles--” he said, rubbing his eyes. “How do you feel now?” he added. “I’m fine.” said Heracles, “But, how could we come back to castle Methonia?”  “Amelinda and Roger has come and brought us to here. At that time, you are fainted so you didn’t know it.” said Gwen. “Amelinda and Roger,” Heracles raised his voice, “How could they find us? Furthermore, how could they escape from the Nemean lion to bring us to here?”  “I don’t know. I had fainted before I could know what had happened.” said Gwen, “We have to wait and ask Amelinda as she comes here, after the class. Miss Gloria told me that she always come in the days we are here.”  “I will wait for her.” said ...

  “Polles bales pyrkagias--” cried Heracles, pointing his scepter at the Nemean lion. As soon as he spelled, a lot of fire balls shot out from Heracles scepter flying to the Nemean lion and covering its vision. Immediately, he caught the chance to store his scepter in his space ring and take out his bow. He grabbed few arrows and shot to the Nemean lion which at the time was covering by fire. Heracles kept shooting to it till all his arrows were over. Later, when the fire vanished, the Nemean lion appeared. However, the Nemean lion still stood firmly on its feet, having no harm. Heracles’s fire balls didn’t burn its fur little while his arrows at the moment all dropped on ground, broken.  “You will not hurt me with the stuff.” said the Nemean lion, slowly moving toward Heracles. Heracles kept distance, stepping backward. Then, suddenly the Nemean lion leapt up and reached on Heracles right after that. It pushed him down on ground, kept staying upon his body and tried to kill h...

  “So do what now?” said Gwen turned to Heracles who still kept his eyes looking inside the cave. “Come in and take a look.” said Heracles then walked ahead. They still saw something at the beginning of the cave because of dim light there. However, the more they walked in, the more the cave turned dark. At last, the couldn’t see anything more. “Nob--” Heracles called. “Wind Riding--” called Gwen right after. Their scepters appeared on their hands at one. “Anavei--” they spelled together. Their scepters lit up at one. They spread out dim lights around them. Heracles and Gwen kept going deeply for a while but they didn’t see the hooded girl anywhere.  “Where in this cave is she? Why does she walk in this dark cave?” lamented Gwen.  “Stop—Gwen.” said Heracles suddenly, holding him back. “What happened –Heracles?” squealed Gwen. “Shhh!” Heracles put his finger on his mouth, hinting Gwen not to say too loud. “I just saw something move.” he added.  Gwen stopped speaking, t...

Heracles and Gwen still kept going to front of castle Methonia to look to Roger’s house. Each few days they came there one but it didn’t help them to get anything. Roger’s house was still there, shutting the door silent. One day as usual they came there. “Heracles! Look!” spoke Gwen, shaking Heracles’s hand then hinted him to look at to a shape of person who just left out of the castle. Heracles realized at one that was the hooded girl who they had been searching for so long. The hooded girl hurriedly strode off, not seeing anything after she left the castle. Immediately at the moment Heracles and Gwen saw her, they followed. Heracles and Gwen carefully kept distance from her. When she reached to the castle’s shield, the hooded girl stopped. She turned back and took a look. When she was sure no one was following her, she turned back then put her hand touching the castle shield. It made Heracles and Gwen very surprised. The castle's shield slowly melted around her hand then a big ho...