Should Have Let Me Die

Chapter 125: Ya, You Tell Us, Boss

After getting my breath back, I led the women into the house, where we were greeted by Kadence, Arrentia, and Buddy. Perfect.

"Okay, before I hand you off to my able wives, Elise, I need to know more about what is causing the zombification of the swamp. Buddy, go get, Mesh, Breth, and Cable, and come back ready to fight, got it?" 

But he was already gone, of course, he was, why did I even speak? I turned back to Elise and she started to explain.

"There is a tomb that was disturbed, but there is an undead king down there that won't let anyone down to close his coffin. Drakus Marailius was the old king of the land, but he was buried alive by his children, my parents' descendants."

"Oh, I see, but he doesn't hurt you? Why?"

"He knows I'm not like them, but he still won't listen to anyone, he has been like this for three hundred years. So, he is a bit sour." Elise made a puckered face that I thought was cute, but then it turned to a blushing scowl, this was really annoying!

"Okay, so then I just close his box and the swamp turns off the disco lights at night?"

"I think so, but no one has even done it so there is no way to know."

"Good enough, enjoy your bath I will see you all at supper!"

I could hear the gears turning in their head as I left the house and headed back outside. The place was starting to come together; people were painting their houses, hanging flowers, and other decorations. It was good to see, I wanted this place to be a home for everyone. I wish I had more time to visit the people and see all the progress. I would have to make a point after Perdi, to come and take a day to do a walk through before heading back to the next state.

Soon the guys joined me, each carrying swords and a dagger, Mesh even offered me a sword, but I stuck out my hand to the side and created a sword of fire that spun like a tornado.

"Show off, so, what's the big rush boss? We gonna go get some bad guys? Ready to finally put me in coach?" Cable joked.

"We are going to hunt an undead king in a raver zombie utopia, wanna come?"

"Does a bear shit in the...nevermind."

Breth was staring down Cable and we all started to laugh. It was good to have all the boys with me for once. The last time I really got to go out was in the village of Locksland when Buddy and I fucked up the tigers. I explained the gist of everything and took us back to the clearing in the swamp where Taria's hut was.

The guys were all blown away by the crazy vista of glowing colors and Cable immediately started bumping out some Dj Antoine, This Time, and it was even the Klaas remix, my man! The cascade of sounds got me pumped up. I felt like I was in The night of the living raver as the hordes of luminescent zombified animals descended on us. 

I dropped my hands to the side and summoned magic. Earth, Fire, Wind, and centrifugal force combined in my hands, creating two cyclone blades of fury. I dashed forward to meet the rush of glowing undead, bringing my hands up in an X pattern in the general direction of the tomb. The effect was catastrophic, to say that I overdid it was a gross misuse of the term. 

The forest in front of me was gone, just gone. I had obliterated a pie-shaped piece of the land, and not all that was left was the single tomb in the distance, three meters extra now stood up from the excavation I had done. I turned around to tell guys that I found it as a joke, but they were all slack-jawed, jeez, I guess I took all the fun.

"Sorry guys! I want to let loose and I overdid it."

Breth leaned to the side and looked behind me, before speaking. 

"No, we are just impressed, but overdid it is a bit of an understatement. You weren't even trying, just having fun, scary. Though now we have a mostly clear path and look at the great townsite you just created for after we put the king back in his box."

"Yeah, dope boss! I didn't want to actually kill anything anyways, I just came along to provide the sick beats, but thanks for letting me see this, cools as ice!"

Mesh and Buddy were just smiling at me and I could tell they approved of my bush clearing, so I turned and waved for the others to follow. I was curious to see how the King was going to take us coming to visit him. Though by the time we got to the tomb, we had turned into me.

"Are you kidding me?"

"We aren't afraid of ghosts, it's just that we don't like to disturb spirits and such," Breth tried to explain for the group.

"No, fuck that, I'll tell you right fucking now. I'm scared of fucking ghosts! Happy? Now I'm gonna wait over there!"

The other two wouldn't look at me, what a bunch of brave men I had here with me. I should have brought the women with me, maybe they would have had the balls to come with me. Oh well, there can only be one! Hydelander!

"Alright, you bunch of pussies! If I'm not back in an hour call a cab and tell my wives I love them!"

"Ya, you tell us, boss!"

I shook my head and rose to the entrance, what a bunch. I looked into the dark temple and felt a cool breeze, ah! I was pretty hot out, suckers! They would sweat while I got to go inside and enter the air conditioner!