Cottage of Lost Play * : Ultimate Narnia Crosscountry Adventure (Game)
Author: ~Obsidian
Subject: Ultimate Narnia Crosscountry Adventure (Game)
Posted: 20/Nov/2008 at 7:23pm
Once again I was thrown into a chaos of flashing light and shadow. I shut my eyes tight, remembering the dizzying effect of the teleportation. I wonder where the ring would take me this time. If only I understood the ring better, I would know how to control it. When everything felt back to normal, I opened my eyes again.
I found myself standing knee deep in water. I was in a marsh shrouded in eerie silence. It was the biggest swampland I had ever seen. The marsh was a messy patchwork of pools of water and clumps of wet soil covered with weed, and over it hung a ground hugging cloud of silence, which was broken only by the occasional bug’s buzz, or the wind howling at the top of its voice. What dampened my spirit most was that I could not see and end to the marshland. Closing my eyes, I tried rubbing the ring again but nothing happened. Resigned to my fate, I began trudging forward in the mud.
Stepping on the soil was useless as the wet sludge collapsed the instant I placed my weight on it and I had difficulty pulling my feet out of the mud, so I began navigating the marsh by following the water instead. My trousers were soon soaking wet from the top of my knees to the bottom. The air was stale and the wind did nothing to change it. I thought I would be lost in the marsh forever and was feeling increasingly frustrated. A gust of wind blew again and suddenly the mist in the distance cleared. I thought I saw trees, possibly a forest. As the wind died the vision was veiled by rolling mist once more. I began wading in the direction of where I last saw the trees in the hope of finding dry land again. As time passed, the ground beneath my feet became more solid, and the pools of water disappeared. I realised that I was making progress. Sure enough, I eventually reached the forest. It was incredibly thick, and since the sky was turning dark, I decided not to enter the forest for fear of getting lost again. I felt hungry, and gobbled the last sandwich from my bag before I began walking along the boundary between the forest and the marsh.
Pretty soon I heard the sound of running water. I reached a shallow bend in a river, and waded in to allow the flowing water to wash away my filth. I was glad to be out of the marsh at last. I began walking along the river downstream hoping to find a ford that I can cross, and from there, I hoped to find someone to help, or directions in finding the Stone Table. My mind wandered down memory lane while I thought about the books that I had read long ago. It would be good if I can meet Aslan, like those characters. He had probably meant for me to be in this world, as everything to come in Narnia runs under his guidance. Whatever quest lay in store for me, I hope I would not fail. The task appointed to me was still unknown, but right now I only know that I had to find the Stone Table. Problem is, I did not know the way, and there was not a single soul in sight. If only there is wireless in Narnia, I could search the internet on my laptop for a map or something. The sky grew gradually darker, and I used my handphone to light the way. Pretty soon, it was near pitch-black and I sat down to rest. If I ever got back home, I would need to preserve whatever fantastic memories I experienced in this world, so I took out my laptop and began to type out my story.
Fords of Beruna
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