Chapter 66

Erick: Merida wasn’t kidding when she said I’d need a shovel. The Caves of Kamatayan got narrower by the minute as I want deeper into the cavern, and the winds were chilling me to my bones. The lack of clothing wasn’t helping either. I only had on a silk shirt and dress pants which translated to almost nothing here inside the icy caves. I had arrived at the foot of the Kamatayan Mountains about three hours ago. I began the hike up almost instantly, the blizzard outside providing a barrier for any telepathic lock on to the caves entrance. The Kamatayan Mountains were located on the North Pole of Sanctium. I made the four hundred feet hike on a steep slope using my bare hands and feet and without the use of any hiking gear. I only had a shovel to get me across the trickiest parts of the mountain. My hands had been bloody, and my shoes had nearly worn off, but I made it through the hike and reached the mouth of the cave. It was dark in this part of the world, but I used my night vision to