Chapter Five Being Framed

 

  Fighting a kraken and sleighing a serpent was too much for me. I was exhausted. Maybe I could just settle down at The World of Portraits Center. We arrived at the five-story buiding. I could imagine the amount of portraits in there. We walked inside. I wondering why we were here at first. "Chad why are we here at the center?"."We're looking for the philosopher's painting to stop anyone who trys to release Siruxes. Long ago the philosopher use to paint portraits, but it came a time to fight in a battle between him and his brother,Siruxes. Siruxes sended his son, Bathalomae, to the real world, to not be killed. The philosopher trapped Siruxes and the creatures in the paintings, so he won't conquer both worlds. The philosopher also put himself in one of the painting, till the battle begins. Siruxes left his son with a baby wolf guardian, my brother John, who attacked you both and your uncle Emily, but I'm your guardian Nick". Chad placed his hand on my shoulder as he said that."I have to protect you no matter what". I gues we had a misunderstanding, when I didn't trust you; sorry", I apologized back."It's alright. Soooo let's start finding the philosopher", he responded back. We left the Griifon outside again as we entered the buiding and splitted up to find the philosopher. As I walk down a alse of picture frames something had pass behind me which gave me a chill, then I heard a women's laugh echoing. I kept walking shaking my head as if I was nuts and a phantom popped right infront of me. I took the sword out and tried to stabed, but it had gone through like it was nothing. It was stupid of me to do that since he's already dead. The women's laugh appeared again, but louder. There, a women with black hair, wearing a black robe standing next to crates. She raised her right hand made a force the destroyed every portrait." You can't find him now", she said. Chad jumped into a wolf and almost bit her, but she slapped him to the side."Filty hound", she shouted angrily. She came closer and I shocked her with with my hands. She flipped on the side and went into a wall. I hid myself under a table. The women came out and summoned the phantoms." Find the boy and kill him!", she yelled out. The phantoms swarmed around the bilding. There was a picture frame behind me. It was a horse, so I hold up the sword and a phantom took it away from me. The phantom then breaks it into half. It raised its bony hands choking me while sucking my soul. I pulled out the medallion and and dropped it on the painting; Nothing happened. I waited and then a pegasus flys out with the medallion as I grabed the horse. My soul was back in my body. Phantoms were chasing us. The pegasus plummits downward  to the floor boards into a underground tunnel. The philosopher was down there the whole time. I took out the medallion pointing it straight at the painting. The picture shined into a bright light; the philosopher has finally awakened. He spread out his arms and made a big boom sound that slowed down the women and the phantoms. In my mind I was thinking about what happened to Emily and Chad. They come down the tunnel and Chad said," The women and phantoms slowed down". " Yes I know", I said sarcastically." Come we have no time to spare, oh and thank you for releasing me", the philospher said. There was a picture of a city on fire right next to the the portrait he came out of."In the count of three we jump in. I know I'm going alittle fast here, but I this is ergent. We have to get my pocket watch. I have to say this is a very dangerous and risky task". the Philosopher placed his hand on the portrait. Everything started to shake and a wormhole formed, sucking everything including the pegagsus. We were the only ones left standing."1....2....3" We all jumped in at the same time spiraling into the wormhole. I felt like vomitting as I look up and saw a town on fire having war. "What is this place?", Emily asked the philosopher. "My home".