The Alter World Odyssey

The Basilisk

"It always seems impossible until it's done" --Nelson Mandela

Before he opened the door, He smelled something fishy because their house doesn't smell like this so he gets nervous and rushes in. Geo was looking for His Grandfather while following the smell and here he saw His Grandpa covered in blood, has some scratches and deep wounds in His entire body while holding the " Katana" of their Family.

Geo was about to approach when Henry stopped Him.

"Son, I know it's you. Please don't come near!"

"Run and save yourself!" Henry said in a tired voice.

Geo didn't listen to what His Grandpa told Him, His pride as a man prevailed so He didn't do it. Geo didn't even know who His Grandfather's opponent was and He wondered why He closed his eyes.

Geo peeked through a small hole in their wall made by His Grandfather's fight and here Geo saw a creature that He had just seen in person but He had seen and read about it in books, He just couldn't believe that it really existed.

Geo saw a great snake with four legs, it was a " Basilisk". According to myth the Basilisk is a legendary reptile, who causes death to those who look into it's eyes.

"That's why Grandpa closed his eyes, but -- how did he know that this was the power the Basilisk?" Geo said in a low voice.

While He was backing away to avoid the monster's gaze, He bumped into something and what He saw was a dead human-body. The skin darkens and the eyes are hollow. He was about to scream but he quickly covered his mouth so that the monster wouldn't notice Him and it might even become His Grandfather's weakness.

The corpse he saw was their new apprentice who had just started a week ago.

"He must have seen the Basilisk first, and then Grandpa saw it's power comes from the eyes" *thinking*

And, He just covered the corpse with a cloth, while saying sorry then He continues to think of a plan but he is nervous about anything bad will happen to His Grandpa, so he looked for a chance to help His Grandpa Henry.

"It seems impossible for me to do now but I have to help Grandpa" in a nervous voice.

He kept looking around the corner of the house to see something that would help Him and Geo first took a knife from the kitchen and here he saw a mirror.

"Wait, we don't have a mirror like this?! Nah, whatever! I think it will help me" Geo said.

Wondering while holding the mirror, He looked at His reflection and he thought of using the monster's reflection to backfire it's power, because the power of a Basilisk is it's eyes.

Geo slowly went to the destination where His Grandfather was fighting and what He found was the monster's tail that penetrated Henry's body. Geo's eyes we're wide open after he saw it and Henry's katana fell off the ground then Geo immediately grabbed it. While crying he had to complete his plan and that is to kill the Basilisk. He threw the knife he took from the kitchen and then the Basilisk heard it and turned to it, when it turned Geo took out the mirror and then the monster looked at it, the Basilisk saw itself and here it was blinded and screamed in pain.

On the other hand, Geo attacked the monster while he had the chance. He jump and perform the 2nd-Technique of The Flame-Dragon, the " Flammenheib" *no real flame included*.

With his bravery prevailed Geo successfully decapitated the Basilisk, after he killed it, the monster turned to ashes and He immediately went to His Grandpa who was lying on the floor. He lifted him in His lap *crying* and even though he seemed to have accepted it, He couldn't stop crying ..

"Oh, Grandpa!" Pleaseeee -- please! Don't leave me you're all I have left" Geo sobering.