Destination: 404: “The Final Pilgrimage”
Day 28 1:11 AM
“Dear Diary,
I woke about an hour later to Rocky pawing at my forehead, and I knew it was time to get up, which was quite the struggle. Luckily, I was able to find a large branch that I could use as a walking stick. Without it, I’m not sure I would have been able to complete, or even begin to hike upwards to this ‘temple’ I was supposed to find.
The sky turned purple after midnight, and the stars themselves even seemed to change shape. They provided me enough light to follow the shadowy silhouette of Rocky as he led me up and up several hills, one after another.
The pain was unbearable, but as long as I kept my mind off of it, it wasn’t so bad. So I decided to talk to Rocky.
‘So… who is the teal haired girl? You guys seem to know each other.’
No answer.
‘and now that we’re talking, who exactly, or what exactly are you? Are you my guide? The Virgil to my Dante?’
No answer, he just kept moving forward.
‘ I wish I knew more about this temple, and what I’m supposed to do there.’
‘Merrrrow’ he finally said.
And for some reason, despite me bleeding my guts out, that single reply from him gave me comfort, and I was able to continue this final pilgrimage.” -Harold
