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Fallen are twic e as strong and fast,” Alexander added.
“Then I guess it’s even better that you guys are stronger and faster than they are,” I added. All of their faces began to brighten at my remark.
“She’s right, you know,” Dom muttered. “Except she was actually only talking about me.”
“Whateve r, dude,” Alexander huffed. “We’ll see who gets more kills today. I’m on my game. I can feel it.”
“You’re on, little man,” Dom nodded, narrowing his eyes at Alexander. With sly grin plastered to his face, he shoved his last piece of toast in his mouth.
“Let’s just see if the two of you can survive today. There might be more Fallen than you can handle,” Malachi added. He had his dark sunglasses donned, and his usual smug face.
“ Malachi, don’t be sour. You can play too, if you want,” Alexander teased. Malachi just shook his head, and shot him an evil look.
“Alright everyone! I t’s time to get serious,” Danyel jumped in. “Today is the whole reason why you’ve been sent here. You are Guardians, whose mission is the safety and protection of Alaine and Emma. We all need to make sure that Emma gets out of here safely, and today that is our top priority. We will fight to keep her safe, even until death,” James answered, with confidence on his face.
“Until death,” everyone cheered in unison.
M y heart instantly swelled and broke at the same time. I looked at each one of their faces, and realized that I’d come to love each and every one of them, even if I’d only known them for a short time. They were fearless. They were beautiful. And they were looking out for my safety. These Guardians already had, and still were, willing to risk everything for me.
E ven if they were just obeying orders and doing their job, each one had a special place in my heart. But there was one who had a piece of it: My Guardian. The one who gave up his immortality to become human so he could travel with me into the depths of Hell.
I gl anced over to Kade, and he had a smile his handsome face. His eyes were still their beautiful hazel, but they now had dark circles around them; the first flaw I’d witnessed since I’d met him. I smiled back at him, glad that he would be taking this journey with me.
“The sun will be at its highest point in four hours. That’s when we’ll make our move,” Samuel announced. “Let’s get ready.”
Everyone agreed with shouts and fist bumps, and left the table in high spirits. That was something I would never understand. How they could be so excited before heading into battle?
“Emma, could I speak to you for a moment?” Alaine asked, peeking from Caleb’s room. I nodded and walked toward her. She widened the opening as I entered, and closed it quietly behind us. “I just wanted you to know that I don’t agree with you leaving, but I know that in your heart you have already made your decision. Before you go, I want you to have something from me,” she said, carefully removing a necklace from around her neck and placing it on mine.
It was a teardrop shaped pendant on the end of a petite, golden chain. I grasped it in my fingers and as soon as I touched it, it felt warm. It was beautiful. The stone was reddish with tiny specks of yellow and green through it. It was simple, yet elegant.
“What kind of stone is this ?” I asked.
“It’s a Bloodstone,” she answered. “And, not just any Bloodstone, this is one of the original Bloodstones.”
I looked up to her, puzzled. “I’ve never heard of a Bloodstone.”
She smiled and took the pendant in her fingers.
“The Bloodstones are part of a legend, or at least those who tell of it, think that it is. The legend states that while Christ hung upon the cross, the blood which flowed from his wounds dripped down onto the earth below, covering the surrounding stones. One of his followers gathered the precious stones, saturated with the crimson blood of his Lord, and carefully hid them away.
“
“Then I guess it’s even better that you guys are stronger and faster than they are,” I added. All of their faces began to brighten at my remark.
“She’s right, you know,” Dom muttered. “Except she was actually only talking about me.”
“Whateve r, dude,” Alexander huffed. “We’ll see who gets more kills today. I’m on my game. I can feel it.”
“You’re on, little man,” Dom nodded, narrowing his eyes at Alexander. With sly grin plastered to his face, he shoved his last piece of toast in his mouth.
“Let’s just see if the two of you can survive today. There might be more Fallen than you can handle,” Malachi added. He had his dark sunglasses donned, and his usual smug face.
“ Malachi, don’t be sour. You can play too, if you want,” Alexander teased. Malachi just shook his head, and shot him an evil look.
“Alright everyone! I t’s time to get serious,” Danyel jumped in. “Today is the whole reason why you’ve been sent here. You are Guardians, whose mission is the safety and protection of Alaine and Emma. We all need to make sure that Emma gets out of here safely, and today that is our top priority. We will fight to keep her safe, even until death,” James answered, with confidence on his face.
“Until death,” everyone cheered in unison.
M y heart instantly swelled and broke at the same time. I looked at each one of their faces, and realized that I’d come to love each and every one of them, even if I’d only known them for a short time. They were fearless. They were beautiful. And they were looking out for my safety. These Guardians already had, and still were, willing to risk everything for me.
E ven if they were just obeying orders and doing their job, each one had a special place in my heart. But there was one who had a piece of it: My Guardian. The one who gave up his immortality to become human so he could travel with me into the depths of Hell.
I gl anced over to Kade, and he had a smile his handsome face. His eyes were still their beautiful hazel, but they now had dark circles around them; the first flaw I’d witnessed since I’d met him. I smiled back at him, glad that he would be taking this journey with me.
“The sun will be at its highest point in four hours. That’s when we’ll make our move,” Samuel announced. “Let’s get ready.”
Everyone agreed with shouts and fist bumps, and left the table in high spirits. That was something I would never understand. How they could be so excited before heading into battle?
“Emma, could I speak to you for a moment?” Alaine asked, peeking from Caleb’s room. I nodded and walked toward her. She widened the opening as I entered, and closed it quietly behind us. “I just wanted you to know that I don’t agree with you leaving, but I know that in your heart you have already made your decision. Before you go, I want you to have something from me,” she said, carefully removing a necklace from around her neck and placing it on mine.
It was a teardrop shaped pendant on the end of a petite, golden chain. I grasped it in my fingers and as soon as I touched it, it felt warm. It was beautiful. The stone was reddish with tiny specks of yellow and green through it. It was simple, yet elegant.
“What kind of stone is this ?” I asked.
“It’s a Bloodstone,” she answered. “And, not just any Bloodstone, this is one of the original Bloodstones.”
I looked up to her, puzzled. “I’ve never heard of a Bloodstone.”
She smiled and took the pendant in her fingers.
“The Bloodstones are part of a legend, or at least those who tell of it, think that it is. The legend states that while Christ hung upon the cross, the blood which flowed from his wounds dripped down onto the earth below, covering the surrounding stones. One of his followers gathered the precious stones, saturated with the crimson blood of his Lord, and carefully hid them away.
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