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Authors: Jeffrey Quyle
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took another deep breath of the fresh air as he gathered them up. He tried to grasp his powers again, and felt them at last come within his grasp.
Women were running everywhere around the village, screaming in terror at the sight of the demon ; the monster ignored everything around it but Alec, stalking directly towards him, as he stumbled away, seeking an open spot where he would have room to maneuver.
When they reached a spot he felt was suitable, Alec grasped his Warrior powers and took up the knives, three in each hand as he dropped his sword, and he threw the knives at the monster’s eyes. Before the knives even reached the demon Alec had his sword back in his hand and he ran towards the creature, then jumped into the air, and simultaneously grasped his Spirit and Air energies, along with his Warrior energy.
Knives landed in each eye of the demon, and Alec used his Air abilities to slow his progress through the space in front of him, so that the blind demon mistimed its first swat at him.
He swung his sword at the demon’s neck as mightily as he could, making contact just as he saw the demon flail its arm unexpectedly upwards towards him again . His sword strike was true, and he beheaded the monster just as its claws raked across his chest, and a fountain of its blood spattered drops of viscous black liquid upon his torso as well.
Alec was knocked immediately unconscious, and his body flew several yards through the air before it hit the ground hard and bounced in the dirt, at a distance safely away from where the demon’s body crumbled into small pieces of flesh that became bats, then turned into an oily blaze in the center of the village.
Chapter 6 – Meeting Aja
Ten days after his battle with the demon, Alec awoke. It hurt to breathe, and when he tried to reach for his healer energy, he wasn’t able to grasp it.
Celty sat with him, and a younger woman as well , whose short hair was thick, blond and tousled .
“We are pleased to see you alive, my lord,” Celty told him. “This is Kendra. She and I have been with you every hour since your battle, and we will stay with you until you are healed.”
“I hurt,” Alec said simply, taking shallow breaths. “Can you dull the pain?”
In response, Kendra placed a straw to his lips, and let him sip a syrupy concoction.
He took several long draws, the n turned his head away and fell back to sleep.
When he awoke again it was night, and a small fire cast a glow nearby, as a gentle lullaby droned somewhere nearby in the village. His pain was lessened, and his body felt stronger. He reached for his Healer energy, acquired it, and applied his power to himself, repairing the ribs that were so painful, and the internal bruises that had not yet healed. He could not fully heal the scars from the burns on his chest where the demon’s blood had splattered on him, and he knew he never would.
A hand reached out to touch him, catching him by surprise. He raised up on one elbow and turned to see Kendra, lying on blankets stretched on the floor next to his pallet. She had risen to see him, and she clutched the neck of her nightgown modestly.
“Is everything okay, my lord?” she asked.
“It’s better,” Alec answered. “How is your village?”
“We are shaken and contrite, my lord,” Kendra answered.
“Just call me Alec,” he instructed.
“What day is it? How long has it been since you took me hostage?” he asked.
“You came to our village ten days ago,” she answered.
“My friends, are they okay?” Alec wanted to know.
“They left nine days ago, my lord, Alec,” the woman answered.
“They left the forest? Did they fight the kidnappers?” he sat up, and his voice betrayed the importance of the question.
“My lord, we determined that the men you pursued, the ones who you say took the girls, passed through the forest the day before we confronted you. So no, your friends did not fight
Women were running everywhere around the village, screaming in terror at the sight of the demon ; the monster ignored everything around it but Alec, stalking directly towards him, as he stumbled away, seeking an open spot where he would have room to maneuver.
When they reached a spot he felt was suitable, Alec grasped his Warrior powers and took up the knives, three in each hand as he dropped his sword, and he threw the knives at the monster’s eyes. Before the knives even reached the demon Alec had his sword back in his hand and he ran towards the creature, then jumped into the air, and simultaneously grasped his Spirit and Air energies, along with his Warrior energy.
Knives landed in each eye of the demon, and Alec used his Air abilities to slow his progress through the space in front of him, so that the blind demon mistimed its first swat at him.
He swung his sword at the demon’s neck as mightily as he could, making contact just as he saw the demon flail its arm unexpectedly upwards towards him again . His sword strike was true, and he beheaded the monster just as its claws raked across his chest, and a fountain of its blood spattered drops of viscous black liquid upon his torso as well.
Alec was knocked immediately unconscious, and his body flew several yards through the air before it hit the ground hard and bounced in the dirt, at a distance safely away from where the demon’s body crumbled into small pieces of flesh that became bats, then turned into an oily blaze in the center of the village.
Chapter 6 – Meeting Aja
Ten days after his battle with the demon, Alec awoke. It hurt to breathe, and when he tried to reach for his healer energy, he wasn’t able to grasp it.
Celty sat with him, and a younger woman as well , whose short hair was thick, blond and tousled .
“We are pleased to see you alive, my lord,” Celty told him. “This is Kendra. She and I have been with you every hour since your battle, and we will stay with you until you are healed.”
“I hurt,” Alec said simply, taking shallow breaths. “Can you dull the pain?”
In response, Kendra placed a straw to his lips, and let him sip a syrupy concoction.
He took several long draws, the n turned his head away and fell back to sleep.
When he awoke again it was night, and a small fire cast a glow nearby, as a gentle lullaby droned somewhere nearby in the village. His pain was lessened, and his body felt stronger. He reached for his Healer energy, acquired it, and applied his power to himself, repairing the ribs that were so painful, and the internal bruises that had not yet healed. He could not fully heal the scars from the burns on his chest where the demon’s blood had splattered on him, and he knew he never would.
A hand reached out to touch him, catching him by surprise. He raised up on one elbow and turned to see Kendra, lying on blankets stretched on the floor next to his pallet. She had risen to see him, and she clutched the neck of her nightgown modestly.
“Is everything okay, my lord?” she asked.
“It’s better,” Alec answered. “How is your village?”
“We are shaken and contrite, my lord,” Kendra answered.
“Just call me Alec,” he instructed.
“What day is it? How long has it been since you took me hostage?” he asked.
“You came to our village ten days ago,” she answered.
“My friends, are they okay?” Alec wanted to know.
“They left nine days ago, my lord, Alec,” the woman answered.
“They left the forest? Did they fight the kidnappers?” he sat up, and his voice betrayed the importance of the question.
“My lord, we determined that the men you pursued, the ones who you say took the girls, passed through the forest the day before we confronted you. So no, your friends did not fight
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