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her belonged to this place and she knew it. It
played on her memories like a barely remembered dream.
Avery was still lost in wistful thought, gazing at
her surroundings, when Gumptin said, “Plus, there is also this you
cannot ignore.”
Then, Gumptin pulled the small dagger out from his
belt and lunged at Avery. Avery reacted instantaneously, she spun
to the right and grabbed Gumptin’s wrist with her left hand, while
at the same time clasping his arm to her body with her right hand.
Avery brought her knee up and slammed Gumptin’s wrist against it,
forcing him to drop the dagger. He let out a small grunt of pain
and she flipped him onto his back on the ground, all the while
still holding on to his wrist, so that she was able to pin it. A
second later, Avery had his other wrist pinned to the ground with
her knee. She picked up his dagger with her free hand and placed
the blade across his throat.
“Are you insane?!” Avery shouted into Gumptin’s face.
She was breathing heavy, more from the shock of being attacked with
a knife than from exertion. “I knew I shouldn’t have trusted some
creepy fantasy creature! You tried to kill me!”
Gumptin lay on the ground calmly, not trying to
struggle away from Avery or the knife she was holding at his
throat.
“I was not trying to kill you.” He told her, “I
simply wanted to show you what you are capable of.”
Avery looked down at Gumptin, puzzled, minutely
easing the knife away from his throat.
“I wanted to show you that you are truly a
Protector.” Gumptin continued, “All of the powers and abilities
that the Protectors possess are inside of you, a little dormant
perhaps, but they are there. I knew that in a fight or flight
situation you will always choose fight, it is who you are, and
instinctually you would use your skills.”
What Gumptin was saying wasn’t making Avery feel much
better, “So, you’re saying you were testing me…with a knife !”
“Oh, for Wizarding sake, girl,” now Gumptin did
struggle a little to free himself, but Avery kept him firmly
cemented to the ground, “I was not testing you, I was showing you!
Look at what you did! In just a few seconds you were able to disarm
me, throw me to the ground, and take advantage of the situation.
Now, get off of me!”
It was then that everything that had just transpired
hit Avery like a lightning bolt. She had no idea how she had done
what she did. She didn’t even really remember seeing Gumptin come
at her with the knife; her body had just reacted. Avery had to
admit to herself that being able to whip Gumptin’s little ass was
pretty cool.
“Get off!” Gumptin huffed for the second time, below
her.
Avery obeyed and released him, but as he stuck his
hand out for her to give him his knife back, Avery threw it to the
ground. Gumptin may have just been trying to show Avery she had
warrior instincts, but he had still lunged at her with a knife, and
that wasn’t something she was entirely grateful for.
Avery sat back down on the bench; thinking about her
newly discovered fighting skills. Gumptin picked up his knife from
the ground, placed it back into his belt, and walked over to
her.
He placed his little hand on her shoulder, “You are
the leader of the Protectors Avery. The Protectors are five beings
created by the Elementals, a powerful group of sorcerers. You were
created to keep the balance between good and evil. Before you and
the others were born, darkness was taking over, becoming too strong
for most of us to fight back. Demons, trolls, harpies, were beasts,
and other horrendous creatures began to roam this world
unchallenged, but then the Protectors were born and things
changed.”
Avery placed her head in her hands. Gumptin talking
about Demons and trolls made her want to go back home to Earth and
sleep away this whole experience.
Gumptin sat down beside her, his hand still resting
on her shoulder, trying to comfort her, “The Protectors have the
power of the elements. You
played on her memories like a barely remembered dream.
Avery was still lost in wistful thought, gazing at
her surroundings, when Gumptin said, “Plus, there is also this you
cannot ignore.”
Then, Gumptin pulled the small dagger out from his
belt and lunged at Avery. Avery reacted instantaneously, she spun
to the right and grabbed Gumptin’s wrist with her left hand, while
at the same time clasping his arm to her body with her right hand.
Avery brought her knee up and slammed Gumptin’s wrist against it,
forcing him to drop the dagger. He let out a small grunt of pain
and she flipped him onto his back on the ground, all the while
still holding on to his wrist, so that she was able to pin it. A
second later, Avery had his other wrist pinned to the ground with
her knee. She picked up his dagger with her free hand and placed
the blade across his throat.
“Are you insane?!” Avery shouted into Gumptin’s face.
She was breathing heavy, more from the shock of being attacked with
a knife than from exertion. “I knew I shouldn’t have trusted some
creepy fantasy creature! You tried to kill me!”
Gumptin lay on the ground calmly, not trying to
struggle away from Avery or the knife she was holding at his
throat.
“I was not trying to kill you.” He told her, “I
simply wanted to show you what you are capable of.”
Avery looked down at Gumptin, puzzled, minutely
easing the knife away from his throat.
“I wanted to show you that you are truly a
Protector.” Gumptin continued, “All of the powers and abilities
that the Protectors possess are inside of you, a little dormant
perhaps, but they are there. I knew that in a fight or flight
situation you will always choose fight, it is who you are, and
instinctually you would use your skills.”
What Gumptin was saying wasn’t making Avery feel much
better, “So, you’re saying you were testing me…with a knife !”
“Oh, for Wizarding sake, girl,” now Gumptin did
struggle a little to free himself, but Avery kept him firmly
cemented to the ground, “I was not testing you, I was showing you!
Look at what you did! In just a few seconds you were able to disarm
me, throw me to the ground, and take advantage of the situation.
Now, get off of me!”
It was then that everything that had just transpired
hit Avery like a lightning bolt. She had no idea how she had done
what she did. She didn’t even really remember seeing Gumptin come
at her with the knife; her body had just reacted. Avery had to
admit to herself that being able to whip Gumptin’s little ass was
pretty cool.
“Get off!” Gumptin huffed for the second time, below
her.
Avery obeyed and released him, but as he stuck his
hand out for her to give him his knife back, Avery threw it to the
ground. Gumptin may have just been trying to show Avery she had
warrior instincts, but he had still lunged at her with a knife, and
that wasn’t something she was entirely grateful for.
Avery sat back down on the bench; thinking about her
newly discovered fighting skills. Gumptin picked up his knife from
the ground, placed it back into his belt, and walked over to
her.
He placed his little hand on her shoulder, “You are
the leader of the Protectors Avery. The Protectors are five beings
created by the Elementals, a powerful group of sorcerers. You were
created to keep the balance between good and evil. Before you and
the others were born, darkness was taking over, becoming too strong
for most of us to fight back. Demons, trolls, harpies, were beasts,
and other horrendous creatures began to roam this world
unchallenged, but then the Protectors were born and things
changed.”
Avery placed her head in her hands. Gumptin talking
about Demons and trolls made her want to go back home to Earth and
sleep away this whole experience.
Gumptin sat down beside her, his hand still resting
on her shoulder, trying to comfort her, “The Protectors have the
power of the elements. You
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