KADEN“Does Liam know about this yet?” I asked Casper and Lent as I watched with sorrowful eyes as Micheal groaned in pain under Jiraq's ministration on his body. Apart from being a scientist, Jiraq was a good doctor. A very good one.“Not yet. He is still working on discovering the attacker. Should we inform him now?” Casper inquired and I shook my head. “No, it will kill his focus. We need to allow him find the attacker first, or at least get some clues. That is the best way we can get revenge for this.” I said, gritting my teeth as I read aloud in my mind the two words that had been branded on Micheal’s chest. ‘Burnt all.’ The action word is in a past tense, and it made me wonder if another deed related to burning had been done already that I didn’t know about. I had asked Casper and Lent earlier about the state of our companies and other outlets located in different parts of the contry, and internationally but they had reaffirmed that those institutions were all intact. Nothing
KADEN“So, what are you going to do?” That was Casper. He has been pacing from one point in the room to the other, for a while. “He asked you to be there in five minutes. But the drive from here to that side of the state is more than three hours. How in the world are you going to be there in five minutes? The dude must be crazy.” He said, his voice rising at the end of his statement. Lent was still silent. He was sitting on one of the chairs now, his head enclosed in his palms. He must be thinking of the best solution to this.“I don’t know Casper. I guess I should call him back, and ask if he could give me more time. Hopefully, he will be lenient enough to strike a better bargain before ending the call. If he agrees, I will have to go to the place.” I answered, picking up my phone from the floor. It had remained there since it had fallen and everyone had been so concerned about the matter at hand, that none had remembered the communication line. I looked at the phone, contemplating
KADENTwo hours and a few minutes later, I am at the doorstep of my former house. The street was much quieter than usual. Even Storm’s house was too eerily calm. It was like a zombie town at day time. There was nothing in sight. What had happened in just two days that I was away from here? Did the plague occur? I wondered, tuning the knob of the front door. There was a creak sound before it opened up. I walked in slowly into the house, my eyes running a marathon tro and fro, to every corner of the sitting room. There was no life in sight. Where was the caller? Where was Liam? Where was his mate, Kim? Taking a slower look around and seeing nothing significant, I decided to check out the rooms in the lower level before walking upstairs. I thought of calling the man then, but I changed my mind, deciding to choose the element of surprise even though I doubted that my coming was a surprise. For all I know, they might have had some men stationed outside that might have seen me pull up a
KADEN“Your friend would be better in a week hopefully, although I am surprised that he isn’t healing faster. Perhaps they had used a silver vested blade to slash him.” That was Jean, two hours and thirty minutes later. Lent was beside me, standing and staring down at the still unconscious Liam, who had not even stirred or batted his eyelashes despite the rigorous dressing that Jean had done on him.Lent had gotten here in a record time. I don’t think it's necessary to know how fast he drove, and how many traffic rules he had disobeyed. Well, anything could go, since the cops weren't after him. “Is it okay to move him away fom here?” I asked Jean, but the doctor shook his head. “Probably tomorrow. Any sharp movement now would trigger the bleeding which will soak the bandages again.” He answered and I nodded my head, seeing reason. It meant that one of us had to stay back here tonight, or probably the both of us. I dout Lent will find it favorable leaving I and and an injured Liam a
KADENWhen I was done narrating Casper’s tale, Lent sighed, mute, not knowing what to say. “We are going to have to stay here only for tonight, and head back tomorrow morning, afternoon or evening. Hopefully, Liam would be better enough to be moved. Casper can take care of Jacob.” I said, tapping and holding Lent by the shoulder. “Is this enough to keep your mind away from Storm for a while?” He asked out of the blue, and I nodded, not knowing what else to say. To think that he would believe that I would be thinking of chasing Storm at this perilous time. Did I seem so desperate about having her? I thought, retracing my steps back to the the room where Jean and Liam were.“I will be going now.'' Jean said, picking up his bag. He must have packed it up when I and Lent had taken a stroll downstairs to talk. “How much is your bill?” I asked him, taking out of my phone to run a transfer. But Jean shook his shead. “Don’t worry bout that. I owe Jiraq a favour. This one is on the house. P
At Tensel’s Region.Damonq fed well, knowing he was heading for a fight. The lair that had been found was a good distance from the compound, in the State Park. There were more than one hundred miles of hiking trails. Camping sites and picnic areas made it a smorgasbord for demons.Up in the highest peak, a crack appeared in a large jutting boulder. It was barely a half of an inch wide, but ran about five feet long in a jagged pattern almost to the very foot of the boulder.He stood facing it, the other ancients spreading out, feeling the air, the ground, listening and scanning. There was a compulsion embedded in the rock face that warned people away from the area. Anyone feeling it would just turn and leave. That had alerted Andor to the fact that the lair had to be close.Anywhere one went in a forested area, there was the continual drone of insects. Here, it was eerily silent. There was a feeling of impending violence, of an unseen watcher. The ground shifted subtly under his feet,
Damonq was grateful he had the ability to find humor in everything again. He’d forgotten humor and how much it could change one’s mood. Sandu was telling them all the strict truth. A fact. But the play on words made it humorous without the ancient meaning it that way.I sent for the others. Sandu added. I had forgotten what it was to chase the beast, and a war is shaping up here.I did as well, Andor admitted.The others nodded and Damonq had to smile. He had also sent for the others in the brotherhood. It scares me that we all think alike.We’ve been together too long, Ferro pointed out with a small shrug.Danonq got back to the task at hand. They always used the first safeguard, Alycrome taught us. Alycy had been the high mage for many years before Xavi, his son, had taken over. Alycy had insisted they follow their instincts and develop safeguards of their own, but many had problems completing that task. Weaving strands was easy enough; making them complicated, so difficult that o
I’ve got something, Afansiv said.Damonq stopped moving forward. He materialized beside him. The two barely fit in the narrow space.Andor streamed past them. I’ll check out the rest of this passageway and come back.Damonq concentrated on the fissure in the floor. It had been there for centuries. No monster had constructed it, but they could easily have taken advantage of it. Even though they were in darkness, with a mountain on top of them, a barrier between him and the sun, he still felt the burn as the sun began its first journey.Let’s get this done. You ready?In answer, Afanasiv waved his hand to open the crack. It widened a mere half inch. As it did, the entire boulder above and around them creaked and groaned. Dirt ran down the sides of the cavern to land on the floor. Damonq was already streaming through the crack, Afanasiv behind him. They were used to traveling in complete darkness. They were used to tons of earth overhead. More, hunting vampires was what they were most co