Chapter 35
Vander wasn’t surprised to see the6Please respect copyright.PENANA2UAXBLFF8L
Serpents here tonight. Like Alex, they had probably followed him once he was6Please respect copyright.PENANAGqrgloceMC
spotted going back to the safe house they had used. He would be lying if he6Please respect copyright.PENANA1VcKz6F31v
hadn’t said it was part of his plan, but he didn’t expect the ambush to happen6Please respect copyright.PENANAkL6YKUrMWU
down here. He was unprepared and without a weapon, the closest one was several6Please respect copyright.PENANA088TNMVPZK
feet away so he doubted that they would give him time to grab it. However, if6Please respect copyright.PENANAV4qJnCbrMK
he did nothing he would die so, he moved.
He rushed towards the sword his6Please respect copyright.PENANAZtIiP1giGb
previous opponent had used. A serpent stepped into his path swinging a sword6Please respect copyright.PENANAU9hYnbcyWc
aimed to take off his head. Vander grabbed some loose rocks from the ground6Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8mrgiDhss
then threw it at the person. One of the rocks hit the sword causing it to go6Please respect copyright.PENANARPFuAdn2KT
slightly off while the other wacked the serpent standing behind him. The mask6Please respect copyright.PENANA3zdI1L91fF
absorbed the blow because the serpent didn’t even flinch.
Despite the quick thinking, he6Please respect copyright.PENANABCJqpYXtut
couldn’t block the sword from cutting him, but instead of taking off his head6Please respect copyright.PENANAltb2mrIptC
it only cut his shoulder. Biting back the pain as the blood started to flow, he6Please respect copyright.PENANAAKTW3GDkEh
tackled the serpent around the waist knocking them both to the ground. Before6Please respect copyright.PENANA6wHLRv8UiN
he could do anything, however, the third rushed forward trying to cut his neck.6Please respect copyright.PENANAYxGu6AoFYQ
Vander bent backwards to avoid the blow, but in the process was knocked off of6Please respect copyright.PENANAc2RlIievvI
the Serpent.
Unlike the others he had fought,6Please respect copyright.PENANAfGtifa1vNQ
these two seemed to do well as a team. When one went down, the others were6Please respect copyright.PENANAnhmbiTzicK
always there to cover them. It was slowly becoming a pain and he couldn’t rely6Please respect copyright.PENANAokehYBg6MX
on help from anyone else since they were all busy trying to escape before they6Please respect copyright.PENANA4e5lqITt5L
were killed as well. He could hear Alex calling for him, but he was nowhere to6Please respect copyright.PENANAqwRfBuCxVm
be seen. Vander was on his own. Or was he?
He closed his eyes then reached6Please respect copyright.PENANAcukZzvBEQ7
deep into himself. He could hear his inner demon laughing at him, taunting him6Please respect copyright.PENANAygiYZREuch
for even needing his help despite constantly shoving him away. Vander argued6Please respect copyright.PENANAow5WbkD2gI
with him saying that if he died, then they would both die and he wouldn’t get6Please respect copyright.PENANA5CQPJrFl1s
what he wanted: his freedom. The demon was quiet for a moment, but Vander could6Please respect copyright.PENANAbYyVby2hCm
feel that once given freedom it would be trouble trying to get it back, but he6Please respect copyright.PENANA27d58J0qiA
was out of options. They needed each other to survive.
Power flooded through his body as6Please respect copyright.PENANA6VNct0kjtP
he felt the demon’s consciousness flow to the forefront. However, it didn’t6Please respect copyright.PENANA1RGZZSB7MM
feel as bad as he thought it would. All of his senses were heightened, he could6Please respect copyright.PENANAX3cN7aZaZl
feel everything around him. His body was also overflowing with power, and he6Please respect copyright.PENANAfB3JfzMpOR
knew that he could take the Serpents, even without a weapon. It was time for6Please respect copyright.PENANAIfM5yhX9tQ
the demon to show that he was more than just talk.
The demon lunged forward grabbing6Please respect copyright.PENANAOQKPXuS6yj
one of the Serpents by the neck before the others could react. The two of them6Please respect copyright.PENANAiJHRNYepF6
vaulted forward slamming into the backwall. He felt the man’s bones crack under6Please respect copyright.PENANA4jcyvFb0qR
the blow, but the demon tore the serpent’s throat out with elongated claws. He6Please respect copyright.PENANAimVcfKieii
fell to his knees gurgling blood but one kick from Vander’s leg put them out of6Please respect copyright.PENANAXSktdq9JCd
their misery. Vander’s body turned to see the other two rushing towards him6Please respect copyright.PENANARg8h7C4XGl
with swords swinging towards him. He brought his hands up to block the strike6Please respect copyright.PENANAI6UeArxX62
and he thought the swords would just cut right through, but they didn’t. Thick6Please respect copyright.PENANApf9B7Tk4bg
armor plates sprouted on his arms to protect him.
The serpents must not have6Please respect copyright.PENANA76fh9k7V1K
expected it either because for a brief second, they paused and that was enough6Please respect copyright.PENANAHhDdlpUTFK
for the demon to go on the offensive. He reached across, grabbed both swords,6Please respect copyright.PENANAVNDNsGeTHp
then shattered them with his bare hands. As shards of metal rained down around6Please respect copyright.PENANAj6JTRoRFiU
them, the demon took the few that were in his hands then shoved them into one serpent’s6Please respect copyright.PENANAzy2fpLTx7J
face causing them to cry out and drop to their knees. The other serpents6Please respect copyright.PENANALCjsBq2Igt
grabbed his friend then jumped away from Vander.
The demon grinned, Vander could6Please respect copyright.PENANAqxjIQOvYvk
feel his joy through their bond. He could have killed the last two without6Please respect copyright.PENANAkHscIi34Cb
breaking a sweat, but he enjoyed making them suffer. He was a predator just6Please respect copyright.PENANAlaqXzhV8fR
toying with his food believing that their fear and despair would make the meat6Please respect copyright.PENANABFkw5yGelm
taste all the sweeter. The two of them walked towards the wounded Serpent.6Please respect copyright.PENANAEXY0qBhwd6
Vander could feel them tense, but they looked at one another and got to their6Please respect copyright.PENANAxYJr1GEq9H
feet. Vander had the vaguest thought that they were biding their time. Normally6Please respect copyright.PENANAQozHMU6xXD
they would have run away, living to fight another day, but here they were6Please respect copyright.PENANAPmW4Fxkvdf
making a stand. Something was wrong. Vander tried to tell the demon, but he6Please respect copyright.PENANA5u2vvbWGEh
didn’t want to listen. If anything, it amped him up even more.
He ran forward, his fingers6Please respect copyright.PENANA0tnm2bdEjZ
becoming talons once again. The uninjured Serpent dodged to the side while the6Please respect copyright.PENANAPlgogXfzb5
other got to his feet. The demon shoved his talons into the serpent’s chest6Please respect copyright.PENANAwx6r5RJ10k
causing them to stick out the back. Vander could feel the blood sticking to his6Please respect copyright.PENANAydGEJ9hgDq
fingers as it dripped into the sands. However, the biggest surprise was that6Please respect copyright.PENANAZlLB52Rx7H
the Serpent wasn’t dead yet. Grinning as blood poured from his mouth, the6Please respect copyright.PENANAVAW9sAQKEn
Serpent grabbed them in a backbreaking hug. Vander could see the triumph6Please respect copyright.PENANAZfw1zNPeAA
shining in the man’s eyes as he heard a cry coming from behind him.
Vander felt nothing but pain as a6Please respect copyright.PENANAwokPWp8UwR
sword was shoved through his back and into the serpent he was in front of. The6Please respect copyright.PENANAUppqnqTYK4
Serpent died with a smile on his face while both Vander and the demon screamed6Please respect copyright.PENANA84hnIuxzxR
in pain. He couldn’t get the other serpent from himself to escape because both6Please respect copyright.PENANAH0Enu7Vb4p
were stuck together. The demon reached for the other behind him, but he jumped6Please respect copyright.PENANAnDhSdkS1QJ
out of the way. He snarled a challenge, but the serpent did the smart thing,6Please respect copyright.PENANA8dbHe4pcu6
not rising to the bait. However, despite the dire circumstance, Vander still6Please respect copyright.PENANAgLJ5dKJmfV
felt no fear from the demon, just amusement. He found out why a moment later.
The demon grabbed the sword hilt6Please respect copyright.PENANA7zldwoHbPb
and slowly pulled it out of their back. The pain was intense, but as it6Please respect copyright.PENANAL2SZiPfN9D
withdrew the pain gradually disappeared. Vander could feel the wound start to6Please respect copyright.PENANAzlNBh1ssSp
heal as the sword disappeared. The other serpent fell to the ground, still6Please respect copyright.PENANAvDN61EdR0m
smiling, as if not aware in death that his sacrifice had been in vain.
“You’re a monster.” The other6Please respect copyright.PENANAyLw7a4VjW4
serpent blanched as he stared at Vander’s body healing away the damage.
“You’re just learning that now?”6Please respect copyright.PENANADlM1phndy7
The demon’s voice was low and gravelly. However, it echoed through the arena.6Please respect copyright.PENANApPgefW1N9d
“I’ve been alive for centuries, praying on weak fools like you. I found against6Please respect copyright.PENANA263IYyXRbw
the gods and lived. These wounds are nothing compared to the torment I have6Please respect copyright.PENANAnVg3anPtVN
felt since the dawn of my life. What makes you think you could do anything to6Please respect copyright.PENANAHfhHUnX4Uf
me?” The demon walked over, grabbed the Serpent’s head and, with a smile,6Please respect copyright.PENANAKc4MCxUZng
ripped his head clean off. The headless body spurted blood all over Vander as6Please respect copyright.PENANA2YUakpYMxu
the demon screamed in triumph clutching the severed head as his trophy.6Please respect copyright.PENANAIlOI3TxpcY
“Delicious,” he sighed running his tongue over his bloodied face. “I forgot how6Please respect copyright.PENANAK5teQe1DZC
good you human’s tasted.” If Vander had been in control of his body, he would6Please respect copyright.PENANArG5iCGILRu
have puked.
The two of them instinctively6Please respect copyright.PENANAwiuptdLpP4
looked towards the stands as they had felt a terrifying presence enter their6Please respect copyright.PENANAeeidRhRnLj
space. It was someone Vander knew, and it felt familiar, almost like a long-lost6Please respect copyright.PENANAamhozMgP42
brother. He looked up see pale yellow eyes staring down at him from a hooded6Please respect copyright.PENANAKIZ8GwEL5I
man wearing light green armor. Fear traveled through the demon as he stared at6Please respect copyright.PENANAYTX86dFR4Y
the assassin. One name flashed in his mind: Aubum. This was the assassin he had6Please respect copyright.PENANAybWiOZd2Nk
met when he had been with Malcolm: Draken.
Draken dropped to the ground6Please respect copyright.PENANAhQ0R07plJj
barely kicking up any dirt as he landed. Vander froze as the assassin walked6Please respect copyright.PENANAEAzgk1RAGM
towards him. If he had worked for Malcolm, there was a chance he was coming for6Please respect copyright.PENANAWAdum6IiCk
revenge, but based on his demeanor Vander didn’t think that was right. Draken6Please respect copyright.PENANAGhVFIam7gs
stopped next to him then whispered something that caused Vander to freeze. The6Please respect copyright.PENANAuH7PsP4Xzi
demon spat out a response but went back into Vander’s body. He was suddenly6Please respect copyright.PENANA5slPhniskW
locked back into control. They sudden shift caused him to stumble forwards. Draken6Please respect copyright.PENANA8Bs1GC94Ts
took a step back then disappeared into thin air.
“The soldiers are here!” Vander6Please respect copyright.PENANAFwJQE9vNz9
looked up as one of Ross’s people started screaming. Moments later Vander heard6Please respect copyright.PENANA8guMwGoqHn
the door being kicked down.
“Vander!” Alexander shouted. He6Please respect copyright.PENANAmEl0dKwqj0
looked up to his friend looking frantically for him. The door was launched off6Please respect copyright.PENANAdIX4Zldsnp
its hinges as soldiers and Blades rushed into the room. Vander could hear them6Please respect copyright.PENANAp5rOc5dP2V
screaming for people to get on the floor. He looked towards Ross but saw that6Please respect copyright.PENANAx09bVtDcKG
he was already gone. He looked around for some place to escape, but only saw6Please respect copyright.PENANAUeZd2YNKVp
the tunnel where his opponent had entered from. Seeing no other way, he headed6Please respect copyright.PENANA6wsFLnPVDR
towards the dark.
The tunnel smells like dirt,6Please respect copyright.PENANAgCJe7WBp0R
sweat, and blood. This must have been where the injured were taken to either be6Please respect copyright.PENANArlxTKjIw3Y
disposed of if they were too far gone or patched up. There are separate rooms6Please respect copyright.PENANArwiNiszvGv
filled with weapons, a sparring room, and a room with several beds. It seemed6Please respect copyright.PENANAaR9Yk1Lwp2
more like a gladiator arena from centuries past than a fighting ring, but then6Please respect copyright.PENANA0ukm4LYnWY
again Ross had a flair for the dramatics.
There was no one down there, which6Please respect copyright.PENANAh4jwKuHhsd
was strange. Usually, it would be packed with people waiting for their turn to6Please respect copyright.PENANAt1CQieamHS
fight, but it was a ghost town. It made him wonder if Ross knew that the6Please respect copyright.PENANAr9t0r10F3b
military was coming for him, so he made sure that he was long gone before they6Please respect copyright.PENANA0690wqzo3u
arrived.
Vander walked6Please respect copyright.PENANAdLsZCQnbjI
towards the room in the darkest corner where he knew Draken was waiting for6Please respect copyright.PENANAUkEylUVEbb
him. He could smell the chill of death coming from inside. He was right where6Please respect copyright.PENANASanjBc0Djh
he said he would be.
“You can’t keep running forever.”6Please respect copyright.PENANAE13TopRVzj
Draken stepped out from the shadows. “Eventually you will have to clear your6Please respect copyright.PENANA63PIY6xelH
name and fight against those who wish to harm this country.”
“When I don’t know who to trust,6Please respect copyright.PENANAA4aUoSrc62
my life is constantly in jeopardy.” Vander sat down on a bench. “There are6Please respect copyright.PENANAPbcn8MqBP2
those who would love nothing more to stab me in the back. What else can I do to6Please respect copyright.PENANAubhtB9Hufj
make sure I stay safe?”
“Learn to trust those around you.”6Please respect copyright.PENANADNmpvDrH2a
Draken said. “Malcolm trusted you, Cuvera trusts you, and you have the trust of6Please respect copyright.PENANAs6LguZVSGP
the Blades. It’s time you started trusting them. You cannot find the answers6Please respect copyright.PENANA3FKxlP7XRQ
you seek by hiding.”
Vander knew that he was speaking6Please respect copyright.PENANA4oNdyKuyUc
the truth. There was nothing he could do now, he was trapped. Only two options6Please respect copyright.PENANAwWUVAILwKw
lie ahead of him: fight and die or turn himself in and have a chance. He slowly6Please respect copyright.PENANAp8FUYOyLhq
nodded his head.
“There is a book in my room.” He6Please respect copyright.PENANAFtI7MoNlNv
spoke. “A book that Peyton killed the King to get. Make sure he doesn’t get his6Please respect copyright.PENANACZciLrvkNP
hands on it.”
“Do you know what’s in it?”
“A description of the Gods,” he6Please respect copyright.PENANAKstZCdJdr1
explained. “Other than that, I am not sure. I only looked at it once.”
“I will keep it safe.” Draken went6Please respect copyright.PENANAI37yHrjJgN
to leave, but Vander grabbed his arm. He pulled a necklace from around his neck6Please respect copyright.PENANAnXkjeUjcXK
then handed it to him. It was a long white tooth, a trophy taken from the6Please respect copyright.PENANAuPxbwjefvO
Shadow Beast he had killed. “Tell Shea that I will return for her.” Draken took6Please respect copyright.PENANAjtIkvoWxmV
the tooth, nodded, then disappeared.
Vander gave himself a few minutes6Please respect copyright.PENANAq5H6hIFfvf
before getting off the bench. He walked back up the ramp where he could hear6Please respect copyright.PENANA0QBEguEMuI
the soldiers interrogating any of the patrons, they could get their hands on.6Please respect copyright.PENANAPPQEDMw8vu
Some were being rough, punching or kicking those who wouldn’t answer their6Please respect copyright.PENANAHXYJiDMmSY
questions.
“Where is Vander?” He heard Leon’s6Please respect copyright.PENANAORhXCePdjd
voice ring out over the shouted. It was followed by a thud then a scream. It6Please respect copyright.PENANAh4MhDqInLC
sounded like Alexander. Enraged, Vander burst out of the tunnel. The guards6Please respect copyright.PENANA63KomdxklB
around the entrance were too startled to do anything as he raced towards Leon.6Please respect copyright.PENANAZDZHTnNDRV
Alex was being held by two other guards as Leon punched Alex repeatedly in the6Please respect copyright.PENANAiVfjuTfc04
face. No said a word as Vander grabbed Leon’s shoulder then, as he turned6Please respect copyright.PENANApf3wqApyML
around, clocked him in the jaw.
Alex freed himself by bringing his6Please respect copyright.PENANAq8y6sm11eb
head back against the nose of one of the Blades that held him before throwing6Please respect copyright.PENANAT2zEQgE6pt
the other on the ground. Leon scrambled to his feet drawing his sword.
“Kill them both,” he screeched.6Please respect copyright.PENANAJltm0CWX3x
Blades looked at each other warily, unwilling to listen to the captains’6Please respect copyright.PENANAKzy7TkCKKG
commands, and the soldiers didn’t move as Leon didn’t give them orders.
“The orders were to bring them in6Please respect copyright.PENANAJlb50Ye5us
alive.” Vander looked over to see Eric Jilena walking over towards them.6Please respect copyright.PENANAqMpWFuaxyu
“Though, I wouldn’t mind you fighting back a little bit so I can get revenge on6Please respect copyright.PENANAUn0lgz6abj
my son’s murderer.”
“I didn’t kill your son.” Vander6Please respect copyright.PENANA4HDHOuaOPf
sighed, but he raised his hands and got down to his knees. “When I left, he was6Please respect copyright.PENANAmm5WdMAqh5
unconscious.”
“Not that I don’t want to believe6Please respect copyright.PENANAnbmkIxzmCK
you, but when I saw him, he was dead. Only two of you know the truth and one is6Please respect copyright.PENANAlZn2psGDda
dead. Excuse me if I don’t believe the words of a king killer.” Eric spat.
“You’ll find soon enough that I am6Please respect copyright.PENANARrHV1Roxde
innocent on both counts.” Vander said, his voice steady. “I am not surrendering6Please respect copyright.PENANAbxWovkuWxO
myself to you, I am surrendering myself to Alex as he came here to convince me6Please respect copyright.PENANAM1TAh6O6Wc
to turn myself in.” He hoped his words would keep Alex from being punished. “He6Please respect copyright.PENANA9FggUCnU6B
had no part in my escape.”
“Is this true, Captain?” Eric6Please respect copyright.PENANAmpMjq3Em2g
looked over at Alex. Vander prayed the Alex would understand that he was trying6Please respect copyright.PENANAdC7I2xpj7P
to save him. Alex took one look at Vander, before nodding to the General. “Very6Please respect copyright.PENANAUx2JVwCVPN
well. We got what we needed anyway.”
“We will see about that.” Leon6Please respect copyright.PENANATL6dxV1MvM
snarled. “I know you’re guilty and I will prove it.”
“Do whatever you want.” Alex6Please respect copyright.PENANAjoEyEybkUa
shrugged. Alex placed his hand on Vander’s shoulder. “Up you go, let’s get you6Please respect copyright.PENANAdhgCbDAyKV
to the castle.”
“I will not risk him escaping6Please respect copyright.PENANA12j2uxTeMH
again.” Eric snapped his fingers. Two soldiers rushed over carrying heavy iron6Please respect copyright.PENANAPbP26tNQka
cuffs. Without a complaint, Vander held his arms out. They were clipped6Please respect copyright.PENANADCyED5mBoN
securely to him then four guards took positions up on either side of him and6Please respect copyright.PENANAgmrl4TCLG6
started to march.
He could hear Shea’s panicked6Please respect copyright.PENANAKZGQghl1ES
voice filling his head, but he told her that he would be back soon and not to6Please respect copyright.PENANAPRZX7cxgvC
worry, before he shut her out completely.
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“Alex,” Vander whispered to his6Please respect copyright.PENANA6tRwPvZCxu
friend. “Hide the black book. Keep it with you at all times. Let no one else6Please respect copyright.PENANA4LXdGScEsf
see it.” Alex nodded before dropping back. Vander held his head high ready to6Please respect copyright.PENANA48yaPmtc95
face the music and the weight of his choices.