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"Great," I muttered. "I was hoping I wouldn't have to encounter any fey from the courts but Fate continues to torture me," I motioned to Ash, "Lead the way."
We walked for a long time. Now I know that I'm fey and I'm supposed to be quick and never tired and all that crap but you gotta take into account that I had been living in the mortal realm. I never had to hone in on these particular skills so I was a little out of practice. But that didn't last long.
Let me tell you, fey men and a Cait Sith don't slow down. At all. My legs were starting to burn and my body was telling me to eat or drink something, but nothing I could use was nearby. Every plant- scratch that- everything in the wyldwood shrunk away from me except for the grass. The grass I stepped on turned black from my shoes. This was definitely not my territory.
When we did stop, it was only because we had reached the border of the Unseelie territory. I practically fell over, dropping to my hands and knees and panting.
"Whoa, Katy are you okay?" Puck asked. He sounded sincere. That was new.
He doesn't care about you, I thought. He only wants you as a guide so he can see Meghan.
"Yeah," I finally replied. "Just not used to walking this much. Being in the mortal realm has taken its toll, huh."
"Well hopefully it doesn't slow you down. We won't be stopping once we get farther in," Ash said coldly.
I got to my feet again. "Nice to know somebody cares," I mumbled so only I heard.
"Now is not the time. There is something wrong, I can feel it," Grimalkin said before trudging on into the frozen land. We followed and my body acted up the second I stepped over the border. I could feel my body start to freeze up.
I guess I never really gave an explanation of myself. I am and Iron fey so that pretty much means, my insides are like a machine. Yes I have a heart and blood and such, but I also have machine parts mixed in. For instance, I have a gear assisting my heart and I also have a larger amount of iron in my blood.
Iron fey clothing is pretty much the same as mortal motor bikers. We dress in a lot of leather. For example, my regular clothing when in Faery is a rust coloured tank top with a leather jacket, tight leather pants and silver boots that reach a couple inches below my knee. I was bad ass.
Anyway, my mechanical body parts immediately froze and I had to grit my teeth against the pain. I just kept walking, following the ice prince deeper into the frozen realm. It slowly got harder and harder to walk. One reason was the blizzard we were walking through and the other was that the gear assisting my heart was starting to slow. If it stopped, there was no telling how long I would last.
We started hiking up some mountains and when we got to the top, it just got colder. It was too much to bear now and I felt the gear going at a pace that was close to stopping. When an icy wind hit me, I gasped and dropped to a knee.
"Katy?" Puck called, turning around. He was looking too high and had to search to find me. "Katelia!" He gasped when he saw me and rushed to my side. Ash and Grim appeared as well.
"What's wrong with her?" Ash asked.
"I don't know," Puck snapped, obviously annoyed.
"The g-g-gears," I shivered. "Th-they're froz-zen,"
"What?" he looked at me with a confused look.
A look of understanding flashed in the Cait Sith's eyes. "Goodfellow, you must carry her. Winter prince, is there any type of shelter nearby?" he asked urgently.
Ash didn't need time to think about it at all, "There is something. It's an old hunting rest place. Why?"
"I'll explain when we get there. We need to get there as fast as possible," I felt warm arms under my legs and back and I was soon in the air. I pressed into them for it was warm here and my body was going numb.
"Geez Katy, you're freezing," Puck shivered once and then quickly followed the prince and cat. I tucked my face into his shirt to block it from the harsh winds. I was shivering uncontrollably now and my vision was going blurry.
"G-g-grim," I somehow got out. The cat gazed at me and then to Ash.
"How much further?" he asked in an urgent tone.
"Not far," Ash responded. Black spots were starting to appear before my eyes but I fought against them.
"Hold on Katy," Puck whispered to me. I squeezed my eyes shut as another gust of wind passed over us. The blackness clouded even more.
"P-puck," I had trouble speaking.
"Prince! Is there any way we can go a little faster?" Puck yelled to the front.
"Any reason why?" Ash asked in a nonchalant way.
Puck was now pissed off," Well we're gonna lose our freaking guide if we don't!" Ash looked back and saw how weak I was. He finally seemed to realize that I was in a life or death situation. He picked up the pace and Puck's grip tightened on me. I could feel the temperature decreasing and I realized that our destination must be deeper inside the Unseelie court. I could feel my gear starting to lose even more speed.
"N-no." I whispered. "I made a deal…"
"Don't worry. You'll be fine." Puck said, but he wasn't really paying attention. Grimalkin had stopped and was looking around at the barren land around us. His fur was on end and he was rigid.
"Something's out there," Ash said, explaining the reason for our stop. Grim stopped looking and turned his body in a certain direction. In the direction of what was coming.
"It's been following us," was all he said before disappearing. Ash drew his icy blue sword and faced the same way Grimalkin had. Puck quickly ran to a nearby tree and laid me against the trunk.
"Stay here," he said briskly and ran back to where Ash stood. Not like I'm going anywhere. I thought.
A large figure bounded towards us, and I could tell that it was not a winter faerie. It was iron. Puck took out his two daggers and stood beside the prince, an evil smirk on his face. He was fighting to kill today. The figure came close and I saw that it was clockwork wisp. It was a new iron monster that I had been created recently- I had found out from Leanansidhe. I knew the boys wouldn't know how to fight it. But I knew. I had to find a way to tell them.
The monster came within weapon range and charged between the boys, causing them to jump to separate sides. Ash's sword made a scratch on the side of the wisp but I knew that it wouldn't have much of an effect. The monster turned around and we all got a clear view of it. It had a pure metal hide in a golden colour-hell it probably was gold- and its tail was like a whip. Its head was a black colour and its eyes were a dark shade of green. Sparks flew out of its nose and mouth and I could feel the glamour radiating off it. I looked at the last part of the monsters body: the legs. They looked thick like metal cylinders but they were actually hollow with sharp, iron claws on the bottom. There was a point on the inside of each leg that made them break apart. It was kind of an Achilles heel on the monster.
I had to tell one of the boys this but if I yelled I would draw unwanted attention to myself. I pondered the thought of just letting them figure it out but I doubt they would. I then knew that I would have to help. Physically. But how? I was weak and freezing ass cold. Then I remembered that there was a whole bunch of iron glamour practically water falling off the wisp. I closed my eyes and focused on it, drawing it in. I felt all my mechanics start up again and was soon standing. I held the tree for a moment, still accepting glamour and I was soon on my own feet. I pulled my sword from a pocket in my boot; a two foot, iron weapon that was light but powerful, allowing me to use my speed. The handle had a leather grip and it radiated green light.
I looked out to see how the boys were faring. The monster was up on its hind legs; swing its front ones wildly. Ash had a small burn wound on his left arm and Puck had a nasty gash on his face. I had picked a good time to jump in. I raced out from under the tree at a blinding speed and slid on a heel under the wisp. I jabbed its right front leg and quickly jumped out of the way as it collapsed where I had been a second earlier. I could feel the astonished looks of both boys on my back and turned to face them.
"What?" I asked in a sarcastic voice. "Seen a ghost have we?" Ash's eyes flicked to behind me and he raised his sword. I knew the clockwork wisp was getting up so I bent my knees and executed a perfect back hand spring that land me right on the back of it. The wisp collapsed again and I wasted no time finishing it off.
I slid my sword back in its place and brushed my hands off. The two boys came up on either side of me.
"How the hell did you do that?" Puck asked. But before I could answer, black took over my vision and I collapsed into the snow.
Anybody figured it out yet? I would be surprised if you didn't. Actually I would be surprised if you did.
Anyway, I am on vacation as I write this an the internet's really crappy up here so I'm sorry if I don't update soon. Have an awesome rest of July!
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