Since I haven't updated in so long, I'm just going to plunk every single chapter here.
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Eva's POV
"What do you make of it?" I asked.
Chase and I were at our secret valley. Night was falling quickly; the first stars had already made their dazzling imprints in the velvet sky. He was sitting on the sweet-scented grass; I was lying next to him.
"The little one? I believe he is telling the truth," Chase replied.
"You believe that you would be some Prince of Darkness in the future?" I asked, playing with his hair. It had become something of a habit; unlike mine, his hair was soft and so i pretty /i , He had complained once or twice, but never really minded.
"He is sincere," Chase said softly.
I sighed. It sounded that evil really suited Chase… Pity Omi had to come along and spoil Hannibal's plans.
"He said that Dashi would become Grandmaster, the one who defeated Wuya. And Guan would be Master Monk." I grimanced at the thought that the sexually-starved, sickening man could reach such a high rank. "And you, of course, would be the greatest warrior of all time. What about me?"
I was only joking, but Chase immediately stiffened. "It will never happen," he whispered.
"Chase?"
He turned to me and I saw pain in his face.
"What did Omi tell you?" I asked, getting up, suddenly cold.
He tilted my chin upwards. I saw, once again, that pain, anger and hate in his eyes.
"He told you I would die," I said hoarsely.
"Yes."
"Soon?"
"Yes." The anguish in that one word was almost unbelievable. I realized then that that hate was hate for i himself /i , that he would be the one to kill me, that I was to die by his hands. That was the only thing that would explain his reaction.
Tenderly, he kissed me on my lips. For the first time, I was glad that Omi had come back in time.
Chase's POV
Eva left the valley to go back to the temple. She said that she was going to leave now that Wuya was defeated. I agreed to leave with her, even though I would miss Guan, Dashi and all the other monks, but after hearing Omi's shattering news… The only thing that I wanted now was to spent the rest of my life with Eva.
I needed to be alone now, though. The guilt washed over me now; guilt of an act that was supposed to happen, that i never /i would happen now, no matter how tempted I was by power. For the thousandth time, I silently thanked the boy who s resembled a younger Dashi for warning me.
"I never will kill her," I said hoarsely.
"Now, 'ain't that sweet."
The mocking voice came from behind me. I jumped and turned to see a grey bird perched on a tree, glaring at me with malevolent eyes black eyes. And sitting on the bird, of all things, was a little red bean, grinning wickedly.
"You are Hannibal Roy Bean," I said tiredly.
He looked surprised and pleased at the same time. "My fame precedes me."
"In a way," I replied. Did all the Heylin have such big egos?
"Let's cut all pretences," I said. "You have a proposition for me, and I don't want to hear it. Now leave."
"Aw, not so fast," Hannibal protested.
"Leave. "
The bean shut his mouth, sulking. He produced a grey chalice out of nowhere and threw it on the ground.
"Just in case you change your mind," he leered. He tugged on the grey bird's feathers. It took flight and they soon disappeared.
I glared at the stone chalice, gave it a kick and it vanished in the bushes.
Hannibal Roy Bean did not like it when he didn't get his way.
If he couldn't corrupt Chase Young, then how about the Dragon of Fire then? What was his name? Oh yes, Guan.
He grinned.
Guan, the Greatest Warrior of all time. Had a nice ring to it.
"Ouch!"
The heavy stone chalice made contact with Omi's head with a loud clunk.
The Wudai Warrior had been on all fours in the bushes, spying on Chase, Dojo next to him.
"Can we go back now?" Dojo asked plaintively. Much as he enjoyed Dashi's company, he still missed Master Fung.
"Yes, we can," Omi said, satisfied with his work. He didn't think Chase would be falling to evil any time soon.
The future would be a brighter place. It was time to leave.
"Are you going to remain in Chase Young's shadow forever? Aren't you sick of being second-place?" the evil legume asked.
Guan was silent. Eternal youth and power. The temptation was very great.
"And of course, you can take any woman you wanted."
That got his attention. Hannibal knew he had the monk from that smile.
"You could have that girl you want so much. Eva, isn't it?"
Yes, the future was going to be a much brighter place. For the Heylin, anyway.