Nova

Chapter 7 part 1

Jason was, rather unceremoniously, shoved onto Orth's back, J'ram climbing up in front of him, still holding Janto. Orth took off and flew towards Chu'long fortress. Half an hour later they were landing outside Jar'eneth's court in the centre of the fortress. J'ram took Jason through into the great hall and up to Jar'eneth's throne

  "My liege" J'ram said "I have found this slave in possession of this rather unusual weapon" J'ram handed Janto to Jar'eneth

  "you, boy, where did you get this?" Jar'eneth asked

Jason looked at Jar'eneth and saw a gold haze about him, the same gold haze that rested on the edge of his gaze with his eyes. Then the haze around Jar'eneth glowed bright and Jason had to suppress a gasp, he could now see Jar'eneth but he was different, much different. He had two metallic arms, cables and tubes coiled round and up inside and outside of his metal arms, half of his right leg was metal, something in the tubes that looked vaguely like hydraulic fluid bubbled up his leg.  Over his left eye there was a big patch of metal with a cybernetic eye instead of a normal one. Jason realised that Jar'eneth was no Deamon but a cyborg, probably using something to disguise that fact. Jason was brought back to reality by shouting…

  "ARE YOU DEAF BOY!!?? Where did you get this sword?!" Jar'eneth yelled

  "I made it" said Jason simply

  "you made it? Don't make me laugh" said Jar'eneth

  "so, a liar accuses another of his sin" Jason said, remembering something he had written at school a long time ago

  "WHAT??!!" yelled Jar'eneth "I am not a liar"

  "Yes you are, you claim to be a Deamon but your technology can only conceal so much. There are ways of seeing through disguises" Jason told Jar'eneth

Jason could see Jar'eneth getting angry and raising his arm, and suddenly his fist came shooting off his arm and came speeding towards Jason. Jason ducked just in time as the metal fist flew over him and imbedded itself in the floor. Jason ran towards J'ram and spin kicked him, winding him, J'ram dropped the sword, Jason picked it up and turned just in time for a sharp object to imbed itself in his shoulder. Jason turned his head and saw a hypodermic needle sticking out of his shoulder, a tranquilliser dart, Jason felt suddenly sluggish and very heavy, he dropped to the floor in almost slow-motion, he had passed out before he hit the ground.

  "J'ram?"

"y…yes s…s…sir" replied J'ram clutching his stomach

"take this boy and exile him in the great equatorial desert"

"yes sir, a…at once s…s…sir. But what about his dragon?"

"that runt of a dragon shall be tranquillised and exiled as well" Said Jar'eneth…

To be continued…………………………………………

A/N: this is just half a chapter really because I have no way of linking this part with the next.