Chapter 21
As
Reid walked through the cold, dead forest, he seemed to be lost. A
groaning sound drove him from his personal thoughts. He looked over
and saw a figure lining the ground, weakly. "Tyler?" Reid
questioned a pair of brown eyes stared up at Reid as he made his way
over. He helped him to his feet. "How did you end up out here?"
Tyler asked weakly standing. There was a gash on the side of Tyler
forehead. "I don't really know." Reid answered confused, "but
Chase is alive and he wants my powers in exchange for Nicole and
Nova." Tyler clutched his head in pain, angered.
"He has
Nicole?" he questioned.
"Yea, but we need to save them."
Reid finished dramatically, "We need to find Caleb."
Reid
and Tyler arrived outside of the Danvers manor, a quarter till 11,
knocking. A tired Caleb answered the door. "What are you guys doing
here?" Caleb questioned yawning.
"We need your help saving
them from Chase," Tyler replied solemnly. Caleb shook his head and
was about to close the door when Reid put his foot in the
doorway.
"Listen, Chase is back and he's after me. We need
your help to save everyone," Reid answered angrily. Caleb noted the
seriousness in their voices then invited them in, helping them with
their plan.
"So what are we going to do?" Caleb asked as
the three of them sat down on the large couch.
"I think I know
how we can kill Chase," Reid said.
"That's impossible…
He's apart of the Pagans… He's pretty much immortal." Tyler
said.
"Not if we destroy the Asiskos," Reid said.
"And
what the fuck are those?" Tyler asked. Caleb who almost fell asleep
jumped up trying to stay awake.
"They're soul sealing items…
A way to keep a Pagan at full power," Reid said.
"And if the
items are destroyed Chase will have reduced to no power," Caleb
said understanding what Reid what saying.
"How do you guys know
about this stuff?" Tyler asked confused.
"Nova left behind
Powerful Magical Objects Through the Ages in my room once and I read
through it," Reid said.
"My dad gave me a copy of the book and
I read it a few years ago," Caleb said.
"Looks like everything
will be up to you then baby boy," Reid said in a serious tone to
Tyler.
"What do you mean?" Tyler asked entirely
confused.
"Only a warlock who hasn't ascended can destroy
these items," Caleb said. Tyler then grew worried.
"I CAN'T
DO THIS!" He yelled worriedly.
"Tyler… It's the only way
to keep Nicole alive," Reid said and Tyler gulped at the
thought.
"What the fuck am I supposed to do?" Tyler
asked.
"Destroy the three items… The Hour Glass of Afterlife…
The Mirror of the Death Clock… The Ring of Power….and Tablet of
Immortality," Caleb said.
"And how am I supposed to find
them?" Tyler asked and the two shrugged in confusion.
In
the dungeon Nicole gave Mikki a devious death glare. "Son of a
bitch." She muttered under her breath.
"YOU THINK I WANTED
THIS TO HAPPEN!" Mikki snapped still in tears.
"You've been
my best friend for four fucking years… How in the hell could you
betray us?" Nicole asked angrily.
"Because I loved him!"
Mikki snapped bursting out in tears again. "And I thought he loved
me!!!"
"Well if you knew the bastard like we did, you would
have noticed," Nicole screamed in hatred.
Mikki held her head in
disappointment, silence over crowding them once more. "Look, I'm
fucking sorry about betraying you," Mikki whispered apologetically.
Nicole checked her expression and saw her sincerity."Fine, but we
really need to find a way out of here. Got any ideas?" Nicole asked
hopefully as Mikki helped her remove the rope. Mikki pointed to the
ceiling where a single ray of light shone through.
The next day seems longer as Reid, Tyler, and Caleb went through their normal days at Spencer. Soon night dawned upon Ipswich and Reid arrived the colony house alone. As he made his way up the beaten path, he swore he saw Chase laughing from the upstairs window, but ignored it. Reid entered the house to see Nova tied up in a chair, alone. She was still, but breathing. "It's a quarter till midnight Garwin." A voice boomed, startling both Reid and Nova. The door locked its, sealing off any exits. "15 minutes till I gain a new power source." Chase appeared behind Nova, who seemed bothered.
Meanwhile…
"Tyler
what are we looking for?" Caleb asked as the two of them were
destroying Nicole and Nova's room.
"I think Nicole mentioned
that Nova had a magic item detector," Tyler said as his eyes turned
black and the bed flipped over revealing a crystal ball. "Bingo."
HE said picking up the blue ball then headed for the door.
"I
don't think Nova and Nicole will want to come back to there room
looking like this," Caleb said looking around at the mess they
made.
"Let's make sure they will be coming home first,"
Tyler said in concern. "Three of the four items are here at
Spencers… In a girls dorm room." He said as he ran out of the
room.
