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Something Amiss Chapter 25- Underworld.
Rhadamanthys slipped between the familiar black peaks burning his cosmos just enough to give his target the impression he was patroling the area and fair warning that he is fast approaching their position. He could still sense Kanon's concerned gaze and dared not delve into it's meaning. So far the saint was doing as he had asked him, staying hidden from the goddess' sight in the figurative, literal and the metaphorical sense.
Clearing the ridge Rhadamanthys was impressed and disturbed by the sheer amount of ice crystals creeping over her body and by the bright red blood staining her fingertips. The Aquarius saint must be injured by now but showed no sign of stopping his attack, he had something to protect and no goddess however powerful was going to stop him.
Diving down the Specter drew his sword aiming to slice the monster who plagued the Underworld in two. At the very last second she leapt back with a furious scream, her active spell broken and her precious grey cloak cut across her chest revealing the start of a grass green dress.
Circling above her Rhadamanthys roared. "Leave! You are not welcome here!"
"Wyvern!" She hissed through frost blackened lips. "You dare to interfer with me?"
Rhadamanthys did not reply verbally. Letting some of his cosmos fill his blade he swooped down cutting through the spell circle releasing the bound saint to his protector's custody. Without the scrying spell the pair and the earth realm would be safe for a while.
All in all a team effort, Rhadamanthys thought dodging an overly thorned vine whip. "Are you tired or is your body finally catching up to your mind?"
The goddess stopped if he were not a citizen of the Undeworld her glare might have killed him.
"Mark my words Wyvern." She rasped sinking slowly into the earth where none could harm her. "When I find the unprotected patch of your soft underbelly you will beg on your hands and knees before me to end your suffering."
"We'll see about that." Rhadamanthys sneered flying away. He took his time getting back to the crystal sky, just because she had slunk away did not mean she had gone far. Upon seeing Kanon he picked up a little speed stopping to hover just infront of the waiting saint.
Kanon's eyes roamed over the specter looking for signs of injury finding none he asked. "Are you alright?"
"Yes." He replied pushing her threat to the back of his mind. He was confident that the goddess would never find his soft spot. "I believe your friends are injured but will be fine given time to rest. She has depleted herself and that has never happened before."
"Thank you."
Rhadamanthys fought down a blush. "I was merely protecting the Underworld from a threat nothing more."
"Then thank you being such a diligent guardian."
Stop being dazzled! The specter mentally slapped himself. That smile needs to be registered as a deadly weapon.
"We should get going."
"Where to?" Kanon asked. "I should be able to-"
"No." Rhadamanthys said firmly. "We both know you are on her list along with the scorpio saint as well as Shun and Aphrodite. We must come up with a plan to counter her and we can't do that if she knows where all of you are."
"True. But the longer I'm gone the worse Saga will get and then when I do get back everyones' going to be on my case for putting them through a Saga freak out."
Rhadamanthys held out his arms. "Come on let's go."
"Go where?" Kanon asked in quiet voice.
"My home in Elyusion where else."
"But-"
"Stop fretting." Rhadamanthys moved a little closer. "They will be far too happy to see you home safe to remember your brother's behaviour."
"You're not going to let me fall are you?" Kanon asked judging the distance between them.
"Never."
Without thinking Kanon slipped from the ledge landing neatly in Rhadamanthys' arms looking up in the specter's face Kanon sighed. "You know your friends won't be happy to see me right."
"I think you might be surprised." Adjusting the saint in his arms Rhadamanthys spread his wings heading for home though he made a mental note to gather his 'faction' and have a little chat with them about the situation before they found out Kanon is going to be residing in his home for a little while.
to be continued...