Chapter 17
"Oh shit," Jazalyn replied.
Sekhmet was standing in front of them; he had a wicked smile on his face. "I see my partner and Anubis' partner are all alone."
Melody quickly got up, "get to the point, Sekhmet," she bit out, "you aren't going to hurt Jazalyn."
"Who said I was going to hurt either of you," Sekhmet replied, "I've just come to take you two to Master Talpa's castle."
"I'm not going," Melody glared.
Sekhmet's face darkened, "I'm only trying to keep you away from the battlefield."
"Tough," Jazalyn smiled as she broke into a fighting stance.
Sekhmet looked at Anubis' partner, she was very brave, and very loyal. "Give up," Sekhmet sneered, "I just want you and my partner to come with me."
"Melody is not going with you, so stay the hell away from us," Jazalyn glared.
"I can see why you are Anubis' partner," Sekhmet taunted, "You both have a disgusting sense of loyalty and honor."
"And I can see why you and Melody are partners," Jazalyn smiled as she rose to Sekhmet's challenge, "You two have the hardest heads I've ever seen."
"Thank you," Melody whispered in a sarcastic manner.
Sekhmet looked at the two girls, 'I guess it's time for drastic measures,' he thought. "I give you two one last chance, come with me or…"
"Or what?" A male voice asked.
Sekhmet turned to find Wildfire, his annoying partner, Torrent's partner, the girl that had caught Dais' interest, and the other girl, "how did you escape my trap?" He asked, surprised.
Ryo smiled, "that's for me to know and for you to find out."
"Then die for your interference!" Sekhmet yelled, "Snake Fang Strike!"
Melody couldn't believe her eyes; her partner had grown four more arms. 'Weird,' she thought.
Ryo was losing to Sekhmet badly. Brian refused to leave Mia's side, but Melissa and Sarah were able to reach Jazalyn and Melody. "Something about that attack isn't right," Sarah analyzed.
"Any ideas?" Jazalyn replied, "I seriously doubt he grew four more arms."
"Are you kidding?" Melody replied, "Look, he does have four more arms."
Melissa knew that Sekhmet didn't have six arms, but how could she prove it? Suddenly, she removed her glasses. Through her blurred vision, Melissa realized that Sekhmet didn't have six arms; he was only moving his two arms very fast. "Ryo," Melissa yelled, "keep dodging Sekhmet's attack. I'll tell you when to strike."
Sarah looked at Melissa, "What are you doing?"
"He doesn't have four more arms," Melissa replied, "He's only moving his two arms really fast."
As Ryo kept dodging Sekhmet's blows, Ryo heard, "Strike now."
Ryo struck Sekhmet in the shoulder, causing the attack to stop. 'He does have only two arms,' Ryo realized.
Sekhmet glared at Melissa, the girl was too smart for her own good. "Die!" Sekhmet yelled as he charged toward Melissa.
Melissa slowly backed away. As Sekhmet charged, Melody inserted herself between her partner and Melissa, "You aren't going to touch her."
Sekhmet stopped and glared at Melody, "Get out of my way, I don't want to hurt you."
"Just because you're my partner," Melody replied, "doesn't mean I can let you hurt my friends."
Everyone except Sekhmet and Jazalyn looked in shock, "So," Sarah thought, "Melody has a Warlord partner. I guess one wasn't bad enough."
"Move," Sekhmet yelled.
"No," Melody replied.
Sekhmet reversed his Katana blades so that he could hit Melody with the hilt of his swords instead of the blade. When Sekhmet came within two inches of hitting Melody, she grabbed the hilts with both hands. As Sekhmet tried to apply pressure, Melody punched Sekhmet in the throat, hard.
Sekhmet stumbled back, gasping for breath. This gave Ryo just enough time to click the hilts of his Katana's together and yell, "Flare Up Now!"
The power surge blasted Sekhmet away. When everything was said and done, Melissa looked at Melody, "Thank you, for saving me."
"Why didn't you kill him?" Sarah asked, "You had enough time to stab him."
"He's my partner," Melody replied, "I can't kill him."
"Let's go look for the others," Brian said, as he motioned toward the jeep.
"Oh shit," Jazalyn replied.
Sekhmet was standing in front of them; he had a wicked smile on his face. "I see my partner and Anubis' partner are all alone."
Melody quickly got up, "get to the point, Sekhmet," she bit out, "you aren't going to hurt Jazalyn."
"Who said I was going to hurt either of you," Sekhmet replied, "I've just come to take you two to Master Talpa's castle."
"I'm not going," Melody glared.
Sekhmet's face darkened, "I'm only trying to keep you away from the battlefield."
"Tough," Jazalyn smiled as she broke into a fighting stance.
Sekhmet looked at Anubis' partner, she was very brave, and very loyal. "Give up," Sekhmet sneered, "I just want you and my partner to come with me."
"Melody is not going with you, so stay the hell away from us," Jazalyn glared.
"I can see why you are Anubis' partner," Sekhmet taunted, "You both have a disgusting sense of loyalty and honor."
"And I can see why you and Melody are partners," Jazalyn smiled as she rose to Sekhmet's challenge, "You two have the hardest heads I've ever seen."
"Thank you," Melody whispered in a sarcastic manner.
Sekhmet looked at the two girls, 'I guess it's time for drastic measures,' he thought. "I give you two one last chance, come with me or…"
"Or what?" A male voice asked.
Sekhmet turned to find Wildfire, his annoying partner, Torrent's partner, the girl that had caught Dais' interest, and the other girl, "how did you escape my trap?" He asked, surprised.
Ryo smiled, "that's for me to know and for you to find out."
"Then die for your interference!" Sekhmet yelled, "Snake Fang Strike!"
Melody couldn't believe her eyes; her partner had grown four more arms. 'Weird,' she thought.
Ryo was losing to Sekhmet badly. Brian refused to leave Mia's side, but Melissa and Sarah were able to reach Jazalyn and Melody. "Something about that attack isn't right," Sarah analyzed.
"Any ideas?" Jazalyn replied, "I seriously doubt he grew four more arms."
"Are you kidding?" Melody replied, "Look, he does have four more arms."
Melissa knew that Sekhmet didn't have six arms, but how could she prove it? Suddenly, she removed her glasses. Through her blurred vision, Melissa realized that Sekhmet didn't have six arms; he was only moving his two arms very fast. "Ryo," Melissa yelled, "keep dodging Sekhmet's attack. I'll tell you when to strike."
Sarah looked at Melissa, "What are you doing?"
"He doesn't have four more arms," Melissa replied, "He's only moving his two arms really fast."
As Ryo kept dodging Sekhmet's blows, Ryo heard, "Strike now."
Ryo struck Sekhmet in the shoulder, causing the attack to stop. 'He does have only two arms,' Ryo realized.
Sekhmet glared at Melissa, the girl was too smart for her own good. "Die!" Sekhmet yelled as he charged toward Melissa.
Melissa slowly backed away. As Sekhmet charged, Melody inserted herself between her partner and Melissa, "You aren't going to touch her."
Sekhmet stopped and glared at Melody, "Get out of my way, I don't want to hurt you."
"Just because you're my partner," Melody replied, "doesn't mean I can let you hurt my friends."
Everyone except Sekhmet and Jazalyn looked in shock, "So," Sarah thought, "Melody has a Warlord partner. I guess one wasn't bad enough."
"Move," Sekhmet yelled.
"No," Melody replied.
Sekhmet reversed his Katana blades so that he could hit Melody with the hilt of his swords instead of the blade. When Sekhmet came within two inches of hitting Melody, she grabbed the hilts with both hands. As Sekhmet tried to apply pressure, Melody punched Sekhmet in the throat, hard.
Sekhmet stumbled back, gasping for breath. This gave Ryo just enough time to click the hilts of his Katana's together and yell, "Flare Up Now!"
The power surge blasted Sekhmet away. When everything was said and done, Melissa looked at Melody, "Thank you, for saving me."
"Why didn't you kill him?" Sarah asked, "You had enough time to stab him."
"He's my partner," Melody replied, "I can't kill him."
"Let's go look for the others," Brian said, as he motioned toward the jeep.