Chapter 53
The first thing Jazalyn sensed when she drifted out of deep sleep was the smell of smoke. "Is something…?" Jazalyn mumbled, only to open her eyes and find Brian kneeling beside her. "You okay?" Brian asked.
"Yes," Jazalyn mumbled, still half asleep, before Brian hugged her as hard as he could. "Ow, ow, ow, Brian you're squeezing me too tight!" Jazalyn grimaced.
"Sarah and I thought we'd never see you three again," Brian sobbed.
Jazalyn smiled as she saw tears running down the oldest partner's face, "It's okay," she soothed, "I'm here, so don't worry."
"We're glad all three of you are here," Sarah smiled. "Melody and Melissa woke up a few minutes before you did."
"Are they okay?" Jazalyn inquired.
"Yep," Sarah nodded.
Sage walked over to where Jazalyn's Katana lay, "How did you get this?" He asked, picking up the sword.
Jazalyn took the Katana from Sage, "Anubis was teaching me how to fight and use a sword." She explained.
"WHAT!!!" Sarah yelled.
"Don't overreact," Brian glared, "this may help us in the future."
"But she's learned how to use a dangerous weapon from an armored nutcase," Sarah replied.
Jazalyn removed her sword out from its sheath and pointed it at Sarah, "Don't ever talk about Anubis like that," she growled. "He has a sense of honor and taught me how to be a warrior. Ever since he was fifteen, he's always wanted to teach someone. So I don't want to hear anything bad about him."
"But he's a Warlord!" Sarah argued.
"YOU DIDN'T LIVE WITH HIM FOR TWO WEEKS," Jazalyn yelled, "SO DON'T ASSUME YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HIM. ANUBIS MADE THE CHOICE TO SET ME FREE, AND I KNOW IT'S KILLING HIM INSIDE. SO I DON'T WANT HEAR YOU START RUNNING OFF AT THE MOUTH!"
Sarah shut up.
Jazalyn lowered her eyes and placed her sword blade back into its sheath. "I'm sorry I yelled you, but Dais, Anubis, and Sekhmet have human feelings and thoughts. They willingly gave us up so we could be safe."
"And it's killing them inside," Melody replied, startling everyone.
"Melody's right," Melissa stated, standing next to the previous speaker, "they did this for us. And I know they're having regrets."
"They thought it was for the best," Jazalyn replied sadly. "In a way, I'm glad they gave us back, but on the other hand, I can't stand the thought of them in emotional pain."
On a tree standing two feet away from the campsite, a snake curled around one of the lowest branches, its eyes glowing an Emerald green color. Whatever the snake saw, the Warlord of Venom saw through his viewing orb. He hated Brian and Sarah for the fact that those two could be in contact with Melody, something he had reluctantly given up. 'Well, Cale won't be talking anytime soon,' the green-haired Warlord thought, 'but I will have my revenge. If Torrent and Wildfire's partners can be with their armor bearers, then so should I. But since I cannot kill Torrent's partner and Wildfire's whore, I'll just have to kill Cye of the Torrent and Ryo of the Wildfire instead.'
The first thing Jazalyn sensed when she drifted out of deep sleep was the smell of smoke. "Is something…?" Jazalyn mumbled, only to open her eyes and find Brian kneeling beside her. "You okay?" Brian asked.
"Yes," Jazalyn mumbled, still half asleep, before Brian hugged her as hard as he could. "Ow, ow, ow, Brian you're squeezing me too tight!" Jazalyn grimaced.
"Sarah and I thought we'd never see you three again," Brian sobbed.
Jazalyn smiled as she saw tears running down the oldest partner's face, "It's okay," she soothed, "I'm here, so don't worry."
"We're glad all three of you are here," Sarah smiled. "Melody and Melissa woke up a few minutes before you did."
"Are they okay?" Jazalyn inquired.
"Yep," Sarah nodded.
Sage walked over to where Jazalyn's Katana lay, "How did you get this?" He asked, picking up the sword.
Jazalyn took the Katana from Sage, "Anubis was teaching me how to fight and use a sword." She explained.
"WHAT!!!" Sarah yelled.
"Don't overreact," Brian glared, "this may help us in the future."
"But she's learned how to use a dangerous weapon from an armored nutcase," Sarah replied.
Jazalyn removed her sword out from its sheath and pointed it at Sarah, "Don't ever talk about Anubis like that," she growled. "He has a sense of honor and taught me how to be a warrior. Ever since he was fifteen, he's always wanted to teach someone. So I don't want to hear anything bad about him."
"But he's a Warlord!" Sarah argued.
"YOU DIDN'T LIVE WITH HIM FOR TWO WEEKS," Jazalyn yelled, "SO DON'T ASSUME YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HIM. ANUBIS MADE THE CHOICE TO SET ME FREE, AND I KNOW IT'S KILLING HIM INSIDE. SO I DON'T WANT HEAR YOU START RUNNING OFF AT THE MOUTH!"
Sarah shut up.
Jazalyn lowered her eyes and placed her sword blade back into its sheath. "I'm sorry I yelled you, but Dais, Anubis, and Sekhmet have human feelings and thoughts. They willingly gave us up so we could be safe."
"And it's killing them inside," Melody replied, startling everyone.
"Melody's right," Melissa stated, standing next to the previous speaker, "they did this for us. And I know they're having regrets."
"They thought it was for the best," Jazalyn replied sadly. "In a way, I'm glad they gave us back, but on the other hand, I can't stand the thought of them in emotional pain."
On a tree standing two feet away from the campsite, a snake curled around one of the lowest branches, its eyes glowing an Emerald green color. Whatever the snake saw, the Warlord of Venom saw through his viewing orb. He hated Brian and Sarah for the fact that those two could be in contact with Melody, something he had reluctantly given up. 'Well, Cale won't be talking anytime soon,' the green-haired Warlord thought, 'but I will have my revenge. If Torrent and Wildfire's partners can be with their armor bearers, then so should I. But since I cannot kill Torrent's partner and Wildfire's whore, I'll just have to kill Cye of the Torrent and Ryo of the Wildfire instead.'