Chapter 8:
"As much as I'd like to see this, Deric you'll have to take a rain check. We need to get on with this. The moon is at its highest." Aaron said, looking at the sky. Aaron smiled. "It is time." Aaron moved to the middle of the triangle after Deric grabbed Cassandra and got in their previous position. Stanton dispersed his energy wave; it released electricity into the air making everyone tingle for a second then everything calmed.
"No! Stanton do something! Serena!" Cassandra yelled. In response, Serena looked up. Her eyes still full of sorrow. Stanton looked at her.
"Time for this fun to sadly come to an end. That blast was stronger than I thought Stanton. You're stronger than I expected, but you'll never be at least half of what I am."
"You are right Aaron. I'll never be half as evil as you are. Not that I want to be anyway. Aaron you go back. But I shouldn't have to tell you this."
"I can't go back. And I shouldn't have to tell you."
Serena recognized Aaron, Cassandra, and the girl Lena, but she didn't remember Deric or Mark. Then she remembered what brought her to being in the hands of Mark. Out of her own stupidity, she felt she should've stayed with Stanton. In his safety if she knew that he was after her. But her pride got into the way, making her believe that she could handle any evil force that came at her. Now she realized though that she couldn't even handle a lower ranking of Aaron. A flashback came to her of how she came where she is
Flashback:
Serena returned home after seeing Stanton, but something unexpected awaited her. After closing the door, Aaron rose from the shadows making Serena jump backward into Lena. Her (Serena's) power and energy began to rise without her wilding it. Aaron, being his cocky self, smirked, noticing the tension and energy that began to fill the air. Serena was scared, but she wouldn't let Aaron know that, she had to stay strong for her, Stanton and best of all, her friends.
"So we meet again." Aaron's green eyes glittered with triumph.
"Yes…we do." Serena answered boldly. Lena grabbed Serena's arm, but Serena quickly snatched her arm back only to be caught by Aaron. He let go, crying in pain. Aaron had then remembered that he'd got burned if he even laid one finger on her. Serena was confused. How was Aaron getting burned but Lena wasn't?
Reading her mind, Aaron answered, "Only the highest of the Silvernex can get burned, Lena is to assist me, but she isn't the highest, but she may be soon." Lena smiled. " But I'll be able to touch you and the other goddesses soon."
"How?" Serena asked trying to hide the quivering in it.
"You'll see soon enough." Aaron flicked his finger, "Lena." Without warning, Lena lifted her foot quickly from the ground kicking Serena in head. Serena wouldn't give up that easily. She grabbed Lena's foot before it landed, then she elbowed Lena in the stomach then dropped Lena's foot as she doubled over from the elbow smash.
"You little…!" Lena did a jump kick catching to Serena's head catching her off guard. Then Lena let her foot down hard on Serena's back. Serena collapsed to the floor, not getting back up, she went unconscious.
"I like that. She fights back, feistiness. Nice to see that in a woman." Aaron said smiling.
Then the flashback ended, returning Serena to the reality of what was happening.
