Chapter Ten
'I don't see why you're making such a fuss...'
Cam's grip around Tristen tightened. A figure stood before them an evil grin on his face. Cam had never seen him before, his skin was a deep red colour and he had sharp fang like teeth. He wore a long black hooded robe.
'...She's only a girl, and I see something got to her before I did. Shame I would have enjoyed killing her so much,'
'Who are you?' questioned Cam his voice faltering from grief and fear.
'I apologise, my name is Pyralis and I am here for the Life Force amulet.' replied the stranger maliciously.
Cam's eyes widened with fear. He panicked remembering that he had left the Samurai amulet by Tristen's bed, he was powerless.
'Now tell me where it is,' said Pyralis drawing a lond curved blade from inside his robes.
'Go to hell!' yelled Cam.
Cam lay Trsiten's lifeless form down carefully. He stood and quickly tried to come up with a plan to get out of here alive.
'Give me the amulet boy!' ordered Pyralis coming closer to Cam.
Cam stood protectively in front of Tristen. His head kept telling him over and over that she was dead and that he should just run, but he stayed his ground. Cam suddenly realised that if Tristen had taken the powers from the amulet, then the amulet was useless. it had no power. Deciding to take a chance he pointed in the direction he had thrown the amulet.
'It's over there.' he said trying to sound defeated.
'Get it and bring it too me,' said Pyralis his voice losing its maliciousness and instead, becoming almost hypnotic.
Cam glanced back at Tristen and moved carefully across to the amulet. Not taking his eyes off Pyralis, he bent down to retrieve it. Cam walked closer to Pyralis the amulet in his outstretched hand.
Pyralis lifted it from Cam's palm.
'Thankyou,' he said the malice returning. Pyralis raised his other hand up and Cam found himself flung into a tree some distance away. He crumpled at its base.
Pylralis started the same incantation Tristen had used, but nothing happened. Furious, he tried again.
'Its a fake!' he yelled angrily at Cam.
Cam staggered to his feet and raised his guard, Pyralis came at him, Cam dodged the first blow but with lightning speed, Pyralis thrust the blade into Cam's stomach.
'Never lie to me,' hissed Pyralis as he wrenched the blade from Cam's body.
Cam crumpled to the floor, blood staining his clothes.