Chapter 5
An Unknown Danger

As I walked through the dark deserted streets, the wind chill picked up,
making me shiver. I thought about all that happened a few hours ago. It
was now very early in the day, and the sun just began rising. I decided the
best place to go was the area in the forest where Diana had taken me a few
days ago. As I continued walking, I felt the world spinning again. I shook
my head and tried to ignore it. However, the dizzying sensation came back
even worse, causing me to drop to my knees. I stayed down for a moment as I
waited for the rotating to stop, when I suddenly heard a rustle of leaves.
I looked up and saw a couple bushes move. "Who's there?" I said aloud, my
heart pounding. I knew there was no way to defend myself from anything
considering I didn't know how to use my powers, and I wasn't exactly in the
best physical state. "Zeke? What are you doing here?" Avalanche said as
she walked over to me. "Avalanche?" My heart relaxed. Knowing it was safe
for now, my body let go of its energy and collapsed. "Zeke! Diana, come
quick!" "What is it, Avalanche?" She began saying as she walked into the
clearing, but, as soon as she saw me laying there unconscious, her face was
stricken with worry. "What happened to him?" she said as she ran over to
me. "I'm not sure," Avalanche replied. "He just collapsed." Diana turned
me over and placed her ear against my chest to make sure my heart was still
beating at a normal rate. "He seems okay, but I can sense that he's really
weak. It must still be from that day in school." "Let's take him to Master
Quinn," Avalanche suggested. "I'm sure he'll have some type of herb to cure
him." "Good idea, Avalanche. There's only one problem." "What's that?"
"How are we going to take him there? I can't carry him."
"Maybe I can help," a voice said. The two of them turned around to see a
boy with short pitch-black hair and tiger's eye color eyes. "Who are you?"
Diana asked. "My name is Hadrian" the young boy said. He seemed about 17.
"Sorry, but I couldn't help but overhear." Avalanche looked at him
cautiously, eyes narrowed. "It's okay," Diana said. "By the way, I'm
Diana." "It's a privilege to meet you, Diana," Hadrian said, giving a
polite bow, and then kissing Diana's hand. She blushed in response.
Avalanche was quite annoyed with his action, and she quickly pounced in
between him and Diana, with her teeth bared and growling. "Nice doggy," he
said with a smirk. "Avalanche, don't be rude," Diana snapped. "But,"
Avalanche began, but was silenced with a glare from Diana. "I'm so sorry
for her rude behavior, Hadrian. Please forgive her." She turned to
Avalanche. "She won't ever do it again." "Oh it's quite alright.quite
alright," he said with a smirk directed toward Avalanche. He seemed a
little to kind for comfort. "Now.about him," he looked at my limp body
before turning back to Diana, "You said you needed to take him to someone."
"Oh.right," Diana replied, "if you would be so kind as to carry him for me?"
"But of course," he said politely. He walked over to me, and, as soon as
he touched me, my eyes sprang open for I sensed a great evil. "Di.." I was
about to warn her, but, as soon as I began to talk, Hadrian put his hand on
my chest, and I was knocked unconscious again. Diana swiftly turned around.
"Did he just say something?" "No," Hadrian replied innocently. Avalanche
gave another suspicious glare toward him. However, he just smiled in
response. "Glare all you want, Avalanche. She will never believe you," he
thought evilly. "As for you, my dear Zeke, I know you sense my evil. We'll
have to find a way to get rid of that detection. You won't need to worry
about it for too long, for your power will soon be mine." He chuckled evilly
under his breath as he carried me on his back.