Chapyter 13: An Act of Treason

Rose groaned and put her face in her hands. Damn it, Jake! She thought angrilly.

"Dude, doesn't the Huntsman think Jake's dead?" Spud asked worriedly.

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Cat slowly gained consciousness. "Ugh, what happened?" She sat up and looked around.

Kel was kneeling next to her. "You okay?"

"Yeah…" They stood up.

"Iron, look out!" Cat dodged as a green energy beam shot towards her.

Kel raised his hand to stop the member. "Wait! Let me do this." He turned to Cat. "You me, in those trees" He pointed to the trees. "now!"

Cat decided to play along. "Are you going to hurt me, Iron?"

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Madisen was fighting through some Huntsclan members. Four of them were circled around her.

"You guys do know I'm a witch, right?" She teleported behind the circle and turned the members into acorns.

"That'll teach you to mess me!" She said.

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Cat and Kel stopped once they were out of earshot.

"Cat…go." Kel said. "I'll tell them you escaped after you beat me up."

"What about you?"

"Don't worry about me. I'll be fine."

Cat sighed. "Kel…whose side are you on? Mine or the Huntsman's?"

Kel thought about this. "If I quit the Huntsclan…he'll kill me. I'm sorry…I can't choose."

Cat looked down. "Okay."

"Cat, I still love you."

Before Cat could respond, Jake and Rose ran past the two. The Huntsman soon followed.

"What's going on!" Cat asked.

Kel paled and ran after them.

"Kel!"

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Leah and Ben managed to knock out most of the members. They stopped to catch their breath.

"Hey, you guys! Come here!" Leah and Ben ran after Trixie and Spud who were following Lao and Fu, who were folowing Kel and Cat, who were following the Huntsman.

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Rose and Jake stopped running. Jake went dragon as the Huntsman approached.

"You didn't slay him…" The Huntsman glared at Rose.

The eight followers approached them. The Huntsman immediately threw a net over the group. Jake and Rose gasped and started towards the net.

"Make one move towards them, and you send your friends to their deaths!" The Huntsman threatened.

"Master, please! This isn't Rose's fault- it's mine!" Kel shouted out, taking the blame.

"No, Kel, it's useless." Rose said to her friend. She turned to the Huntsman with a determined look on her face. "No, I didn't slay the American Dragon. I met him while he was in his human form. I fell in love with him. He showed me that we are all the same even though we look different.Yes, I have betrayed the Huntsclan."

The Huntsman was getting more furious by the minute.

"You…TRAITOR!" The Huntsman shot a rope around Jake. "If you won't kill him, I will!"

Everyone gasped in horror as the Huntsman raised his staff.

"NOOO!" Rose dived in front of the staff, taking her life.

"ROSE!"

Jake stared in shock. The Huntsman breathed heavily. Madisen snuck behindd the net and set everyone free. Jake managed to break the ropes.

"So, this is howe it ends." The Huntsman mused.

Jake blew fire at the Huntsman. The Huntsman growled and raised his staff. It was controlled out of hgis hands by IronHand.

"You, too, IronHand?"

"You killed my friend." He said simply.

Jake swung the Huntsman hard against a tree. The Huntsman groaned. Jake advanced towards him.

"This is for Rose." Jake stabbed the Huntsman in the chest.

"Jake!" Lao Shi was surprised, and shocked.

The Huntsman was dead, but so was Rose.

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