Sorry it took so long for this chapter. My friend introduced me to yugioh and things just went to shit from there.
Angel
Come on Hex wake up. It's been long enough. Angel sat in a chair next to Hex's hospital day. Ever since Hex fought the reaper he hasn't moved a muscle. He had been so brave fighting the reaper but even more stupid. It was practically suicide and it was miracle that he managed to pull through. His display had also riled up the whole city. People were scared of him because of his father and what he had done. Most people think he is a spy and was trying to gain everyone's trust. Some civilians (who hadn't actually seen what happened ) have been spreading rumors that Hex fought alongside the reaper and brought down Zenith. Hex's hospital wing is guarded so no one tries to kill him while he's in a coma.
The door creaked open behind Angel "What are you doing here?" Angel turned around to see Roy standing in the doorway. "How did you get in here? This hospital wing is under protection. Angel stole a quick glance at the window. "Get of here you flying pest! No one is allowed near the specimen." Roy said waving his hands toward the window.
Roy was the one who ordered Hex to be protected not because he cared about what happened to him but for researching purposes. Hex was the first person not to die from taking in that much power. "He isn't just a 'specimen' he's a person you know." Angel said crossing her arms.
"A pest like you has no right to question my moral. Now get out before I force you to leave."
"Nah, I think I'll stay." Roy scowled at her. It was always fun to mess with Roy. He gets offended so easily. He folded his hands behind his back and took a few steps forward.
"I am stand in leader of Azure City. I can have you imprisoned for directly disobeying my word." Angel gritted her teeth. Maybe she should just leave it wasn't worth going to jail.
"Let her stay." Roy and Angel both turned to see who had spoken. Angel felt her heart skip a beat. It had been Hex. He was slightly sitting up in his hospital bed and she could barely see that his eyes were open through his messy gray hair. Roy's collected composure was shattered. The shock on his face was obvious. According to his research Hex shouldn't be awake for another week.
Roy took a moment to wipe the bewilderment from his face before asking "How are you awake...?"
"How should I know?" Hex replied. The question had been rhetorical so getting an actual answer must be pushing Roy to his last nerve. He moved to stand next to Hex's bed and glare at him. It looked like he was going to say something but the door opened interrupting him.
Streak stood in the doorway with urgency on his face. Angel had never met Streak in person before but everyone knew him. He had made his name well known over the years. "Zenith is awake! He wants to see you immediately." He announced to Roy.
"You're lying. There is no way he could have recovered."
"It wouldn't be the first time you are wrong today." Streak said tilting his head at Hex.
Roy left the room muttering something under his breath. Probably curses. Now that he was gone Streak's expression had entirely changed. The urgency had vanished. "Good thing you are awake. That will make this easier." Streak said "We don't have a lot of time so we gotta hurry. Do you think you can stand?"
"What's going on." Hex groaned as he swung his legs over the side of the bed.
"I'll explain on the way. Just follow me." Hex followed Streak out the door. He staggered with every step.
Neither of them had payed Angel any attention. She was definitely curious though so she decided to follow them. Angel jumped out the window she had came in from allowing herself to free fall for a moment before flying back up to close the window. She then set off on her espionage mission.
Hex
"We don't have long until Roy figures out that story was bullshit. So we need to hurry." Hex tried to keep up with Streak but he it was difficult. He had a headache and felt dizzy. His whole body felt stiff and the familiar feeling of hunger plagued him. Even walking was taxing. Once they reached the hospital doors Streak handed Hex a cloak. "Put this on. We don't want anyone seeing you since there is nothing to protect you form execution now."
"Execution?!" Hex said in surprise as he pulled the cloak over his head and flipped the hood up.
"Yeah, a lot of people want you dead. Since you are who you are and because of what you did. You may have saved everyone but you scared them half to death. Most people think you are incredibly powerful even though you just got lucky." He had just gotten lucky. Hex hadn't planned to survive that at all. He had seen it as an opportunity to do something useful and die at the same time. Hex had been tired of life for a long time but had been to scared to end it. Hex realized he had slowed down a little and quickened to pace. Can't get lost in thought.
"As for where we are going, we are going to save the world!" Streak said laughing "Well probably not. It's more likely that we will all die. It's time to break the seals. The resistance is ramping up defense in response to the attack when we should be doing the opposite. If one reaper can beat Zenith The Resistance will soon fall unless we end the war once and for all. If Notch were to be freed Herobrine wouldn't stand a chance." Hex couldn't help but wonder why Streak wanted him to go. He barely knew how to shoot an arrow and nearly killed himself when he tried to use his power. All he would do was slow down the others.
"Why do you want me to go?" said Hex speaking the question on his mind.
"Because in all honesty what you did was amazing. The fact you could do that without training is impressive but the fact that you lived is even more astounding. With a bit of practice who knows what you could do." Again Hex was surprised. He hadn't known what he was doing and doubted he could do anything like it again. Hex decided against questioning further and continued following Streak.
The two reached Azure City's gates. Two guards stood in front carrying spears. "We are going out for patrol." Streak told them. The guards stepped back and the doors swung open. Hex tried his best to act like he wasn't in pain to keep the bluff going. After they were out of eyeshot of the city Streak said "You can take the cloak off now. No one will follow us." Hex pulled the hood down but the sun was awfully bright. He had been inside since he fainted and Hex wasn't sure when that was probably a while. He pulled the hood back over his head.
"We can go as slow as you want now. No need to rush anymore." Hex immediately slowed down thankful for the change of pace. He felt like collapsing not walking another mile but he trudged on.
The two walked in silence. Streak seemed to be a little impatient but tried hard not to let it show. Hex couldn't go faster even if he wanted. He could barely see straight because of the pain in his head. This hike was making him regret fighting the reaper. He had never suspected to survive.
"Here we are!" Streak exclaimed once the grueling mile came to its conclusion and they reached their destination. It wasn't much to look at. Just two tents adjacent to a few tree stumps probably to act as chairs and a fireplace. The sun was still illuminating the area but the fire remained lit.
Hex immediately sat down on one of the tree stumps. More than eager to take a rest. He felt like he had been beaten up and forced to run a marathon when in reality he only walked a little over a mile. "Do you have anything to eat?" Hex groaned holding his hands over his stomach.
"We will soon. Kayla should be back soon." after replying Streak went into one of the tents. He returned carrying a vial of light red liquid. "Drink this. It will help with the pain." He tossed to Hex. He struggled to catch the vial, barely able to avoid dropping it. He yanked the cork top out and put the vial to his lips. It was sweet and felt warm running down his throat. Within seconds his headache began to fade. Hex let out a sigh of relief. It was miraculous to be free from the pain.
A few minutes passed before the girl who had meant Streak when they first arrived at Azure City entered the camp, Kayla her name was. She was dragging a dead pig behind her. An arrow protruded from between the pigs eyes, a perfect shot. "Dinner is here!" Streak announced rubbing his hands together.
"Don't get too excited its still your turn to cook." She said dropping the pig in front of Streak. He rolled his eyes and set the pig to cook. Hex could hear his stomach growling. That pig would taste great.
"I don't think we've been properly introduced." Kayla said extending her hand to Hex. "I'm Kayla."
"Hex." He replied shaking her hand.
"I know who you are. Someone wouldn't shut up about you." She glanced at Streak.
Kayla turned her attention from Hex and looked around. "Hey Streak, are you sure we weren't followed?"
Streak stood up and placed his hand on his sword handle "As far as I know." He replied slowly. Kayla notched an arrow into her bow and slowly surveyed the area. Hex had no idea what the fuss was about. Nothing seemed different. There was no noise no movement in the trees.
"There!" she shouted and launched an arrow into the air. Hex still couldn't see anything. Mid flight the arrow stopped and fell to the ground. Finally Hex could see what Kayla had noticed. A figure was visible in the sky and was on descent. Hex had an idea of who it was. His suspicions were confirmed as it got closer and he could make out a human shape and white wings.
"What is she doing here?" Hex said partially to himself.
"You know her?" Kayla questioned without letting Angel out of her sight.
"Yeah." Kayla unarmed her bow.
"You shot an arrow at me what a warm welcome." Angel remarked as she landed.
"You were the girl at the hospital." Streak stated. "Why were you following us?"
"Guys relax." Hex told them "She's a... friend, I guess." Hex received suspicious looks from Streak and Kayla but Streak went back to work on the pig and Kayla sat back down. "What are you doing here, Angel?"
"You just randomly left with Streak and I was curious so here I am." Hex frowned. He wasn't exactly sure what Streak and Kayla had planned but Streak had mentioned breaking the seals. It wasn't something Angel should get wrapped up in.
"I'm fine. You should go."
"I'm gonna stay." she replied firmly. Hex rolled his eyes.
"Whatever."
"The pig is ready." Streak called. Hex was still starving so those words were music to his ears. He ran to the pig and took a slice not even bothering to take a plate. Hex sunk his teeth into the meat. It tasted spectacular. He hadn't had meat for years. While Hex was an outcast his diet mainly consisted of stolen food. Meat was more expensive so he never stole it. After he was less ravenous and noticed that Angel was sitting on the tree stump next to him with her own slice of the pig. No one spoke. Streak and Kayla obviously didn't trust her.
Hex wolfed down the rest of his food and stood up. "I'm going into the woods for a while." He stuff his hands into his pockets and left the campsite. He liked being alone and didn't want to deal with awkward silence. Besides being alone was just more natural.
Hex walked through the forest occasionally kicking away a fallen stick. It was starting to get dark as the sun set. It made the forest seem a little more ominous. He kept going since he didn't feel like going back to the camp. The trees thinned out as he walked until he reached the other side of the forest. What lay before him wasn't what he had expected. He stood on a ledge overlooking the sea. The ocean breeze blew against his face knocking the hood of the cloak down. Hex had forgotten he was wearing it the first place.
Hex looked over the edge and down at the beach maybe forty feet below. The waves crashed against the shoreline rhythmically. The sound of the waves mixed with the wind and creaking of the trees seemed to play a song. Hex sat at the top of the ledge and let his legs hang over the edge. It was peaceful here and a good opportunity to think for a minute. In the past few days he had found out gods were real and even that he was a son of a god. Apparently an evil one for that matter. He had nearly died twice and was now going to try and save the world. It all seemed even more remarkable now that he thought about everything for a minute. It was also terrifying. Ever since he entered this world of magic peril has been around every corner and there was sure to be more. No matter what happened to him he was thankful for the change of pace.
"Nice view up here." Angel said surprising Hex. He almost fell off the ledge. There was a third time almost dying this week.
"A little heads up next time." Hex said.
"What would you want me to say?" He didn't answer knowing she was right. He had been lost in his thoughts again. Angel sat next to him on the ledge. There wasn't much room so their shoulders nearly touched.
"You sure have a knack for following me places." Hex taunted.
"Would you want to stay back there with them glaring at you?"
"Guess not." Angel giggled at him. They sat together in silence for a while after that. Hex couldn't help but notice how the wind blows her long blonde hair back. She looked good.
"I was wondering what were you thinking earlier? You could easily have gotten yourself killed." Hex decided against telling her the real reason.
"I dunno... just seemed like the right thing to do." That was lame but nothing better had came to mind.
"As good a reason as any." she said with a smile.
By now it had gotten quite dark. The sun had vanished behind the horizon and if he looked straight out over the ocean it was pitch black. Hex decided he would sleep out here. Partly because he liked it here and partly because he didn't remember how to get back. Either way Hex took a few steps away from the cliff and scrapped together some leaves for a pillow and lay down. Before long Hex had drifted off to sleep.
Again I'm so sorry for how long this took. I will try to get back on my two update a week schedule. As always any feedback is greatly appreciated and helps to make the story better. So please review!
