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Chapter Forty-Six: Six Months Later Part One
Running and running, deep into the dark forest with nowhere to go. I stopped behind a redwood tree to catch a breath. Resting my back against its trunk, I breathed through my nostrils while covering my mouth with both hands. I stood still, trying to keep my ears open, but the noise of my pounding heart hampered me from hearing them coming.
Wait, they got Green Bits! Hunters! They could still track me down. Tilting my head up, beyond those star-like lights on the canopy was the sunny sky. I sighed — if only I could fly to get away.
“He’s close!” That was Brock’s voice shouting.
“Hush, he might hear you.” And that was Sven’s. The sound of their loud footsteps and rustling leaves were coming from all sides.
Tilting my head up again toward the canopy, I decided to make a daring move. My fingers dug on the bark and started climbing as fast as I could.
“There he is,” Sven exclaimed. His voice alarmed me to make a twist around the trunk, and arrows m
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It was too fast. The tornado took a drop on the guildhall, tearing it to pieces, followed by a powerful squall that swept everyone within the town wall. I managed to embed my fingers against the ground and held on while my eyes closed. “Lady Marseille!” Deborah’s distinctive voice shouted. A crackling thunder was shot toward the sky. That must be Mjolnir being thrown. In an instant, the squall disappeared. Once my eyes opened, the tornado was gone, but the dark sky was still there. “Thank you, Lady Marseille,” Raja thanked in his giant form. All of my friends were clinging to him, much to my relief. I glanced around to see who was left inside the town. Aside from my friends and Raja, I found Marseille, Deborah, the two Green Bit chiefs, and several people standing around. The squall must’ve blown away most of the townspeople. Before long, Mjolnir got back to its owner. “It’s Marseille Thorkellson!” My eyes bulged. “That voice.”
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“I couldn’t take it anymore.” I trembled as the fear of death kept weighing me on all fours on the ground. “I had a horrible life. I just wanted to end it all.” Everyone was frozen in gawk. None of them had anything to say. After a short yet dreary silence, Alex knelt and wrapped her arms around me. I clenched my teeth together to keep myself from screaming while tears continued to gush out. After another short silence, Katie spoke, “Zeki, is your guild’s proposal still open?” Heads turned to Zeki. He smiled. “The Boston Tea Party will welcome him with open arms.” “That’s a great idea,” Marseille sighed in relief. “As long as he’s inside the Great Blue Zone, he’ll be okay.” “Then it settled,” Wilt declared. “Sam will be leaving with you.” He then glanced at Raja. “We still have much work to be done before another raid comes.” With that said, everyone dispersed with haste. “In the meantime,” he offered me his hand to stand up, “we’ll help you p
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