Mount Justice Novels & Stories

I would never show my face in front of them again for the rest of my life. I followed Martha out of the low, mud-brick house. The blinding sunlight filled me with joy. Elaine was standing beside her car. Her brows knitted together when her gaze locked onto my tattered clothes. "What's with the getup? Are you trying to remind me of how miserable your life has been?" Initially, she had felt a twinge of guilt about leaving me stranded in these mountains. Owen, however, had already warned her that I might deliberately play the victim to gain her sympathy.

My father suggested and I nodded in agreement. Look at us working together. Couples goals or what! With the remaining energy in my body, I sent a continuous purple blast of light toward the bridge, aiming at its center. My father was next, a jet black beam being sent to the same point I had hit. Then Alina joined, a blood-red blast hitting the same point again.

I whispered as I urged my stomach to stay put. “You look a little green…” Justina smiled. “Fuck… you.” I said, glaring at her. That caused everyone to laugh, and I noticed the tension eased up. Was everyone uptight with me there? “Alright, team. Game faces.” Jet said, slipping his arm around my shoulders. He kept me tight against him as some warriors went to the front of the pack and other moved to the back. “There are supposable some that have been spotted ten miles directly north. Watch your step.” We were on the mountains, so it was easy to fall and make a mistake.

Once he was out of sight, I sighed and reached for Jesse, finding her attention already on me. ‘You told him?’ ‘I did.’ ‘Is he mad?’ ‘He’s furious. But calm. Because he’s good at that.’ She snorted. Then she sighed. ‘Cazz… are we going to get through this?’ ‘We’re going to do our best. And if we don’t… we’re taking as many of these fuckers down with us as we can.’ ‘What’s going to happen when we get to the mountain?’ I took a deep breath and let it blow out. ‘War.’

QuickShot: My eyes snap open when I hear the OutPost's doors slide open. Immediately, I reach for my bow and an arrow and aim at the door. "Hey, hey, hey," JumpStart says, stepping back and holding up his hands. "Peace! We come in peace! Uhh, I don't have anything for a peace offering. Do you guys have something?" Ms. Justice searches her pockets. A few minutes later, she pulls out a chocolate bar. "I have this," Justice answers. "Do you want it?"

If that isn’t love, I don’t know what is. “Why did you guys move?” I ask plopping down on the bed next to her. I lean back on my elbow, pulling one of my feet up to rest on the edge of the bed. “Joffrey recommends we clear the blast area.” Monty says with a grimace. “He will learn tact if it’s the last thing I do.” “You have had a much longer time to learn to be tactful,” Rome reminds him, but he just rolls his eyes.

My adrenaline was sky-high, and I was pissed that I’d turned my back on the fourth guy. “Hey, I’m Whitman,” one of the fighters said, and sat on a chair in the corner. I turned toward him and held my hand out. “Kai.” We shook hands, and he smiled. “Who are you up against?” he asked me, as I placed my phone and wallet in the locker. “Some guy named Falcon,” I said. “And you?” “Falcon?” he asked me, with big eyes. “Do you know him?” “He’s some crazy guy from Montana. He’s been overseas and hasn’t lost a fight yet,” he said, and I smiled.

There was already a strong wind blowing. “It’s time,” he murmured before he departed for Mount Violightning. Kayson moved fast, reaching the bottom of the mountain in less than half an hour. The sky had brightened up a little by then. He was about to go up the mountain when several inner energy fighters rushed over to stop him. “Stand right there!” a middle-aged fighter who was close to entering the master level cried out with a sharp gaze. Kayson glanced at him and said, “Mister, I’m going up the mountain.”

“But with a mount, it means that you’re not alone and there’s something else that can protect you from other beasts. That’s what I know.” “Alright… What if the mounts run? Would the previous rule apply as well?” Jai asked. Darrion looked up in thought. “I don’t really know about that, I didn’t ask that deep. But I don’t think so. Did you remember the monster in the parking lot?” “What about them?” Jai asked. “They’re mostly bird mounts and big mounts like Daimumu. Bird mounts are fast, and they can run fast. I don’t think they would open rent for this kind of mount if that rule applies to monster as well. Don’t you think so?”

But for this time, I'm not waiting for someone else to tell me what happens next. I squeeze Paige's hand. Then look towards my mates. All four of them. “Mountain Ridge.” Alaric's smile is slow. Bastian's is barely there. Jake nods. Leo, still flat on his back, lifts one thumb. I laugh. “Mountain Ridge,” I say again. And this time, it sounds like a choice.