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Chapter 227: Summerlands
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Warrior of the Way Chapter 228: Summerlands
The Summerlands appeared just as she remembered it. Blue skies, luscious green grass, birds chirping in the distance, and off to the side a crystal blue lake surrounded by sawgrass and ducks. The air felt warm, but not hot, with a gentle breeze blowing across the landscape, tugging the branches of the trees, rustling the leaves, but never making them fall. The place remained pristine, gorgeous, peaceful. Except for one spot.Off to the side, close to the lake, a dark patch swallowed the area with the tortured spirit of Rose Tillery trapped in the middle. Red coils of power sizzled around the young witch as Baltabek paced behind her, his fists clenched as he muttered to the chirping birds on the edge of the darkness. Laci shoved her fear aside, determined to put an end to the demon's plans to take over her friends and sister, and reclaim her life. Laci would be damned if some creature from the Nether would destroy her chance at having a normal life. Reaching down inside of herself, she
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Shrieks filled the Murky Cauldron, sending shivers through Tansy's body and jerking her from her research. She bolted from her chair, the books she studied tumbling to the floor in her haste, and raced from the backroom, Famallumi on her heels. Panic gripped her heart, fearing Kayla had returned, or worse, another demon possessed Wanda. When they reached the older woman, she was down on her knees, clutching at her chest with one hand and the glass counter with the other. Her wire-rimmed glasses rested askew on her face, her eyes pinched shut in terror."Wanda!" Tansy reached the older witch, dropping to her knees as she reached out to clasp the woman's arm. "What's wrong? What happened?" White Goddess, don't let it be another demon.Wanda answered with another scream, this one toppling her over to her side as she clutched her chest now with both hands. "Make it stop," she wheezed. "Make it stop. It hurts. Oh god, it hurts.""What hurts? Make what stop?" Tansy became frantic as she look
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"Where the hell did she go?" Jayden stood in the middle of her bedroom, hands on her hips as she glanced around for her sister. "Why the hell would she leave in the middle of the spell?" She knew Laci wanted out of the coven, but she had agreed to see this mess through. Surely, her sister wouldn't just walk off without telling her.Alex shoved his dark hair out of his eyes as he glanced over his shoulder to the door. "I don't think she left that way," he said. "I never heard the door open."Neither did Jayden. "Then where did she go?" Jayden walked around the room as if Laci would magically appear huddled down beside the bed or something. "She couldn't have just vanished." She turned to Alex, her arms crossed over her waist. "Could she?"Alex gave a snort of derision. "With the way things have been going lately, are you so sure about that? I mean, we've fought gargoyles and demons, dark elves and whatever that creature was Trace Wheeler dated. Hell, Renny has traveled to other realms.
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Rose's body lay crumpled at Laci's feet, another thing that made no sense to Laci about this realm of the dead. If this was truly a spirit world, one where the deceased go while they await their next journey, then how did Rose even have a body for the demons to torture? She should be…well, she should be a ghost, right? A spirit of sorts? How could a spirit be tortured?Rose groaned as she rolled over onto her back, smoke seeming to rise from her singed body. The demon just cackled as he watched them, the noise sounding like boulders grating against each other. His body was a deep red, almost as if it had been dipped in blood. His eyes were almost as dark as his body, with no whites to be seen, almost as if they flowed from his body straight to the pupils. He had pointy ears and two small horns in the middle of his slick scalp. His teeth were just as yellowed as Baltabek's, and his fingers and toes were scrawny claws that resembled small talons from a twisted bird. He wore no clothing,
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Seconds after Tansy hung up from Jayden, Wanda screamed again, her body twisting into a painful knot on the floor. Famallumi did his best to hold her steady and keep her from hurting herself, but somehow, she seemed too strong for the elf. "Damn!" Tansy hissed through clenched teeth. "Laci must be at it again." At least that meant the eldest Valentine sibling was alive. The trouble was, would they be able to say that about Wanda if they didn't stop Laci?Wanda's body stilled, her breathing shallow, and Tansy found herself wondering if Laci gave up in the Summerlands. Famallumi eased back, his gaze still fixed on Wanda's body, hands held in front of him to either comfort the woman or hold her down again. He should have prepared to defend himself.When Wanda opened her eyes, they glowed and pulsed a bottomless black, almost feral in their appearance. With a jerk of her wrist, she flung the Lore Master Apprentice across the shop to smash into a glass cabinet, shattering everything inside
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Laci looked around her, wondering where her sister and Alex disappeared to while she had been in the Summerlands. Jayden's bedroom was quiet, empty. Surely, her sister wouldn't have left her there, not without knowing what happened to her. Even then, she would try to find a way to rescue Laci, wouldn't she? Perhaps that was it. Perhaps, Jayden and Alex left to find Tansy and the others to rescue Laci from the Summerlands and the demon's clutches.Or had she pissed them off because she had traveled to the Summerlands on her own, leaving them behind so she could face Baltabek on her own? Laci sighed. How would they even know where I went? No, something else must be happening, but what? In hindsight, she should have known she wasn't strong enough to face a centuries-old demon on her own. She had barely come into her powers and had yet to learn everything she needed to learn to be a witch, depending on others to always save her from the Unseelie. Yet, somehow, once she saw the bridge, she
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A cool breeze drifted across the back deck of Embers. Rhychard leaned along the wooden railing, a Jameson neat sitting beside him and a Rocky Patel between his fingers, the smoke curling upward in a twisting stream. He stared at two pelicans as they drifted by, their bodies buoyed on the Indian River as the minuscule waves lapped upward toward the bank. Peaceful, the whole scene before him. He needed peaceful right then, needed a small period of calm so he could decide how best to move forward against the demons threatening his city, his world.The one thing he hadn't told anyone yet was his fear for the witches even if they somehow managed to cast the demons out. He once saw a person possessed by a demon, and Adrian Michaels had not survived once Vargas took him over. No, he died a gruesome death as his body had been ripped to shreds once the demon no longer needed him as a host. Vargas literally ripped his way out of the shell of Adrian's body, sending bloodied pieces of him spewing
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Jordan Thomas grimaced as he hobbled out his front door to sit on his porch, the crutch he was forced to use more of a hindrance than a help. His leg screamed at him with every step he took, the wound left by the dark elf, Aradhon, a constant reminder that the world was a very different place now. While being shot by some drug dealer's passing gunfire had always been a real concern for him living in the Bottoms, he never dreamed that he'd almost be killed by a sword. At least the bugger got his in the end, Jordan sighed as he sat down, his injured leg stretched out before him.The sun drifted down in the west, night swallowing another boring day. He would have loved to be helping Mrs. Waters with her garden, or chasing some neighborhood kids around the playground, or even ranting against the neighborhood teens and that crap they call music these days, but getting around grew difficult when your leg had been mangled by a dark elf's sword. Stitches still covered his upper thigh, front an
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While their mother piddled in the kitchen fixing them a plate of fajitas, the Valentine sisters sat on the living room sofa, legs folded under them. Maria Valentine put most of the house back in order after Baltabek's attack, but the destruction remained obvious to Laci. She held tight to her sister ever since the Summerlands, scared to let her go. Jayden, of course, fussed at her to stop being a mother hen.Once everyone arrived back at Rhychard's Thinking Rock, a place Renny decided would cause the least amount of sightseers, the witches and Famallumi returned to the Murky Cauldron while Rhychard placed a still-weak Jayden in the back of Laci's car. The eldest Valentine wasted no time or words as she headed straight for home."I almost lost you," Laci said. "I don't know what I would have done if that happened.""Probably moved into my room since it's the biggest," Jayden said with a shrug."That's not even funny," Laci snapped, shoving Jayden's hand away from her in disgust.Jayden
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Rhychard wasn't sure what he hit, but he found himself spinning backward, the Guardian Sword leaving his hand as he hit the ground with a hard thud, the air whooshing out of his lungs. Scrambling to his feet, a pain tugging at the back of his head from where he hit the ground, the first thing he noticed was Laci sprawled on top of Kree. Renny! He jerked his attention around until he saw her still gripping Jayden's arm as both women lay stretched out on the grass. However, he didn't see the wall he ran into, knocking him back on his ass. Another glance around, and he noticed the salt circle and the three witches sitting on the ground, eyes closed as they chanted. An older man he didn't recognize stood behind Wanda, his face a mask of admiration.A groan alerted Rhychard to Baltabek stirring, and Rhychard lunged for his sword. The demon moved faster, however, and shot a burst of his demonic power at the Warrior, knocking him back against the invisible barrier, the air he just managed to
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Rhychard heard screams, but he couldn't tell whose or where they originated. They might have even been his for all he knew. Pieces of the broken table jabbed him in his back and legs, and he felt blood making a trail down his side. Groaning, he tried to sit up. He must get up. Renny needed his protection as did his parents.:Warrior, Baltabek is heading to your home,: Kree sent. Rhychard could hear the elven hound moving toward him through their connection. :He hid among the woods along the creek.:"Rhychard!" Renny shouted, and then he felt her hands on his arms along with someone else's on his other side.:Well, he knows how to make an entrance.: Rhychard sent.He could hear shouts of panic coming from the parking lot and other apartments, people screaming at the sudden explosion.Glancing up, he noticed the other set of hands helping him to his feet belonged to his father. His mother stood by the sofa, her face pinched with concern, and Tryna picked herself up off the floor from whe
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Tansy walked over to where Alex's backpack lay on the ground from where the gnome dropped it when they first entered the Summerlands, pulling out the container of salt that rolled halfway out. As she stood, she couldn't take her gaze off the dark pack, remembering its owner and how far he came since walking into the Murky Cauldron that first day. Her heart twisted, and she did her best to keep the tears at bay. She didn't know how much time they had, so she needed to make sure she completed the barrier spell before Renny arrived with Baltabek.Kayla and Wanda sat off to the side, Kayla with her arms wrapped around her knees as she stared at the last spot she saw Alex, and Wanda absorbing her surroundings. Since the demons had been cast out of the Summerlands, the dank grayish color slowly faded away, replaced once more by the lush greens and vibrant colors of the flowers that filled the Land of the Dead. They had even seen the return of some of those who had already passed on from the
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"Mom! Dad. What are you doing here?" Rhychard just stood there, staring. He didn't need this right now."Your father thought I was crazy," Catherine Bartlett said. "He even made sure I didn't have any hidden wine bottles anywhere. Empty wine bottles, that is. I had to drag him here to see for himself.""You're alive," Rhychard's father said as he stood there and stared at Renny, his brows bunched in disbelief. "How is this even possible?"Rhychard sighed. "I've discovered just about anything is possible these days.""Hello, Mr. Bartlett," Renny said as she casually closed her purse, hiding the gnomes from sight for now. Catherine didn't handle them well last time, and Renny didn't know how Rhychard's father would react. "I'm sorry we didn't come over and tell you. We've just been…well, we've had our hands full."James Bartlett swooped in, wrapping his arms around Renny and giving her the tightest bear hug she ever had. "I can imagine you have," he told her, his voice filled with enthus
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Rhychard watched as Renny gathered up the other Warriors and returned them to the Guardian Sword, only to reappear a moment later with Pux on her shoulder. Laci paced the entire time until Renny returned, eager to be on her way to protecting her sister. With the bridges gone, she had no other way back to the Land Above than Renny. None of them did, actually. Rhychard ran a hand over his long, dark hair, worried about what they would find when they arrived in the Valentine household, concerned for his brother, just as Laci showed concern for her sister.Tansy still stood off to the side, holding a sobbing Kayla and a shaking Wanda. Both witches shifted back to normal once the demons left them, but still wore the wear and tear from the possession. Rhychard hoped they would continue to heal with time, at least physically. He highly doubted Kayla would heal emotionally anytime soon considering her hands snapped Alex's neck even though the demon controlled her. That would be a heavy weight
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Karl stood there, still not sure what he should be doing or even what was actually happening. He saw what those demons did to downtown. He couldn't possibly stop one if it showed up now and took over Jayden's body. Glancing over at Famallumi, he wondered just how much power the elves possessed. Gormec seemed to always have his giant hammer nearby, and while Karl had seen its power before, was it enough to stop the demons? There were only five of them against a demon like the ones who killed a witch and almost defeated his brother, the Warrior. Karl didn't particularly care for his odds."How do you feel?" he asked Jayden, his hands over his chest."I'd feel better if you'd stop staring at me like I'm about to go off my meds," Jayden snapped."How about I go and fix us all some lemonade?" Jayden's mother suggested. "It'll give us something to do while we wait for the others.""Do we even know they're going to be here?" Gormec asked, leaning on the handle of his hammer. "It's been longer
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The witches continued to shout their chant, their power strengthened with their success. Baltabek sent a blast toward them, but Rhychard blocked it and hurled the power at the demon's feet, the ground exploding and shoving Baltabek up and backward into the air. The other Warriors quickly pressed their attack while the demon lay on the ground.Kayla let out a wail, slicing the air, and dropped to her knees. The demon inside of her wasn't so easily taken, however. With clenched fists, he shoved his power at the witches, doing his best to stop their chanting. Rhychard caught one of the bolts before it struck Tansy, but the next slipped past him and struck Laci in the chest, somersaulting her backward to land on the ground in a heap.Kree leaped up on his back paws, spinning in midair before racing over to the fallen witch. Rhychard could hear her moan and breathed a sigh of relief that she still lived. :Is she okay?: he asked Kree.Kree leaned down, pressing his muzzle against Laci's sho
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Rhychard blocked another blast, sending it off to the side to explode into the ground. The gnomes fought from inside the ground, churning up the soil the demons stood upon and causing them to slip and lose their balance. Kree darted in all directions, drawing the demons' fire while he attempted to get close enough to bite one of them. The witches sent their power at the demons, Rose from behind and the others in front, doing their best to keep Baltabek and the others from focusing on any one person. They all did their best to bide Renny time to bring the other Warriors out of the sword, but Rhychard wasn't sure how much longer they could keep it up.The demons who possessed the witches spun, one sending a bolt of power at Rhychard's head and the other one sending one at his feet. He swung his sword, blocking the bolt to his head, but missing the one aimed at his feet. The magic snatched at his ankles, spinning him around and dragging him to the ground. His sword arm hit the ground, his
