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Warrior of the Way Chapter 249: Summerlands
Renny heard the screaming and picked up her pace. So far, the gargoyles ignored her as she made her way behind the downtown buildings to where the others fought the demons. She did her best to move quickly and as quietly as possible, sticking as close to the buildings to stay out of immediate view. Pux and Drimzie weren't to be seen, but she knew that didn't mean they weren't there with her. More than likely, they were in the ground right then, pacing her.She neared the corner of the strip of stores when she heard Tansy's wail. "Alex, don't!" Then a squawk from above stopped Renny short, causing her to press herself against the red-brick wall. She jerked her gaze upward to see a gargoyle stretch his leathery neck out over the edge looking for her. Great, Kree must have left the roof. She took a deep breath and started to edge her way down the side of the building.As she prepared to turn the corner to join the others, Alex appeared in front of her, almost causing her to scream. With h
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Laci glanced up into the gray sky, not comprehending what she saw. The surrounding area looked nothing like it did before. The green grass had wilted to a burnt brown, the lake had grown a murky green, and the trees stood like lifeless husks. The birds and ducks had also vanished. The flower beds wilted. Nothing remained the same. Was she even in the right place? She looked behind her, but the bridge had vanished. Had she followed it to the Summerlands, or had she traveled someplace else?She rubbed her fingers together as she took a tentative step, unsure of anything right then. Could the bridge have taken her to another realm? She did everything just like last time, following the red coils of demonic power wrapped around her sister, so she should be in the same place as the demons. Yet, this place looked nothing like the Summerlands.A scream sliced the overcast sky.Laci felt her heart pound in her ears, felt it racing in her chest. With a deep breath, she moved toward the cry, hopi
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Rhychard jerked his attention toward where he thought the loud crack of sound originated from. His hand tensing on the grip of his sword, the voices of the other Warriors in his mind, urging him to action. He tried to get a bearing on where Renny brought them, but nothing seemed even remotely familiar or even how she described the place to him. "If this is the Summerlands, it's not really what I expected," he said. Turning to Renny, he asked, "This is the Summerlands, right?""Alex!" Tansy screamed, leaping from the ground and throwing her arms around the lanky kid. "Oh my god, I thought you died." She held him away from her, running her gaze up and down his solid form. "I saw the demon snap your neck and watched as you hit the ground. How did you survive?"Rhychard watched as the young man's face fell. The male witch just stood there. "I didn't survive," he said, his voice holding a slight tremor. "Renny brought me with her when she brought the rest of you. I'm not sure why I'm not a
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The demon cocked its bald head, his lips twisted up in a sneer. "You over-estimate your power, human. As long as one bridge remains open, we can all cross, and we will. You stopped nothing. You've merely delayed the inevitable destruction of your world. You can't defeat us." He lashed out with another burst of power, sending it straight at Rhychard.The Warrior threw his blade up in front of him, bracing himself with his legs to catch the magic bolt, the power lighting up the vines etched into the edges of the blade, the heat scorching Rhychard's palms. As soon as the sizzling ceased, he swung again, aiming for the demon's head, but striking the rotting tree in the distance behind the creature.Baltabek just laughed, the sound like grating gravel. "You're the hope of the Land Above? How far the Seelie have fallen if they rely on you to save the pitiful human world." He went to lash out again, but the ground underneath him gave in, and he sunk into the earth up to his chest, his arms fl
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The witches each threw up a barrier to protect themselves against the blast while Rhychard drew the demon's power into his sword. Renny shielded herself as well, and the gnomes dropped into the ground. Only Kree bore the onslaught head-on, the magical blast sending him sprawling backward, smoke from his wound wafting up into the air around him.Rhychard screamed as he tried to make his way to the coshey, slinging his sword at Baltabek, sending the demon's power back at him. This time, the magic bolt struck the demon in the shoulder, spinning him around and dropping him to his knees. Rhychard turned and raced to Kree, running behind the others, using their battle to block his path. The witches kept shooting magic bolts at the other demons, hitting Kayla and Wanda in places that would slow them down, but not kill them. After seeing the demons and what they could handle, Rhychard wasn't sure if they would be able to kill them on their own, anyway. In the beginning, sending the demons to
Warrior of the Way Chapter 254: Summerlands
Renny stood in a cold, dark place. She felt nothing, no breeze, no sound, and no light, even though she could still see everything around her. At first, she feared she sent herself to another realm other than inside Rhychard's Guardian Sword, but then she heard footsteps around her as eleven elves stepped up to her, two females and nine males, all wearing a cream-colored tunic, dark trousers, and black boots that rode to mid-calf. Renny noticed one thing in particular, not one of them wore a sword.A tall elf with long, blond hair approached her first, his hands clasped in front of him. He bowed his head once and then greeted her. "Well met, Warrior's Blade. My name is Jamairlo, twelfth Keeper of the Sword, wielding the blade before Rhychard Bartlett. I knew then that things were changing, but I could not foresee how much transformation there would be."Another elf stepped up to Renny's other side, this one with dark hair tied back in a ponytail. "My name is Mobias, eleventh Keeper of
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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
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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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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
