All Chapters of Warrior of the Way: Chapter 191 - Chapter 200

Renny felt her entire body shake, twisting in small jerky motions as she stood, locked in place. She noticed when Trace and his girlfriend entered the basement, witnessed Aradhon thrust a knife into the woman's stomach and Trace catch her before she hit the ground, watched as the woman's tongue shot from her mouth, stretching to latch onto one of the victims around the dark faerie circle, and still, Renny remained frozen, agony coursing through every nerve-ending in her body.As the dark elves and the gargoyles turned to fight Trace and the woman, Renny felt herself slipping in between worlds, the concrete walls and floor fading, replaced by a grassy plain and the bluest sky. She heard birds chirping in the distance as a soft breeze blew around her, and yet, the magical coils still held her bound in place, scorching her as she stood frozen. Another scream sounded in the distance, another woman in torment. Renny searched for her and could have sworn she saw a young woman off in the dist

Rhychard rushed into the basement, the Guardian Sword held protectively in front of him. Halafarin was right behind him, followed by Kree, Famallumi, and Fitz. As soon as the Warrior entered the room, he heard the familiar jingle of bells as Tryna popped into the room, dagger ready for battle. The first thing he saw when he entered the basement was Renny standing in a ring of black stones, wrapped in what appeared to be coils of electricity, her body jerking in shattering spasms. Her mouth was open in a scream that seemed silenced. Pux, the gnome who promised to protect her, appeared frozen in motion just outside the circle and neither of the other gnomes were visible. Trace stood facing a dark elf, dagger in hand, ready for battle, while a woman, which Rhychard assumed was Giselle, sucked the blood from a dark elf with her elongated tongue.Rhychard moved to reach Renny, calling out her name, when one of the dark elves attacked, his sword arcing through the air for Rhychard's head. Th

Rhychard stared in awe as Renny lifted Aradhon from the floor as if the dark elf was a little girl's doll. The gnomes leaped from her shoulders, each running after either Pux or Fitz, waving their arms and screaming something Rhychard couldn't make out. The way she seemed right then, he wasn't sure if she would kill Aradhon or not. "Renny?" He took a step toward her, his arms at his side, gripping the Guardian Sword tightly. "Renny, are you okay?" He took a couple of more steps toward her, Renny his only focus at the moment.Aradhon clawed at his throat as if there were actual hands strangling him and his feet kicked back and forth, no longer touching the ground. Everyone just stood around, watching. Famallumi dropped his illusion of a flaming forest, and Trace stood, staring, dumbfounded. Even Halafarin forgot about his quest to send the aswang back to the Nether. The gnomes took up positions at each directional point around the faerie circle, their hands out as they watched Renny as

As soon as Giselle was back from wherever Renny sent her, both women collapsed on the cold concrete. Kree was the first to move, leaving his spot and padding over to Renny, crossing over the remnants of the faerie circle as she slumped to the floor, her body suddenly seeming exhausted and sore.Rhychard followed Kree, sliding the Guardian Sword back into its scabbard on his back as he crossed the concrete floor, the sword vanishing as soon as he released it. He removed his cloak, bunching it up in case Renny needed it as a pillow."Warrior, we need to talk about this," Tryna said, her voice a soft musical tone, a sharp contrast to the dagger she still held in her hand. Rhychard, however, didn't want to talk about it. Didn't want to get into it right then until he knew Renny was all right. He knew he might come to regret his decision not to allow Halafarin to take the aswang, but for Trace's sake, he owed it to his friend to move slowly, making sure the right decision was made. Kneeli

Rhychard only had two places he really enjoyed going, the coffee house down the street from him, Common Grounds, and Embers, a cigar bar on Washington Street that overlooked the Indian River. Sadly, he hadn't been able to enjoy either one much lately. Tonight, he decided to change that.Once they left the Leary Building, Trace took Giselle back to her place, while Famallumi and Tryna returned to Rhychard's apartment. Kree followed Rhychard to Embers, settling on the roof of the place as he usually did, and Renny stood beside Rhychard, a rum runner in her hand, while gnomes hid in the bushes. Rhychard held a Glenlivet in one hand and a Rocky Patel cigar in the other, the smoke sending a lingering curl into the early evening."The hospital is keeping Laci overnight," Renny said. "She's feeling better, she says. Of course, she grumbled about the food, but who doesn't complain about hospital food." She sipped her drink, running her tongue over her lips when she finished. "You know, when Ar