“He's here.”
“Who is here? What are you talking about?” Z searched Sora’s face for answers but found fear instead.
“Zavok. I don't know how but I can feel him. I just know he’s here.”
“We need to get the Hunters to help out.” Z pushed.
“No” Sora objected immediately. “We need to get the hell out of here.”
Arden on the other hand thought they could give it a shot. “It would be dumb if we didn’t at least give it a try. Sora, think about it, there’s three of us here, we can take him.”
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Sora and Z walked in silence through the woods with no clear destination. They had camped under a huge tree for the rest of the night and resumed walking at daybreak. They had been up for hours now and still spoke as little words as possible to each other and walked at an awkward distance.Amongst the many things running through Sora’s mind, the image of Z completely shattered last night bothered him the most. He had never seen her like that beg so vulnerable and he knew it had clouded her judgment earlier.He wanted to reach out to her but the awkward silence made him hesitate. He needed to find a better approach.Sora moved closer to Z and thankfully, she didn’t move away. “Are you okay?”W
Sora was unsure how to react to seeing his father. As he approached, several thoughts ran through his mind. Had Hork come for them? For him? Had he been worried? Was he overthinking it? Why was he so shaken by Hork’s presence?Z took a quick look at Sora and from how stiff he had become, she could tell he was affected by Hork’s appearance. Now that Z could clearly see Hork, she saw the resemblance he and Sora shared. Sora had Hork’s ears, nose and equally as many moles that Sora had on his own chiseled face.When Hork finally reached, his face remained expressionless as he surveyed the two Hunters and they waited till he was done.He set his eyes on Z again, “You look like shit…” with a quick look at Sora and he added &l
“The Founder’s House?” A frown appeared on Sora’s face, he was taken aback by the fact that such a gathering would be held in a very public location. “The museum with a huge cross on it?”“Yes! That’s it, I swear.” The man cried frantically as he answered the question.“Great.” Sora dropped the man back to the ground and moved closer to Z “When did a museum become a conference hall for Zavok and his followers?”“I’m as confused as you are.” Z nudged her head in the direction of the men still held in bounds of chains made with water and beer. “Do you believe him?”“It would be stupid to lie.”
Once again, Sora, Z and Arden crouched on the roof of the building opposite the Founder’s House, it was still minutes to midnight and they watched patiently for any sign of suspicious activities in the building but since they had been there, everything happening seemed ordinary.From where they watched, they could see the lights from the building on full display, illuminating the entire area and people trooping into the museum in pairs and some alone, and it looked like a show was going on.Z had an obvious frown on her face. “They can’t really be doing this so openly, can they?”“It looks like a show is going on.” Arden noted.“This has got to be a joke. D
“There’s no need to hide anymore. I told you your blood smelled dirty…I smelled it from the second you walked in here.”Knowing that there was no way to prevent the worst, Sora got to his feet revealing his position. At the same time, Z and Arden got up beside himZ.Murmurs filled the hall with people pointing fingers at the Hunters.“It’s a pleasure to have you with us again.” Zavok smiled ““I can’t say the feeling is mutual.” Sora shot back.Zavok smirked as he looked past Sora to the side at Z and Arden. “The bastard and the broken one. Welcome.”
Sora could feel the softness of the frame beneath as his consciousness crawled back to him. His eyelids felt heavy but he struggled to open them and although his vision was blurry at first, they became clear after blinking repeatedly .His entire body felt heavy as though a building collapsed on him and the dryness in his throat made him scan the area for any liquid to help.His eyes landed on the drawer by the left side of the bed which had a glass filled halfway with water but when he stretched his hand out to reach it, his limbs failed to follow his sense of direction.Sora became desperate and thus the struggle begun. Little by little he moved his body more to the left to reduce the space between himself and the drawer till he was finally able to reach the top of the drawer comfortably
Sora took in his surrounding as he walked back to his quarters. Raskinth had an air of seriousness to it, everyone seemed to be unapproachable unlike the Academy and the only place he had seen people loosen up here was in the dining hall when they drank. He walked past the training area and got stared at again by the Hunters he saw but he wasn’t bothered by them.As a matter of fact, he felt a certain thrill from leaving them in the dark and just having them assume things. Being the center of attraction in this manner still felt foreign to him. From being the topic of gossip for being powerless to being the center of gossip for being very strong, Sora felt pride? He wasn’t sure what the feeling was but it felt good.On his way bac
Sora walked out to find Z waiting at the first turn out of the office area. “What did he want?”“My autograph.”“Did you give him?”Sora snickered, “You know I did.”“My boy!”Sora burst out laughing and Z joined in.Z took a deep breath and calmed down. “I’m proud of you Sora.”Sora was grateful for her compliment and smiled but he brushed it off “Yeah yeah, thanks.” Finishing with a smile.Latest Chapter