"Are you two friends?" I was hoping they were. All of them are quite strong judging by their aura.
"No" Kai answered. So okay we're doomed. There is no escape for us.
"I feel insulted, Kai. We do have history, we were both students of Miftah and were rivals."
"I never consider you as my rival. You're the only one who likes competition and treats me as your enemy."
"And I was right to treat you as an enemy, you're a traitor to the council. You and miftah are both traitors."
"And you're a council puppet."
As the two are exchanging "pleasantries' 'I'm thinking of a way on how to escape. I don't know if i can beat them with my current strength. And even though the three of us are quite strong we are outnumbered.
I secretly looked towards the direction of the cave hoping that both Lucian and Eeli came out of it and saved us. We need to buy more time. Good that this Janus guy is talkative. Too bad Kai sucks at small talk.
"Seems like Kai here aint happy to see me. Let's just do what we came here for."
"Wait, what do you want from us?" I hope he answers.
"What else but to kill all of you."
Akana brought out her gun. Kai got no weapon. And all I have is a knife and a prayer. The only one who could probably escape here is the ghost and she's already dead.
"What's the plan?" I asked.
"The cave we need to go there." Akana said. So we're all thinking the same. We should have gone with the devil.
"Won't they just bury us alive there?"
"That's a possibility or they would follow us there to make sure you're dead."
"Just me?""
"Who else? They obviously want you dead. If those four didnt find you in time, these mercenaries could have killed you already."
"Let's run." Kai said.
We all ran towards the cave. But even before we reached the entrance four of them had already blocked it. They are all now walking towards us. Taking their time.
"No used to running Kai. You're dead meat. Attack them." Janus commanded.
I ready my body for the attack. I will die fighting. This will only take a few seconds. I just wish my death would be painless. But who cares? I went through hell of pain when I received back my power. Nothing could be worse than that. But Akana, I promised her parents that I would take care of her. Another promise I might not be able to keep.
But ten seconds have passed and no one is attacking us. Four of the mercenaries started to breathe heavily and in just a few seconds they all dropped dead.
What's going on? Janus asked. Checking the lifeless body of his comrades.
We're supposed to kill all of you after we killed Niccolo, Eeli and Lucian. But since the angel and the devil aren't here you guys aren't needed anymore." The guy who is probably the leader said to Janus.
" Your group is a bunch of traitors. The council will hear about this. And you will be punished with death."
You think you will be able to leave this loop alive. The reason why you're still breathing right now is because we still don't have the key holder Kai. But that will change now. Doyle captures both the key holder and the vessel. The rest kill Niccolo and trap the ghost.
"But you lied to me. You said were the only two who knew about the plan of keeping the keyholder and the vessel alive." Doyle said.
"You're a newbie so I gave you a test. It's a test of how much you value worldly riches and how loyal you are to the council. You're both greedy and disloyal so you passed. Now do as i say or do you want to end up like the deads?"
"I'll do as you say." he finally decided.
"Run" the ghost whispered to me. "We will hold them off for as long as we can."
"But..." I wanted to protest
"You heard what they say you're the only one they want dead. Our mission is to keep you alive so hurry up and run. Stay alive and wait for Eeli and Lucian to return." she instructed.
Then she handed me lucians feather. And I suddenly became invisible. And that second I started running. I felt like a fucking coward as i run but the ghost is right I need to stay alive. That's our mission. Since the cave was already covered I had no choice but to run back towards the plaza.
Hiding in the middle of the crowd was the best solution I could think of. And I was trying really hard to contain my power. Being invisible is useless if i wouldnt be able to hide my aura. I think it's working since not all of them are following me.
Why the hell did not those four train me first? I don't even have any idea how to use my power. I'm learning on the fly. The best way to die.