The Search For Peace 2

Chapter 48

Judging by the hammering of her quite surprised heart, Harmony concluded that she was miraculously alive, and forced herself to stand on her trembling feet.

For a few seconds, she wobbled, her vision blurry, so she gripped a spiky palm tree's trunk to steady herself, holding her spinning head.

She tried to piece together what had happened. Eliseo had surely stabbed her, and she had surely passed out, but for some reason, now that she was awake, there was no wound. Why? Was it all an....illusion?

Recognition dawned on her features, her hand slowly coming down from her face. "That little brat..." She finally realized what the Cancer's power was, and it was really pissing her off that she fell for Prince Eliseo's trap. How dare he play mind games with her?!

She scratched the bark of the tree angrily with her nails, and glared hard at the volcano ahead. The leader was there, and if she ran into Eliseo again, he was dead. He was so dead.

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"HEEEYYYY!!!" At this rate, Alyssa was sure she'd lose her voice. She had been yelling non-stop at their yacht, hoping someone, anyone would take notice of her flailing arms or distraught, castaway pleas.

"You guys!!!" She was all but whining now, hot and annoyed. Why hadn't they seen her yet? They weren't that far away. But then it hit her. "Oh, it must be that turtle that's blocking the way!"

With that in mind, she picked up some pebbles, and readied her hand for a nice throw. However, before she could make a solid hit, she heard the sound of laughter from behind her.

"Are you serious?" It was that handsome prince dude, Eliseo. His skin glowed in the sunlight, and their was a mischievous spark in his deep magenta eyes. His minions, Mina and Maya, stood close by him, along with a whole other people Alyssa hadn't been introduced to yet.

"Oh, hi!" She hid the pebbles behind her back as if she'd been doing something wrong. "I was just...you know..."

"Trying to escape?" Eliseo cocked an eyebrow at her.

She gulped, suddenly feeling intimidated. Everyone seemed to be staring at her, with very angry, serious expressions on their faces. "Where's Harmony?" She tried to sound nonchalant, but even she could hear the quiver in her voice.

"The Leo girl? She was being a bother so," Eliseo shrugged, matter-of-fact with his next phrase: "I dealt with her accordingly."

A chill ran down her spine. "Dealt with her?" She was close to shrieking in fright. "How?!"

Instead of presenting her with an answer, the Cancer Clan showed her the sharp ends of their pitchforks. Eliseo smirked down at her, as she gaped openly at this turn of events.

"Sorry, doll." He said in his silky sweet tone. "But I'm afraid your little visit is over."

Alyssa blanched, her palms sweaty. What was she going to do? No, seriously, what was she gonna do?!!

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"Love rival?" Sanjay was at a loss when Sean said that. What the heck was he talking about, and why now? "Hey, can you not fool around? We have places to be."

"I know, I know," Sean was probably the most relaxed opponent Sanjay had ever fought. It was like he couldn't care less about this fight. "It's just...I need to stall you with something."

"Yo!" Ralph called out angrily from where he was standing, his fingers still adjusted in a snapping gesture by Sydney's ear. "Can y'all hurry it up? This is getting tiring."

Sean sighed a tired sigh, his shoulders slouching. "Ugh, fine. I'll make it snappy."

Sanjay readied himself as the man raised his hands to the clear sky, throwing his head back. "Sydney, get ready to teleport," he announced, and then, the sky began to darken, suddenly filling up with clouds. "Arcane Lightning Craft: Thunderbolt!"

At that exact moment, Sanjay looked up, and the sky flashed neon blue, then a blinding yellow. The next second, their boat rumbled, a flash of extreme energy tearing it right through the middle.

The boat flipped upwards from both ends, Ralph, Sanjay, Carter and the captain all flying off in different directions. "Arcane Ice Craft..." Sanjay tried a spell as he slid down the slippery planks. "Iceberg!" Under his palm, a mass of white ice grew in size, until it was as big as the yacht itself.

Sitting on top of his ice fort, he placed both hands firmly on it and willed it to expand in his friend's direction.

Ralph got a hold of it and pushed himself onto it, shivering from the cold. The captain seemed to be okay too, floating closeby. But, as Sanjay peeled his gaze further at the watery expanse, he felt more and more anxious. Where was Carter?!