The Guardsmen

Chapter 46: Three Lives

Eden's hands shake in both sorrow and fury. Dabria rises from Calina's body; blood steadily dripping from her hands. She turns to Eden and gives a devilish smile.

"I'll kill you!" screams Eden.

"Stop!" shouts Callum.

Eden quickly turns her head towards Callum.

"What do you mean 'stop'??" she shouts.

"She must make a challenge! Otherwise, all of this would have been for naught!" exclaims Callum.

"This isn't a challenge?? She killed Andrus!" shouts Eden.

Dabria chuckles to herself. Eden's head quickly turns to her.

"What the hell are you laughing at??" shouts Eden.

"The others aren't dead...yet," Dabria says ominously.

Eden looks around. Kokuro's breathing is faint, but his arms struggle to move. Calina gasps for breath. Evander heavily pants while leaning on Acacius. Eden clenches her jaw in frustration.

"What do you want??" exclaims Eden.

Dabria's smile grows.

"I want to play a game" she chuckles.

"What kind of game?" asks Eden.

"I'll let you clean up your trash first. It seems important to you" chuckles Dabria.

The floating skulls hovering in front of Eden retreat. Dabria leaps on top of one and the skulls continue to hover while she gleefully kicks her legs back and forth. Eden reluctantly takes a step forward. Dabria smiles and nods then moved her hand for Eden to continue. Acacius carefully places Evander onto the ground.

"Allow me!" says Callum.

He reaches a hand out towards Evander, but it's smacked away.

"Thanks, but I can take care of myself," says Evander.

Callum grimaces for a second but returns to his calm demeanor. Acacius and Eden quickly rush to Kokuro and Calina. Slowly and carefully they carry them to Callum.

"Good, good. Set them down here!" says Callum.

They carefully lay Calina and Kokuro next to each other. Callum reaches his hands out. Green and blue willpower radiate from the palms of his hands as he presses them onto their foreheads.

"I'll have to close up the wounds first on him before I can pull out the bones from her..." says Callum.

Eden watches nervously but slowly turns around.

"Eden! Wait!" says Acacius.

Eden ignores Acacius and continues walking. She reaches Andrus' body; tears welling up in her eyes. She glares at Dabria who returns only a grin. Eden grunts and struggles to lift Andrus.

"Let me help!" says Acacius.

Acacius runs around and helps Eden lift Andrus. They carefully carry him to Callum.

"I'm sorry...I don't think I can-" says Callum.

"I know...I know" mumbles Eden.

She lifts Andrus' arms and crosses them over his chest.

"I'm sorry...I don't know how we can beat her..." mutters Acacius.

"How can she keep coming back after we kill her?" asks Eden.

"I'm not completely sure, but I think spirits have as many lives as they have taken in their true form..." says Callum.

"What do you mean?" asks Acacius.