The Warriors Return

Chapter 16 - The Sacrifice

"MILTON!" the gang rushed to Milton at once.

"MILTON, answer me! You alright?" Jerry kept swaying Milton, but there's no response, and never will.

There was an odd wind arised and surrounding Milton. It revolved in the air for several seconds and suddenly went straight to Eddie.

"Eddie, why did..." Jack asked.

"It's the power of wind. Milton has transferred it to me." the process had finished, Eddie made a fist and knelt down next to Milton. .
"So that means Milton is alright? He just transferred the power to you!" Jerry revived his hope.

"Not really," Eddie sighed. "A warrior could only transfer his power in two conditions. First the warrior must be voluntary and highly concentrated. I don't think Milton could concentrate when he was falling down from such a high position."

"Then what's the other condition?" Taylor asked.

"Umm well..." Eddie's face didn't look too good. "When one has lost his ability of using the Wasabi power. The power will automatically transfer to the other warrior in his generation, which is me this time. If the power couldn't find its master, it'll just go back to the stones in the Hall of Fame."

"Eddie," Rudy understood what Eddie was talking about, but he didn't want this to happen. "What do you mean by losing the ability of using the Wasabi power?"

"Milton has died."

"What?! Nonononono, look there's no blood at all. It's impossible -" "It's because of the power of wind," Eddie cut in. He knew this is a nightmare to the gang, but he must tell them the truth.

"Jerry, the power has prevented Milton's bones from cracking, his skin from abrasion. His body was basically intact. However, the power just couldn't prevent Milton's heart from stopping.

"He has gone, forever."

-- To be continued