That Blue Fire

Chapter 34: Dirty Little Secrets

I got up, only to feel a stabbing pain in my back. Chad shouted "Keira!" then ran over to me, there was a blade stuck in my back. But not just any blade.

"The Blade of Aurorion..." Chad muttered, a deadly poison lurks in its engravements. Keira... I think- its all lost for Antion now.

"N-No! Chad! G-get an Antidote or something! P-Please!" I stuttered, with every tingle of pain in my back, I felt my life slowly slipping away. I first felt myself being deprived of my ability to smell, the scent of Aluxio's ragged beard slipping away notified me of such happening. Then I screamed but couldn't hear, watched as I went blind, unable to feel the ground.

"So, if this is what you want-" I gagged on my unheard words as something was forced up my mouth. I could taste it, and the darkness around me slowly turned to light, I could smell something incredibly horrid. Then heard Aluxio mutter "My only stock... my last one."

I looked up at Chad, who's face looked incredibly handsome in the sunlight. He was distracted by a tiny bottle which used to be filled with something "No more Uprimiliton? Sad, sad..." He muttered. It was a bit embarrassing as I climbed up from the shattered window. Looking down I could see the Ippa feasting on one of its ally's corpses. "What just happened?" I asked, with not only inquiry, but a tone of surprise.

"Well- long story short, we found an old antidote, wasn't sure if it was going to work. Kept our hopes up, and it turned out successful!" Said Chad brightly, then giving me a weird hand symbol. I never knew fingers could do that! 

A few hours passed, the Ippa had left the tower's vicinity. I was sipping tea, for sure the entire Mythic Dawn was not gone....

They were waiting, just like a fox stalks it's prey, waiting for the perfect opportunity. 

I hope I will never give them one.