Awakened

Ch 8

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I was lying there, finally awake on a stone table. I frantically turned my head but it was hard being tied down. Nothing but candles in a circle around the stone table. Then i heard a voice, more and more voices sounding frantic. I strained hard to hear. "They found us, HOW!" Said one voice angrly. Another pitched in. "They located us? That's impossible" Said another. "I felt their presence, they found us, i know it" Said the first. When I heard this my heart did a flip flop. Then suddenly a sharp burning pain in my stomach hit like a wave. I screamed loudly in pain and the Hunters came running in. I stopped screaming but the pain was still there. One of the hunters ripped off my shirt and looked at my stomach shocked and scared wrote clean on her face. The others came round the table as well now. The first voice that spoke came forward and looked at my stomach as well. "That's why" said the first voice. *

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I spread my midnight black wings and Afriel spread her pure white ones. We soared into the sky and I strained hard to keep myself together. "It is so far away! How am I gonna make it without any practice!" I flapped my wings hard and I saw Afriel flapping hers in light motions. I copied hers and found it much easier. She smiled. "You'll hold out, it is quite far but we should be there in about a half hour." I relaxed my features and we flew east. *

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"What is it?" I said and looked at my stomach, I Gasped and drew in a strangled breath.There on my stomach was a thick layer of dark, black burnt flesh, in a shape of a marking. It was and 'x' with 2 lines in it. "What is that?' i asked again more scared. "What did you do to me?" I added my voice cracking. The hunters stopped with their baby voices and used their serious ones. "Your littles companies tracked you through our wards" They choursed together at the same time. I sighed with relief and smiled. "More the reason to kill you sooner" Laughed one, and the others joined in and left. My smiled faded and I prayed internally.

'Please, help me" Was all I wanted to say.*

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I flew with all my might until my stomach seared with pain and words tumbled out of my mouth. "They can sense when we track them and they are going to kill Tyler any minute!" I cover my mouth with my hand and stared, shocked, at Afriel. "No.." I whispered as tears rolled down my cheek and I quickened up my pace. "We are never gonna make it Afriel!" I screamed over the roaring wind *

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"No, they won't, I know what ritual their performing, they need you. They don't need to hunt you anymore because you're coming to them" I yelled over the piercing whistling wind. "But we have an advantage. Since you Rebellion and im order, they don't expect me to help you. Hence they don't know i'm coming. Don't worry, they won't kill him without you, and were almost there anyway, what's your plan, there will be many there" I yelled again *

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I gulped hard. "Well I don't think starting a fight with them is the best technique... When I had the vision about the cave he was in, there was a secret back entrance that was only guarded by one Hunter.. If we can pass him then we have a clear path to stop him... How does that sound?" *

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"That's the best we have, you will go in first, I will follow behind with an invisibility spell. Of course thy will sense it but they will think it is from you. When they take you captive, they will take you to Tyler, you both need to be killed. But before you get killed I come in, sound good" I said *

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I nod my head confidently, but on the inside I was shaking. Suddenly we came across a huge stone structure with points and curves that look to be a formation of the earth, but Afriel and I know that Tyler and the Hunters are in there. We fly to the back and Afriel coats herself in an invisibility spell, sticking close behind me. I take a deep breath and land outside the back entrance. As I am about to enter wings flap and a Hunter swoops down at me, scratching my arm. I gasp shocked... I had to let them take me. *

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"Come with us little girl or you will never see your precious Tyler again" Cooed the Hunter. I then saw her sniff around. She definitely sensed the spell. She then look at Georgia again and said "Follow me, I'll take you to your Tyler" Laughed the Hunter. Georgia just nodded and Followed the hunter with me close behind her. The HUnter led her to a door, I sensed Tyler in there, thank God I was right. He was still alive. The hunter opened the door, but not wide enough for me to see inside. Georgia walked in and I was about to follow her when the door slammed shut in front of me. I gasped a small gasp. NO!!!! I screamed internally I didn't make it in!. *

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I hoped with all my hope that Afriel had made it in, but I couldn't sense any magic so I would never be sure. Tyler saw me and choked on his saliva whispering. "No.... Not Georgia..." They led me to a chair and strapped me in. I looked around. If was a high-tech room with 3 hunters in it, 2 by Tyler and the one who had just brought me in. None of them were paying attention and seemed completely vulnerable. Why hadn't Afriel started taking them out yet? My anxiety kicked in and I strained against the chair panicking. Afriel! *

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"Shit!" I screamed to myself. Oh No! There hopeless in there. I have do something, I have to get in. But how? Georgia will think I betrayed her. No I thought, I have to do something. I can't give up. If I use my powers to open the door, It will cause other hunters to come and the hunters inside to be ready. I may die doing this, what should I do, is it really worth it?*

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One of the hunters holding Tyler down came up to me and inspected me. My breathing was shallow and shaky. When she got to my wings she grinned maliciously. "A Rebellion I see." She then left me and picked up a tube which was attached to an enormous glass jar. "Now let us begin...." The hunter who brang me in left the room and locked the door. "Don't worry Tyler...." The hunter cooed. She violently struck the tube into his arm as he gasped. Suddenly a golden liquid started flowing down the tube and into the bottle. The hunters were taking his magic... "NO!" I squealed at the top of my lungs as I strained against the chair. The 2 hunters cackled and I prayed Afriel would fix this *

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I heard Georgia scream and my heart broke. I have to do this. I summoned all my powers and muttered ancient words. Suddenly There was a loud crack and boom and the door went flying. I stood there in the doorway with the hunters looking at me shocked but mostly scared. The hunters was about to run but I flicked my wrist and the hunters dropped dead to the ground. My invisibility spell worn off. I looked up and saw Georgia looking at me with relief and shock written on it. I then looked to my right and saw Tyler looking at me too with relief and surprise that I came back written on his features. Then I saw the tube of Golden liquid sticking into his arm. I was smiling but now it faded. They took his magic, there is no way to get it back that I know of. He is now purely mundane. I quickly walked over to him and grabbed the tube out of his arm an put it in a plastic bag that was nearby. I muttered words and the bag sealed so that no one can open it but me. I then muttered other words that released the bounds of both chairs tying Georgia and Tyler down. Once they were released Georgia ran up to me and gave me a hug. *

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I sobbed in her arms. "I thought they captured you and..." I couldn't finish before bursting into more tears. Suddenly a bulky looking man appeared in the doorway with huge black wings and dark hair. Another hunter. He pushed his hand forward and dark shards of glass shot themselves at all of us. I ducked and Afriel deflected them. I then whispered in her ear. "I know you can do this, but I must bring Tyler to safety.... Once you defeat him,look for our energy." And with that, I pushed Tyler onto my back and him and I flew off into safety. *

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I was distracted by Georgia that I didn't realise that the bulky man sya another spell. I was knocked back and the air inside of me escaped as I hit the wall hard. I fell to my knees coughing hard. This Hunter was different, stronger. I was about to do counterspell when he flicked his wrist again and I fell to my back. I struggled but I couldn't say a spell. He was too strong. "Who are you" Was all I managed to say before I blacked out" *

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As I flew over the hillside I asked Tyler. "Are you okay?" He gave a grunt of approval and I continued on my way. "Where's Afriel?" He asked in confusion. "I gave her to job of defeating the hunters left while I bring you to safety now that you don't have wings or magic..." He shuffled around on my back and exclaimed in shock. "I don't have magic!" I could tell he needed a refresher after all of that power had been drained. I found a clearing in the trees and we landed. "Are you okay?" I asked as he rolled off my back and onto the grass. He nodded silently and I smiled and stared into the night. I hoped Afriel would be okay.