Invictus

Chapter 24

Liu

Linda was quiet after our little power show probably awed, then we trooped into bed after tidying up, she slept between I and Lyanna. I tried to doze a bit but I couldn't, sharing a bed isn't something I do all the time.

I wandered into the living room, My footfalls muffled beneath the plush carpeting. I stopped behind the couch running my hand over the embroidery. Air currents kissing my fingers, chasing up my arm and cartwheeling in my hair. I smiled, being in control of air didn't seem so bad.

"That's some real avatar stuff" a voice said behind me.

Phillip Reyes was standing by the hallway door. Fear.

I tensed, but kept my facial expression neutral.
"Hey, what do you want? Why are you here?"

He merely flicked his wrist dismissively turning his attention to Lyanna's sketches.

"Because the world has decided to be peaceful for now anyway; I resort to feeding off the fear most mortals get in the nightmares."

Well, that made sense. "So what are you doing here?"

A shrill scream pierced through the silence. I backed out of the room, my gaze locked with his. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Lyanna by the bed wielding her sword. She blocked a cowering Linda.

Muffled footsteps made me turn my eyes back to Phillip, he stood before me, a bit too close, before I could think, he grabbed my waist and threw me over his shoulder.

We charged into the room and Denston was smiling smugly at Lyanna, even if he was somehow unable to move.

Phillip put me down and I reached for the baseball bat I keep behind my dresser.

"Have all you want?" Phillip asked Denston, who nodded tersely.

Then they vanished.

LYANNA

I looked at Liu who was crouched by the dresser with a baseball bat. I frowned, turning to Linda,

"What did you dream of?"

She fidgeted a bit with the sheets before she whispered

'A woman'

"A woman?" Liu asked,leaning back on the door

"Not really a woman. A girl. Dark hair and funny patterns on her skin. It repeats itself"

I morphed my sword back to its bracelet form.
"Have you seen her before?"

She nodded, "Once, shortly before my sister died"

That explains it

I turn to Liu, "I think Phobos likes you."

"Why?" She spat

"He didn't try to hurt you, he just looked at you like some weird fantasy princess"

She began to laugh " you deduced all this from the little glimpse outside the bedroom"

I smiled "trust me, I know he likes you."

The next day

We return Linda to her parents based on Khione's advice and we all meet in school.

"I got my weapon " Denise squealed " it's a pretty pale blue lance"

She pointed to her earrings and we all leaned in to see. True enough, they were pretty. Pale blue pins.

"So last night, we were attacked by Philip and Denston " Liu gave "they extracted a memory from Linda's memory bank"

April looked at me " Based on what she said, she had seen Macaria before."

"Still can't believe Persephone had a child for Hades " Denise said, a hollow smile on her face.

Then realization dawned. "Perv" I said, giggling too.

The warning bell went and we shuffled to our lockers. Aimee Ferryhill stared daggers in out direction and Zoe Hardin flitting between jocks

"Ooh yeah, and Philip likes Liu"

"He does not!" I heard her squeal behind me amidst giggles.

Heyyyyyyyyy guys. I am so so so so so sorry that you waited this long for a chapter. School got in the way and I got hit with an extremely severe case of the writers block so I had to reacquaint myself with the entire storyline and by some miracle of God, this happened.

I've missed all of you. Well enjoy this chapter.