The Crystal Chronicles: Book 2

Secrets and Clues

"There are some things you need to know before I'll let you continue this mission with me. The first is that I can obviously heal faster than most." I point at my leg as a reference, "I believe the bond I have with the crystal is what allows my body to do this. I haven't been sick since I was touched by the blue crystal and I can fight off poisons as well." My mind flashes back to the injury that got me into this mess, "Well most poisons. So, if we are in a position where I can take the physical hit I would rather it be me than one of you."

"So, you are invincible! What's the worst injury you've had?! Can you feel it?!" Wyatt squealed before Ty grabbed him and covered his mouth with his hand. I hear the muffled shouts of let me go. Before Ty pushes Wyatt away with a look of disgust on his face,

"Yah nasty mother F-er." Ty wipes his hand on his shirt, "If yah ever lick me again Ah'm gonna beat yah until yah can't see straight." Ty threatened. Wyatt replies by crossing his arms and sticking his tongue at him.

"To answer one of your questions, yes, I can feel every injury as much as any of you can. The crystal simply assists me with the healing process. However, my pain receptors are still active. Also, I am not invincible, just better equipped." I pause and take a breath. This isn't what I wanted to talk to them about. They need to know I have a beacon that the ghosted can track. "I also need to show you what I stole from Ravenna." Unclasping my pendant, I laid the metal compartment in my hand. Quickly removing the top, I dropped the shining stone into my hand. Listening to the other gasps, "This is the blue crystal. The ghosted who have been touched by it can sense it presence. The capsule I keep it in dims its admittance. They only know my exact location if they get within a four-block radius of me. Ravenna hunts me because she wants it back to continue building her army of slaves. And because she wants my head on a platter. Especially since I bonded with it instead of being taken over by it. Ravenna doesn't like things she can't control."

"Soooo... this is little thing is what destroyed the world?" Wyatt whispered as he reached for the stone in my hand. Activating my powers, a wall of water stops his arm just before he can touch the crystal. Ripping my hand away from him I placed the crystal back inside the pendant for safe keeping.

"You cannot touch it! The fusion happens faster if it is placed on someone's forehead, but simply touching it will slowly turn you into a walking drone. Without Ravenna's programming you'll wander around aimlessly until the elements kill you." I scolded him, like he was a toddler. My eyes burn brighter after every word due to his foolishness. Wyatt looks at the ground guiltily and nods his head. Taking a deep breath, the water falls away from us and I quickly shove my powers below the surface.

"Let me see if I got this right. You have basically been carrying around a short rage tracker?" Matt coldly asked.

"In a sense, yes. That was why I left your group the way I did." Reclasping the necklace around my neck, "The crystal warns me when a member of Ravenna's army can sense me. It gets warmer. Once I have been warned I must leave." I sighed.

"Why didn't you tell me this before?" Matt fumed and paced through the sand.

"Oh yeah, let's tell a group of complete strangers I have bright blue eyes and that I have an object Ravenna's army can track. That would have gone over well." I sarcastically hissed. Matt looks at the ground awkwardly as I continue, "Besides there wasn't time to tell you once I finally trusted you. I couldn't disappear back into the safe house with you. The ghosted would have known something was up and your safe house's secret would have been blown."

"Wait the night we were in the desert, at my old house. You warned me about the ghosted, before the sensors even went off. Was that because the crystal warned you?" Matt asked in disbelief. Looking into the sand I slowly nod my head. There's no point in half-truths now.