~The Passing Time~ A Garmau FF

Chapter 41: The Attack

Zane's POV
I feel my heart start to race.

I glance around, tense.

Bright red eyes come into view, followed by amethyst ones...

Then emerald ones...

Then ocean blue?

Ocea- WHAT!?

"Oh my Irene..." I whisper in shock, stepping back.

"Why hello, Zane. I believe we haven't met." The man sighs sarcastically. "Such a shame, I was really looking forward to meeting you."

"Get out..." I whisper, struggling to suppress the shivers that ran up and down my spine.

He smirks, "Oh, but we haven't even started yet!"

"Go away..." I say through gritted teeth.

"Now that's no way to treat someone older than you," He pulls a dagger from his sheath, pointing it at me. "Have you ever been told to...respect..." He whips the dagger at me with a grunt, "your elders."

I get knocked to the ground with the dagger in my left shoulder, I wince in pain, trying to free it from my arm.

The man steps closer, a sneer forming on his lips.

"GET AWAY FROM HIM GENE!" A vicious growl sounds from across the clearing and a large branch flings in the direction of Gene.

I turn my head to see Vylad bolting across the clearing toward Gene, sword unsheathed.

Suddenly, I see an arrow fly across the clearing in Jeffrey's direction.

Zenix is holding a makeshift bow made out of a branch and some vine.

A loud tang rings across the clearing as the flint of the arrow hits metal.

Katelyn is standing with one fist infront of her. Her fists are in golden gloves that have titanium, claw-like, sharpened tips.

Jeffrey gives a quick "thank you" nod and bolts up. He whips out a large golden scythe from behind his back and charges toward Zenix.

My hand fumbles over the dagger in my shoulder in an attempt to remove it. I finally grip the dagger and scrunch up my face in pain as I yank it from the muscles of my arm. I put my hand over the cut to try to stop the bleeding, yet it still presses on.

"Use your...scarf!" Jeffrey calls from somewhere infront of me. I glance up to see him trying to push both Zenix and Michi away.

I grit my teeth, the wound, like a fire seering through my veins. I press my eyes shut.

"If you don't... Do it... Then you're gonna... Bleed out!" Katelyn shouts, slashing at Sasha to hold her back.

"We can't keep this up... much longer!" Jeffrey shouts behind Zenix, the dark red broad sword ready to push Jeffrey down.

Vylad is clashing with Gene beside me.

I use my bloodied hand to rip the scarf from my face, not giving a second thought to it.

The scarf reveals a large scar that runs from under my bottom lip down to the base of my neck. I quickly swat my hair over it as best as I can for the time being.

I quickly wrap it around my arm, the scarf darkening with blood the second it touches my arm. I wince at the feeling of cotton on my wound, yet I press on the cloth trying to stop the bleeding.

"NO! ZANE WATCH OUT!" I hear Vylad shriek and a sword crashes down toward me as he trips Gene.

I roll away from the sword, leaving it to graze my right leg.