War for the Skies (completed) (Book 1 of the Heroes of the Realms series)

Chapter 25

She was peacefully laying on the bed, eyes shut, facing the ceiling. I screamed her name and shook her, and I continued doing that until Pandora and the others came in.

Lukas was covering his eye, his glasses sticking out of his pocket.

"You alright?" I asked.

"Fine... I'm fine." He put his glasses back on, and left his eyes open, revealing cuts all around his eyelids, and a red, bloody eye.

"You sure-"

"Let me see the wound," Pandora cut me off, and pushed me aside.

After noticing it was on her shoulder, she ripped off the sleeve and looked at how bad it was. It was so bad I instantly turned around.

To describe it in words would be impossible.

"Amiko!" Pandora screamed into the hall.

"A who now?" I asked.

"Your guide. Without your friend, you might have some trouble searching around the Realms, Amiko will help you," Pandora explained.

"Without our friend... you mean?"

"Not that serious yet," Pandora faced Skylar. "But it will be if I don't act soon. Do not worry, she will be okay by the time you're back."

"What do you mean?"

"Amiko will explain."

Just as she said that, a girl- about the age of 18- stepped into the door. She had pale skin, chubby cheeks, and dark Asian eyes. She was wearing a thick jacket, even though it wasn't that cold. Her hair was tied in a bun, and she wore square-framed glasses.

"Hello travelers! I will guide you on your quest!" she closed her eyes and smiled.

"Who are you?" Theo asked awkwardly.

"My name is Amiko, a daughter of Glacia! It seems you are one, too," she pointed at Aurora.

"I thought I was the only-"

"I assure you, you are not. There are many more Heroes that are children of Glacia, but many of them just don't show it to anyone and live normal lives. I chose to not be like that," Amiko explained.

She was definitely a little older than all of us, but her attitude made her seem like a small girl, always smiling and happy, without a care in the world.

"What's going to happen to Skylar?" I asked, even though I had asked that about seventeen times in the last minute.

"She will be fine, but I need time. Go with Amiko to the Realm you need. She is accurate... most of the time," Pandora said.

"Most of the time?" Lukas asked.

"No one is perfect with the doors, not even Pandora," she pointed at her master. "I am the best one to navigate through them, but I still make mistakes. We don't have any time to lose. Let's set off!"

Amiko walked away, along with my three friends, but I needed to ask Pandora one more question.

"Will she be okay?"

"I promise you she will. She'll see you when you're back," Pandora smiled, and then pulled out some things from a cabinet next to her, which I hadn't noticed. "Go now. If you don't save us, maybe none of us will live to see tomorrow."

And with that and a "Thank you," I left the room and followed our new tour guide.