Guardians 1: Ashes

Chapter 57: Mockery

Rex's POV

We walked quietly over the mountains. Ross looked tired but he could handle it. Adam looked determined to make it over the mountains. I was just trying keep it together.

I knew why Uni was nervous, lucky for me, it wasn't my problem.

We had to go to some fort and drop off a butt load of stuff. Jin being the brains of the operation used one of those magic tent foldable to put the stuff in. Making it light weight for us, so we looked like basic travelers.

We walked and walked and walked and there was no end. Ross got lazy and built a chair made of stone then pushed it forward with his magic. Adam began to grin and hover a bit using his magic.

Soon enough none of them were actually walking and were just testing there powers, making me quite annoyed.

I stared at them in pure anger and Ross stopped, but Adam continued.

"I swear if you don't stop right now I will nock you out of the air you air head." I said staring right at Adam and he glided back down.

He muttered something that I didn't quite catch and we continued walking.

Uni's POV

Jin was doing a good job navigating, but I knew we didn't need it, I knew exactly where we were.

I looked at the familiar training area and was filled with regret. Here, was were kids were taken to train from the Prodótis kingdom... we would have to be very careful.

I sighed and with each step, my blood rushed. My hands tingled and my legs felt heavy. Here would be the place were I lost my eye, here is one of many of Prodótis' secret bases. Luckily for us, it was underground, bad news, it was always patrolled.

The Prodótis new this was a supply route so they made a base here to easily steal Nero's supplies.

I swallowed hard waiting to hear a massive dong. Waiting to hear the sound of a foot hitting metal. We walked and walked and I knew Shelby was getting to close to the hatch. Then...dong.

Her foot hit the metal door and she immediately froze. Jin walked to her and bent down to look at the ground, he pushed some leaves out they way revealing the hatch.

He began to open it slowly and I braced my self for an invasion.

Then I heard a loud clank and and arrow had bounced off the hatch. Jin shut it quickly and stood up, sword raised.

Shelby and I drew our swords out too.

Standing in front of us was Tommy.

"Hi everyone, you haven't met my new protégé." He said smiling behind his mask.
"His name is Nick."

Nick was wearing his blue armor still but his grin was gone. Then his face was filled with worry.

"Tommy... I don't want to-" Nick was saying but cut off by Tommy," None sense Nick... it's just another illusion. Another test... they will turn to dust like the others when we are done."

"I-i-if you say so." Nick said and rose his sword in our direction.

"Nick stop." I said almost shouting, but he was unphased. "Nick stop! Nick... it's me Uni. Stop right now." But he didn't, he continued to advance on us.

Jin rose his sword pointing it at him.
"Nick this is unessesary we out number him, we can easily take on Tommy and go home."

Nick didn't listen and Jin began to tense up, realizing he wasn't getting through to Nick.