Immortality (Sequel to Apprentice)

Chapter 28: The Survival Games: Revenge is sweet

Note: Been a while since I've updated this book...it was Ridge's and Tia's POV last time, time for some other POV's I think :D

Duncan's POV

The top of the mountain was incredibly cold at night time. We hadn't bothered to go down and get supplies-it would take too long and we would probably get ambushed if we left our post.

Lewis had been incredibly quiet for the most of the time, mourning the death of his best friend. This wasn't the first time we had played the Survival Games, and it wasn't the first time Simon had been brutally killed, but it hit you harder every time. Like a nightmare repeating itself, and each time there's nothing you can do to help, just watch as your best friend is killed over and over and over again...

Hannah was sat beside him, her arm wrapped comfortably round his neck. Both were staring into the glowing embers of the fire, and I stood watching them, the happy couple. Well, Lewis wasn't happy, but their relationship in general was. A pang of regret of what Tia and I could of been stung my heart, and I turned away bitterly. She would always be my apprentice is my eyes. I had Kim now, and she was young and willing to learn, but she wasn't Tia. 

I missed her.

That stupid demigod stole her away from me. He beat her, for God's sake, and she went back to him. And now she was the mother of his children. A huff of annoyance let a small mist cloud in the cold night escape. I wished I could invent some sort of time machine, to take me all the way back, so Tia was my apprentice again. And then I would know what exactly killed Ridge, and I could shoot him and Tia and I could live our happily ever after without him.

But life wasn't like that. And I just had to deal with it.

The muffled cry of surprise sounded behind me, and I span round quickly to see Hannah fall to the ground, an arrow buried into her neck.

Boom.

Lewis jumped up, yelling surprise, before spinning round, drawing out his diamond sword and throwing it at the figure crouched behind the bush. There was a cry of alarm and Rythian's body suddenly dropped to the floor.

Boom.

Lewis glanced down at his sweet Lomadia, lay bleeding in the floor as she turned to pixels and disappeared into the night. Something seemed to turn off in him, and he slid down to his knees, gazing at the place where she lay, his eyes glazed over. Zoey, yet another one of my crushes, finished him off quickly and with mercy.

Boom.

Zoey. Rythian's red headed apprentice. I fell in love with her, a long time ago. The red head swallowed when she saw me, her sword scraping along the floor, blood dripping from the blade. Lewis' blood.

I had to avenge him, but I felt like my body had turned numb, like I was a stuffed doll. I couldn't move and I didn't want to, only stare into her ocean blue eyes, the ones I had dreamt about many, many times, and watch the flickers of guilt dance in her irises. 

The rain was pelting down hard and I was inside my castle, rummaging through various chests. Lightning crackled loudly outside, and I wince, glancing outside the window at the huge black clouds. The storm was getting worse and was messing with the electrics on my machinery.

The sound of a small tinny buzzer noise makes me spin round. I activate my jet pack and fly through the rain to the large electric door outside. "How many times, Rythian, I don't know where Zoey is!" I groan loudly over the storm.

"Duncan? Duncan it's me, Zoey!" the voice came back and my eyes widen and I stumble back a little. Why was Zoey here and not with her Rythian?