Surviving Ouroboros

Trial of Will

Chapter 5

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For the past four nights the secret couple returned to the cavern with the Sobekian guard. Each night Eddie lasted longer than before but was eventually knocked out.

Tonight was different.

Tonight Eddie was alone.

Tonight Eddie was angry.

Angry that Nina still refused to leave Fabian, let alone even tell him or their friends about their relationship.

He understood that while she had most of her past memories and feelings, that Amneris and Nina had not yet fully integrated. Meaning that her mind loved Fabian and that her heart and soul belonged to Eddie.

Yes he understood, and he even realized that it must be confusing for her, but that didn't mean that it didn't upset him.

Could you really blame him?

The other half of his soul was pretending that their love making had never happened. That it didn't mean anything.

She cited that it must have been the strong emotions that came from the memories of the past, that had messed with her mind.

So instead of having Nina in his arms as they announced their relationship to their friends, Eddie found his lover kissing his best friend.

Eddie stopped his walk to the cavern at the thought of Fabian's lips on Neri's. The image of the two leaning against a wall, sensually kissing felt like someone had just stabbed a burning poker into his eyes, twisted it and then jammed it down his throat into his heart.

Pain welled in him chest until all he could do to release it was lash out at the nearest wall. His fist sunk into the solid stone as if it was chalk. The rubble showered him with a coat of dust and debris.

Blinking, Eddie removed the dust from his eyes and surveyed the six inch deep crater in the wall.

He gave a sigh as he realized that he was wasting time and needed to get to the cavern. Dusting himself off, he restarted his trek towards the Sobekian and his nightly fight.

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"The clue points to the fact that the key in the riddle, is the same one we found in the tunnels," Fabian explained, "I say we go right now and get it. Who is with me?"

Everyone raised their hand but Nina.

"It's a bit late, maybe we should leave it for tomorrow night," Nina said, hoping they'd agree and not find Eddie in the tunnels.

"What? Why? It's only eleven? We've pulled all-nighter missions before, this is nothing! We just go down and get the key, simple as that."

The rest of them nodded their agreement, "We have a job to do Nina, and we can't just laze about. This is prime key finding time," Amber continued.

Nina sighed as she realized she wasn't going to get out of it, "Fine."

"Great," Fabian smiled, "I'll go get Eddie and we'll head down."

"Wait!"

"What?" Fabian asked her, startled at her upsurge.

"Uh, Eddie said he was working on a project and not to bother him," she lied quickly. Well it wasn't really a lie; he was working on something just not anything school related.

"Oh…well, then I guess we should just head down then," he replied a little confused. Eddie took all the same classes as the rest of Anubis house and none of their teachers had assigned any projects. What could he be doing?