One of Them

Chapter 18

"What are we going to do?" Burst asked.

Venom turned to her. "Come with me," he said. "If we're going to fight, you're going to need a weapon."

Burst followed him out of the room and upstairs. They walked down the hall to the very last door, Venom took a silver key out of his pocket and unlocked it. The walls were lined with dozens of weapons, including silver knives, swords with golden hilts, steel scythes, and shining battle claws.

"Where did you get all of these?" Burst asked, examining one of the swords.

"I made them." Venom told her. "My father worked in a forge, and he taught me everything I know about weaponry."

He took a long, black knife from the wall. He put it in one of the pockets in his hoodie and turned to her.

"Do you prefer close combat weapons or something to swing around?" He asked.

Burst shrugged. "I don't know," she said. "I've never used weapons before, I usually rely on my strength."

Venom thought for a moment, then grabbed a pair of battle claws off the wall.

"Try these." He suggested. "I know that you're good at fistfights, so this may be what you need."

Burst slipped the battle claws on, the leather of the gloves were comfortable and flexible, and the claws were flawless.

"I think this may work," she said, smiling. "Thanks, Venom."

Venom grinned, showing his snake-like fangs. "Anytime, Burst." He said.

Venom grabbed a few other weapons off the walls and they left the room, locking it behind them. They walked downstairs to where everyone was waiting. Venom handed out the weapons to the rest of the Specters. Ivory took a sword with a pale blue blade, Stitch had a silver knife, Sprite had a dagger, and Grimm had a steel scythe that had his name carved into the handle.

Grimm smiled slightly. "I kinda missed this old thing." He said, running his hand along the blade.

"So what's next?" Burst asked. "Do I need training?"

Pic shook his head. "I've seen what you can do in a fight," he said. "You were already almost impossible for Amanda to defeat, but with those claws, you'll be pretty much invincible."

Burst glanced down at the claws, which were still on her hands. She smiled. "Thanks Pic." She said.

Pic's eyes sparkled with happiness, but there was something else behind that happiness, but Burst couldn't tell what it was.

"Now, all we have to do is wait." Ivory said, putting his sword into a sheath on his back. "We can't attack her in the orphanage, so she'll have to come here."

"What do we do until then?" Burst asked.

"We do what we normally do." He said, smiling. "Have fun and go wild."

He held up his hand and threw a snowball in Burst's face. She wiped off the snow and took off her claws. Pic blew a few notes on his flute, making snowballs appear out of thin air. Everyone grabbed some and started pelting each other. Burst nailed Ivory in the chest and Pic smashed Venom in the face. Grimm threw three snowballs at Burst, Stitch, and Sprite, hitting them all in the face. Pic was nailed in the face by Sprite, causing his hood to fall back, revealing chocolate brown hair that curled slightly at the ends. Then he was hit in the back of the head by Burst, causing his mask to fly off as well.

"Sorry Pic!" Burst said as he turned around, she gasped when she saw Pic's face.

"J-Jamie!?" She asked.