C h a p t e r S i x t e e n
H e r e ' s t o a d v e n t u r e
You led the group from the makeshift shelter and into the game room, the adrenaline pumping through your veins the only thing keeping your determination on track.
The others followed behind you, roaring battle cries soaring from their throats and filling the air with promises of war and bloodshed.
You froze.
You glanced around, eyes wide, the cutlass now slack in your once firm grip.
The game room was completely deserted, not a Watcher in sight.
"Where could they have gone?" Aleister gasped, and you turned to see him looking thoroughly bewildered.
Estella furrowed her brow, and you felt your skin crawl, and if someone was watching you.
She glanced to the ceiling, and her eyes went impossibly wide.
"They're above us-!"
Without warning, before you could so much as blink, Watcher's dropped from the ceiling and landed in front of you in cat-like poses.
"Lakshi naa!" The one in front of you roared, twirling her deadly looking spear, and another one that had landed behind you raised his sword. "Shumati bwasun!"
Pandemonium erupted.
Chaos broke out.
The female Watcher in front of you reached forward and yanked you into a forceful headlock, and before you could fight your way out, a fist collided with the Watcher's face, knocking him out cold.
Craig grinned at you, and you winked back at him as you raised your cutlass to block an oncoming swing, your leg shooting out to kick the Watcher right in the crotch. It was a cheap shot, sure, but there was no time for playing by the rules.
"Keep pushing forward! We can cut through the ballroom!" Sean bellowed from somewhere behind you, and your group scrambled through the massive doors into chamber, only to find yourself face to face with a dozen of the muscular warriors, led by the unmasked one who had swung into your bedroom.
"La'guesha. Zenn." He ordered. The Watcher's acted upon command, speeding out and flanking your group.
"Stay close, people! Watch each other's backs!" Sean yelled, and you gritted your teeth in concentration as you swung your sword around and grinned at a nearby Watcher, wiggling your fingers teasingly, daring him to come closer.
He took the bait.
An arrow came hurdling towards you, and you hardly heard Jake's cry of warning as you put your full body weight onto your left leg, successfully dodging the arrow.
Michelle, however, wasn't so lucky. The black tipped arrow grazed Michelle's arm, and she cried out in both pain and fury. "Argh! W-What the hell? I can't move my arm!"
"The arrows must be tipped with some sort of non-lethal paralytic so they can capture us! Look out!" Grace exclaimed, distracting your attention for a mere moment.
That mere moment was all it took.
An archer took at aim at you, and her arrow whistled through the air, aiming straight at your chest.
You couldn't dodge it in time.
You winced and gasped, trying to move -
A sound like a gong went off right in front of you as Raj swung his frying pan, deflecting the arrow. "Fifteen-love, chump!"
YOU ARE READING
-Endless Summer-
Mystery / ThrillerIf there was one word that could describe Elena Claire it would be reckless. The plucky college student had always edged towards any danger possible, longing for life's great adventure. But when offered the opportunity to have such a thrilling adven...
