God Complex

Chapter Eleven

Isadora frowned,"Halo, where the hell are we?"

Halo's eyebrows were furrowed and confusion was written plainly on her face,"I don't know how we got here, Isadora. I swear."

Isadora surveyed their surroundings.

She had never seen so many castles.

It was beautiful with tall trees and clear rivers; It was just like a fairytale. However, it was not the Guardian realm, where they were all supposed to be meeting back.

Isadora hoped Halo didn't take it upon herself to alter their drop point because no one clarified the Outpost was the drop point.

"Halo," Isadora repeated, firmly.

Halo shook her head in disbelief, "This is the witch and warlock realm. My home."

Isadora glowered,"How did we get here? You were thinking of the Outpost, right?"

Halo scowled,"Yes, Isadora. I'm not stupid."

Isadora threw her hands up in exasperation,"Then why are we here? We have to get back to Adri and debrief."

Isadora frowned as she fumbled with the ring on her finger.

The stone was busted.

Halo sighed,"I don't know. The Unseelie King is not to be trusted. Message your friends, see if they made it back."

Isadora concentrated but was unable to make a connection,"What the hell. I think my receptors are fried."

Halo groaned,"I think this was the plan. Portals are old technology, their energy and frequency are enough to burn out a lot of things. That was the reason Guardian rings were created
So-"

"The Unseelie King's plan was to divide and conquer because he was pissed off about having to do a Guardian's bidding," Isadora finished.

Halo nodded an affirmative.

"So, where does that leave us? Do you have some type of magic to transport us throughout the realms?"

Halo raised an eyebrow,"Nothing that is legal."

Isadora lips turned into a smile,"I'm a Guardian. By the order of Inferno, I command you to take me home, at once."

Halo smirked,"You laid that on a little thick, don't you think?"

Isadora shrugged.

"Well, we have to go to my place," Halo sighed,"Follow me."

Of course, Halo would be the one harboring illegal magic, Isadora thought.

Isadora laughed,"What's with the long face? Don't have too many Guardians in your home?"

Her voice was light and her tone was teasing. She cringed at the sound of it.

"That's not it,"Halo added,"but you will see."

She was tempted to ask Halo if that meant she did have Guardians in her home before, but she didn't fully understand why she cared. It wasn't her business so she bit her tongue.

They walked along the glimmering paths that Halo assured her was simply paint and the roads were not paved in gold in silence.

Isadora was practically brimming with questions, but kept them to herself. She didn't want to annoy Halo any further.

Finally, Halo stopped in front of a large house. It wasn't like the castles she had seen everywhere else in this realm.

Halo murmured something she couldn't understand and the gate opened.