I was traveling all day yesterday, and I couldn't post anything 'cause my tablet only runs on wifi. So you will get the post today hopefully that won't happen again and I will continue to post on Fridays.
-Rose B.
Purple Moon
Crescent Moon 8
Kat holds her swords loosely, ready for anything. Adalia stands at her side; her dogs prepared to attack. The Alteration looks at the newcomers curious. Cade starts helping people get out of the room. It turns into a staring contest between the Alteration and the Hunters neither one moving an inch.
"What should we do?" Adalia asks.
"We need to get through the flesh to the heart. It won't be easy; the flesh looks normal, but it's dead."
"At least it's not decomposing," Adalia comments.
"It could be on the inside."
"Oh Kat, don't be mean. When you pulled out your sword, nothing came with it."
"But it wasn't a smooth cut, and it could have mended the skin beneath my sword, or my sword might not have gone all the way through"
"Then how are we going to reach the heart?"
Kat stares into the sunken eyes of the Alteration. Her mind calculating what the next move was. "Follow my lead," She says and runs at the Alteration.
Adalia shakes her head and commands her dogs to follow Kat. The Alteration raises its tray in a defensive position. But Kat knew that it would do that so just as she was about to hit it she swerves and slides her blades along its side. It screeches in pain and turns to face the one who wounded it. The dogs launch themselves at the exposed back of the Alteration. Kat sees her chance and stabs both swords into its chest. The skin resists the blades and pushes as hard as she can while keeping an eye on the Alteration. Then, after a long, tense moment, her swords puncture the heart.
The Alteration doesn't gasp or feebly grab at the swords like Kat expects him to instead he chuckles. Kat stares at him, shocked and a little bewildered. And as the life leaves its eyes, it says, "You may have killed me, but the Queen will send others."
It tries to laugh, but it turns into a coughing fit and dies. Kat pulls out her swords and looks at Adalia. Cade is standing a little behind her in mid-step of walking toward the girls. All of the Civilians are gone, and for a moment, none of them move then Silias walks in and breaks the stillness.
"What is going on here?" He asks
All three Hunters look at him, and Kat says, "I don't know. "
Adalia, Cade, Kat, and Silias are stand on the sun inlaid into the floor of the council chamber.
"This is most disturbing. We have had Alterations attack the City but never before have we had one appear behind the walls." One council member says.
"And you are sure that it spoke?" A different one asks.
Kat nods, "Adalia and Cade were also there."
The council whispers to each other for a moment then one commands, "All of you except Silias may go. We will let you know what we have decided later."
Adalia, Cade, and Kat bow and walk out. Silence fills the room after they leave. Then Silias says, "So what are we going to do."
"We do not know, but we are sure that this is the beginning of something and that whoever this Queen is behind it all needs to die."
Silias nods, "Is there anything else you need?"
"How is She doing?"
"I have not noticed any changes. The others are wary of her, but she does her job better than any of them. I believe today's incident proves that."
"You may be right but keep an eye on her anyway."
"I understand," Silias bows and walks out.
"We need to get through the flesh to the heart. It won't be easy; the flesh looks normal, but it's dead."
"At least it's not decomposing," Adalia comments.
"It could be on the inside."
"Oh Kat, don't be mean. When you pulled out your sword, nothing came with it."
"But it wasn't a smooth cut, and it could have mended the skin beneath my sword, or my sword might not have gone all the way through"
"Then how are we going to reach the heart?"
Kat stares into the sunken eyes of the Alteration. Her mind calculating what the next move was. "Follow my lead," She says and runs at the Alteration.
Adalia shakes her head and commands her dogs to follow Kat. The Alteration raises its tray in a defensive position. But Kat knew that it would do that so just as she was about to hit it she swerves and slides her blades along its side. It screeches in pain and turns to face the one who wounded it. The dogs launch themselves at the exposed back of the Alteration. Kat sees her chance and stabs both swords into its chest. The skin resists the blades and pushes as hard as she can while keeping an eye on the Alteration. Then, after a long, tense moment, her swords puncture the heart.
The Alteration doesn't gasp or feebly grab at the swords like Kat expects him to instead he chuckles. Kat stares at him, shocked and a little bewildered. And as the life leaves its eyes, it says, "You may have killed me, but the Queen will send others."
It tries to laugh, but it turns into a coughing fit and dies. Kat pulls out her swords and looks at Adalia. Cade is standing a little behind her in mid-step of walking toward the girls. All of the Civilians are gone, and for a moment, none of them move then Silias walks in and breaks the stillness.
"What is going on here?" He asks
All three Hunters look at him, and Kat says, "I don't know. "
Adalia, Cade, Kat, and Silias are stand on the sun inlaid into the floor of the council chamber.
"This is most disturbing. We have had Alterations attack the City but never before have we had one appear behind the walls." One council member says.
"And you are sure that it spoke?" A different one asks.
Kat nods, "Adalia and Cade were also there."
The council whispers to each other for a moment then one commands, "All of you except Silias may go. We will let you know what we have decided later."
Adalia, Cade, and Kat bow and walk out. Silence fills the room after they leave. Then Silias says, "So what are we going to do."
"We do not know, but we are sure that this is the beginning of something and that whoever this Queen is behind it all needs to die."
Silias nods, "Is there anything else you need?"
"How is She doing?"
"I have not noticed any changes. The others are wary of her, but she does her job better than any of them. I believe today's incident proves that."
"You may be right but keep an eye on her anyway."
"I understand," Silias bows and walks out.
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