“How long ago was that?”
“If I’m assuming correctly, they are behind us, but travelling a different route.”
“Surely we would have crossed paths with them?”
It seemed strange why we were taking a different route to that of Nicholas and his sisters. Perhaps it was too risky for Genu
and her soldiers to take, and this was the easiest one. I knew, as soon as Nicholas and I found each other again, I would stay
within his arms until the end of time. This hole in my chest could only be fixed by him and I’d never let go again.
“Do you know what the portal opens?” I asked as we crossed the gate out of the village.
Just one more hour and we’d be at the castle. Genu lowered her eyes from mine and looked straight ahead. She was hiding
something.
It made sense though, I was a stranger to her, and my family may have now started war on the entire world. I didn't blame
her for not trusting me. I wasn’t sure if I would had this been the other way around.
“The portal doesn’t just hold creatures or monsters that the Goddess locked away. It is said, a seed of her power lives
within the doorway. If one can take the seed, they will be given the same powers of the Goddess. Thus they would become
unstoppable and unkillable.”
My eyes widened at the knowledge. Norok mentioned something about power, but never to that extent. Not even Nicholas
said anything about it. Why would anything like that even be real? Surely the Goddess didn’t mean to create something so
powerful. Maybe it was just a myth? A folk tale.
“Why does Nicholas have to guard it?”
“The entire Obsidian line has guarded the portal since the Goddess asked them. It's why their bloodline is blessed with
such great mystical gifts. They use those gifts to protect and serve. But if the seed is taken, they will be at the mercy of the seed
taker. They will then lose those gifts and maybe even their lives.”
A lump in my throat formed as the faces of my new family flashed in my mind. Dorian wouldnottake this family from me.
He’d already taken too much from me. He was responsible for killing my father, corrupting my brother, and the abuse I
suffered. He was certainly not going to win this fight. Even if it killed me.
“Then we must help protect our loved ones and destroy Dorian before he gets his hands on the seed,” I said, my voice
strong with the belief we would succeed. There was no other option.
Genu let out a sinister laugh as her horse, Whip, ran through the air. Tapping lightly on the backend of her horse, she started
to pick up speed as did the rest of her riders, myself, Marcus, and Karim included.
“We best hurry then,” she shouted back as she disappeared into the distance.
There was a moment of relief when the castle appeared on the horizon. The feeling that everything was going to work out
