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He is hyperventilating and my heart is racing.
James
The old mannods as if he didn’t expect anything less.
“The child of legend is here with you, which means another has become his vessel.” He shifts his gaze to her extended stomach and Delizah stands there quietly behind us both.
“Hey!” I call out, stealing all of their attention. “Someone needs to tell me where the hell the dagger is so we can kill this monster and free my friend.”
Derrick pulls back and looks at me with confusion. “What? You’re about to stab me, bruh, and say it in front of my face?”
“What? That’s not what I said!”
Derrick leans in and growls in my face. “You asked them for a damn blade, James!”
“Guys!” Delizah tries to interrupt, but the tension in the room had already grown to infernal heights.
All of our emotions are storming in this small cavern at the side of the mountain. Derrick’s eyes glow and my dick twitches. I’m scared and willing to sacrifice myself if it means I free him.
“A dagger?” The older man asks, confused by my question. “I am Jawung of the leaders of Light, and it would seem you have been lied to, my friend. No mere dagger could ever kill Dathrokei.”
His words resonate with us all while an awkward silence covers us. I pull my attention away from a furious Derrick and stare at Delizah. She has the audacity to hang her head in shame.
“Why did you lie to me?” I bark out, both embarrassed and pissed off beyond reason at this goose chase. She filled me with false hope and now everything I thought I was going to be able to do to save Derrick has shattered in front of me. “You knew this was a wild goose chase and you had us steal a car and drive all the way here for nothing?”
I explode and lunge at her but multiple hands hold me back. My rage vibrates and I’m about to start throwing elbows and fists into the faces of these strangers until Derrick yells out my name.
“Calm yourself. This is a place of peace and light. We must stay calm if we are to defeat him again. Dathrokei is a creature of power and evil and there is but one way to stop him. It would seem your friend has failed to tell you the truth about what that is.” I refuse to take my eyes off the traitor, standing there as if she is the only innocent one here.
The old man walks around us, corralling us inward toward the heart of the mountain, then takes a seat on the ground, crossing his legs. We all watch him in confusion as he closes his eyes and stretches out his arms, taking a deep inhale and exhale. Suddenly, he begins to levitate and a white glow emits from behind his closed eyelids. I step back and Derrick puts his hand on my shoulder.
The other robed people don’t say a word as they all stand there and stare at him as if he does this every other day. Who are these people?
When his body comes back down to the ground, he snaps his eyes open and expressionlessly gets to his feet and walks over to Delizah, who stands stock still. He hovers his hand over her round belly, then looks at me straight in the eye.
“Only purity can defeat the monster. Lies have no place here with the Warriors of Light.” He turns to look at Delizah. “Tell him the truth, child,” he says calmly.
Delizah immediately turns back into her human form, wringing her hands. She slowly turns to face me and I itch to tell her exactly what’s on my mind.
“I couldn’t tell you. I didn’t know how. I mean, you don’t understand how hard it is—”
“Stop rambling!” I spit out. “Tell me the truth!” I’m vibrating with hate and remorse as Derrick puts another hand on my shoulder, pulling my back into his chest to calm my nerves.
“You saved me from becoming his vessel. That’s what I was born for, and now the only way to stop him is to sacrifice my unborn child!” She breaks down in front of us all and falls to her knees. Some of the robed figures hurry to help her back up, but I’m staring at her as if she’s been the monster this whole time.
“Calm yourself!” the old man commands, but I can’t hear him above the rushing heart beats behind my ears as my blood continues to pump rapidly from what I just learned.
“In order to stop him, a sacrifice must be made—one of purity,” the old man reiterates.
“And the vessel? What about the vessel he inhabits? What about my friend?” I grit out.
The old man looks at me seriously, running a hand over his robe to smooth it out. “In twenty-four hours, his soul will be completely overtaken by the beast and he will be lost forever. It's up to the daughter to defeat the father. Now, go. We’ve given you the tools to defeat the beast.”
I sputter and jerk my shoulders away from Derrick, taking a threatening step toward the old man. “Tools? What tools? You just said a bunch of bullshit and then nothing!”
As if by magic, I blink and we are all back at the car we stole, both Delizah and I wearing white robes with two golden swords in our hand. What the hell? Were we drugged?
In my anger and confusion, I can hear Delizah throw her sword into the backseat and get into the car, slamming the door angrily.
