LN Part 61: Calling

Writers Fantasy posted on Aug 03, 2019
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Andy awoke with a headache like he had never felt before. It was coming through the bond from Ann. She rolled from the bed and collapsed trying to stand. “Stop it. Get out,” she cried. Andy tried to go to her, but he wasn’t able to stand either. “Please, stop.” She begged. He could feel Drepal trying to take over and failing. “Kartonesh?... Don’t... I can’t... Stop.” Kartonesh, the name sounded familiar. He couldn’t remember. He could barely think. Tears streamed down his face and hers. Andy tried to crawl to her. “I can’t... Stop... Summer Palace.” She collapsed, and the bond went dead. “No!” Without the bond, the pain disappeared. Panicked, Andy scrambled to her. He checked her pulse. She wasn’t dead. He checked her magic. It was the same level as before. This wasn’t a wizard’s trance. “Ann.” He shook her. He tried reaching for her like he had when she was in a trance. Nothing. “Drepal? Are you there?” Still nothing. He needed help. Then, he remembered that tooth Pt’this had given him during the battle with Lyra. It would summon Pt’this. He used it to stab his finger. *** To Pt’this it felt like someone was pulling on him. It took a moment to realize what happened. That tooth he gave Andy was active. “Shades of night. Get dressed,” he told Sapphire. He didn’t know if she could feel it. All he could think of was to get to Andy. He pulled on the first clothes he grabbed. It was getting stronger. They had to go. “What is that? What happened?” Sapphire asked. She was dressed already. “Where’s my vial?” “Here.” She handed him some other pants. He practically jumped from the tree house, changed form and as he took off, he grabbed Sapphire. He flew to the other tree house. He landed and scrambled up the ladder. Andy, in tears, was cradling an unconscious Ann on the floor. “I can’t feel her.” He’d managed to pull a sheet from the bed to cover her, but she was the only thing that covered him. “Oh, my,” Sapphire said when she saw him and looked away. “Wait outside,” Pt’this told her. “Get dressed,” he told Andy. “And give me that.” He pulled the tooth from Andy’s hand by the cord it was attached to. It was covered in blood. No wonder he couldn’t think. “I said a drop.” Startled, Andy looked at his hand. He had started with a drop, but he had gripped the tooth so hard it had cut his hand. Pt’this rinsed the tooth while Andy put on some clothes. Soon the compulsion faded. “What happened?” Pt’this asked as he examined Ann. “Someone was using telepathy, but it was more painful than I’ve ever felt. She kept asking whoever it was to stop and saying she couldn’t.” He opened the door it’s so Sapphire could return. “Did she say anything else?” “A name. Kar … Kar -something.” “Kartonesh?” The name was barely more than a growl. “That’s it.” Andy nodded. Pt’this stood, growling. Sapphire put her hands around his throat. “Don’t. Ann needs you. Mad-dragon won’t help.” She pressed against him. “Stay with us.” Pt’this calmed enough to stay sane. He removed Sapphire’s hands. “Sorry.” He went back to checking Ann. ‘His brother,’ Sapphire mouthed to Andy. “I can’t find anything wrong,” Pt’this said. “I can’t feel her through the bond.” “What about Drepal?” “Not her either. She tried to wake at one point but failed.” “Did she say anything else?” “Just something about a summer palace.” “Okay. It’s likely she told him to go there. It’s the palace in Sen-gan. It used to be a summer getaway before the war. We need to take her there anyhow to have Mila or Shunati help her out. You two get her dressed. I’ll get our things and come back. Andy, you get your stuff too. Make sure you have the sheets. Then I’ll take us back.”

Comments (4)


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ikke.evc

10:16AM | Sat, 03 August 2019

Okay, there goes the pleasant time. Great story and illustration. Well done, RP!

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zaqxsw

12:48PM | Sat, 03 August 2019

Our poor heroes... They can't even enjoy their honeymoon! Great installment.

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RedPhantom

2:33PM | Sat, 03 August 2019

Fortunatly, it's only a day early. They'll be able to finish it at the palace.

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bucyjoe

3:28PM | Mon, 05 August 2019

wow


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