and they will stop at nothing to make sure you’re dead,” Eliza explained.
I was in shock; all these years I’ve been protected and now I’m a sitting duck. This all felt so weird. I didn’t want to lose the family I’ve gained, and for a moment I felt a couple tears come down my face. Darren embraced me though, holding me and stroking my back.
“It’s okay Alyssa. We’ll keep you safe and sound. Don’t you worry. I will protect you with my life,” Darren said reassuringly.
“We all will. Don’t worry we were able to salvage a few things, including the key to our other hideout along with the Great Rune. I also alerted the Alchemic Arson Department and the fire Department and they’re going to put out the fire. We’ll live in our other hideout as well. But…there’s something else that has happened as well,” Anthony said.
“W-what do you mean?” I asked.
“Your parent’s place got attacked as well. Don’t worry they both survived, but they’re coming to live with us in the cave as well. You’ll be safe, I assure you,” Anthony said.
I can’t believe we all got attacked. I also couldn’t believe I would finally get to see my parent’s after eighteen years. It was both a blessing and a curse to me, but I knew I had to stay strong as well.
“What’s the plan?” Darren asked.
“We’re going to the cave; it’s only a few miles from here. We have about a month’s supply of provisions so we must devise a plan there. There’s about three other clans that have gotten attacked as well and they’re going to their own hideouts but we’re going to meet in a lower cave and then we’ll devise a plan of attack. I think we’re going to go to Karakan’s hideout and we’ll strike there,” Anthony instructed.
Darren nodded and we started to walk through the tunnels. This wasn’t a sewer system and according to Anthony it had been infused with some very powerful alchemy to keep them fortified. I was very interested but he didn’t go into detail. We finally got to a small opening and one-by-one we all started to climb the stairs. After a little bit we finally got to the top. Anthony opened it and we were in a home similar to that of the place we were in before. I know something was different though; it was a lot cooler and there was a different presence of magic within.
“Where are we?” I asked.
“We’re in a cave about fifty miles from the city. The tunnels make it seem like we only walked a little bit but that’s to confuse our enemies. It’s a tunnel that can change distance and that’s how we got here so quickly. This is where we’re going to live until we decide how to handle Karakan’s attack. I’ve informed the Alchemic Council of everything that just happened. They’re investigating and tracking where the bombs came from and will probably give us the location once found and we can use that to attack Karakan . We have about a month to formulate and the other clans will meet in our downstairs cave to devise a strategy in three weeks. Your parents will be here soon, they’ll be coming through the same hole you did so we should probably all move away,” Anthony explained.
I moved and looked around. It had everything that we had in our other place sans all the magical artifacts . It was interesting and felt kind of like home, but at the same time it didn’t due to the fact that we were being hunted. I went over to a couch and sat on it. Darren was next to me and for a moment I felt at peace. I opened my eyes and looked at him, my thoughts apparent. He was reading everything and after he did he gave me a big hug.
“It’s okay Alyssa. I’m here for you and I won’t let anything happen. I swear by it,” he voiced. I hugged him tightly and started to cry again. I didn’t know how to take all of this
I was in shock; all these years I’ve been protected and now I’m a sitting duck. This all felt so weird. I didn’t want to lose the family I’ve gained, and for a moment I felt a couple tears come down my face. Darren embraced me though, holding me and stroking my back.
“It’s okay Alyssa. We’ll keep you safe and sound. Don’t you worry. I will protect you with my life,” Darren said reassuringly.
“We all will. Don’t worry we were able to salvage a few things, including the key to our other hideout along with the Great Rune. I also alerted the Alchemic Arson Department and the fire Department and they’re going to put out the fire. We’ll live in our other hideout as well. But…there’s something else that has happened as well,” Anthony said.
“W-what do you mean?” I asked.
“Your parent’s place got attacked as well. Don’t worry they both survived, but they’re coming to live with us in the cave as well. You’ll be safe, I assure you,” Anthony said.
I can’t believe we all got attacked. I also couldn’t believe I would finally get to see my parent’s after eighteen years. It was both a blessing and a curse to me, but I knew I had to stay strong as well.
“What’s the plan?” Darren asked.
“We’re going to the cave; it’s only a few miles from here. We have about a month’s supply of provisions so we must devise a plan there. There’s about three other clans that have gotten attacked as well and they’re going to their own hideouts but we’re going to meet in a lower cave and then we’ll devise a plan of attack. I think we’re going to go to Karakan’s hideout and we’ll strike there,” Anthony instructed.
Darren nodded and we started to walk through the tunnels. This wasn’t a sewer system and according to Anthony it had been infused with some very powerful alchemy to keep them fortified. I was very interested but he didn’t go into detail. We finally got to a small opening and one-by-one we all started to climb the stairs. After a little bit we finally got to the top. Anthony opened it and we were in a home similar to that of the place we were in before. I know something was different though; it was a lot cooler and there was a different presence of magic within.
“Where are we?” I asked.
“We’re in a cave about fifty miles from the city. The tunnels make it seem like we only walked a little bit but that’s to confuse our enemies. It’s a tunnel that can change distance and that’s how we got here so quickly. This is where we’re going to live until we decide how to handle Karakan’s attack. I’ve informed the Alchemic Council of everything that just happened. They’re investigating and tracking where the bombs came from and will probably give us the location once found and we can use that to attack Karakan . We have about a month to formulate and the other clans will meet in our downstairs cave to devise a strategy in three weeks. Your parents will be here soon, they’ll be coming through the same hole you did so we should probably all move away,” Anthony explained.
I moved and looked around. It had everything that we had in our other place sans all the magical artifacts . It was interesting and felt kind of like home, but at the same time it didn’t due to the fact that we were being hunted. I went over to a couch and sat on it. Darren was next to me and for a moment I felt at peace. I opened my eyes and looked at him, my thoughts apparent. He was reading everything and after he did he gave me a big hug.
“It’s okay Alyssa. I’m here for you and I won’t let anything happen. I swear by it,” he voiced. I hugged him tightly and started to cry again. I didn’t know how to take all of this