already trying to regenerate it.
They placed the warrior in the dirt , a few yards from Jester, and there he sat with maniacal eyes, staring at the ground like it was the most fascinating thing he had ever witnessed, still releasing and retracting his blades back and forth. Catherine walked towards the man and sat down next to him. Nadia became alarmed and reached out to pull her back but the Princess put up a hand to stop her.
“No, Nadia,” Catherine said. “This has to be done. Please don’t interfere.”
“I can’t promise he won’t attack you.”
“I know,” she said. “But this is the only way.”
Catherine closed her eyes and reached the palms of her hands forward, slowly extending toward the babbling man’s forehead. As she approached, his mumbling became less erratic and his twitching slowed, but his scythes were still moving at its frantic pace. Catherine ignored the warnings and plunged ahead, suddenly grabbing the temples of his head and powering up simultaneously, her hair exploding and the purple winds surrounding them both.
Cath erine grit her teeth as she focused on healing his mind to unlock the treasures stored within. There was no guarantee it would work, but she was willing to give up many precious years of her life in order to find out.
After only a few seconds, the man’s scythes sheathed and stayed put. His babbling ceased and his eyes were becoming steady. Soon, he looked directly at Catherine, studying and admiring her. The Princess was sweating now, and her curls had lost its buoyancy, becoming limp and damp. Seeing that she was stressed, the man suddenly grabbed her cheeks with the palm of his hands, making her snap open her eyes in shock. The man smiled.
“Hi, my name is Lex,” he said seductively . “And what type of angelic creature might you be?”
“Lex, shut up,” Nadia snapped. “Geez, only two seconds back in reality and he’s already making moves.”
“No, Nadia, she’s different,” Lex said as he studied Catherine’s lips. “I think I might be in love with this one.”
“Catherine, are you okay?” Nadia asked, ignoring him. Catherine blinked and then took a deep breath before carefully removing Lex’s hands from her face. She stretched out a hand and together they helped each other stand to their feet. Jester tried clapping in the background but then realized he was still tied up. He began p outing as Catherine wiped the sweat from her brow.
“Lex, we need your help,” Catherine said. “I understand you faced the creature behind me.”
“I have,” Lex said, glancing behind her, “but that’s kind of a sore memory. You can understand. Gorgeous specimen like myself drooling and foaming at the mouth is not exactly the look I was going for. The ladies were probably horrified! But…that doesn’t matter anymore. I have you now.”
“Lex,” Catherine blushed. “Please. You have to focus.”
“Tell me who you are first and then I’ll be very forward. And I do mean forward…about anything.”
“My name is Catherine, and I -” she began before Lex cut her off.
“Ah! So that’s what this goddess is called. Thank the Maker I have had the pleasure of –“
“LEX!!!” Nadia shouted. “Please answer the Princess’s question!”
“A Princess?” Lex said in surprise as Catherine shook her head in disbelief.
“ This is important, Lex.”
“I’m sorry,” he said, matting his hair and straightening his clothes. “Sometimes I get ahead of myself.”
“Do you know anything about this man? He claims to be from Zen-echelon.”
“I don’t know him too well,” Lex said, looking back again at Jester. “I was in the back of the mob when we engaged him…but Zen-echelon. That I do know…hey! What do you know? I can talk about it!”
“I…don’t understand,” Catherine chuckled as he straightened himself up again.
“I’ve traveled to Zen-echelon actually,” he said. “But when I returned, it was like a spell was placed upon
They placed the warrior in the dirt , a few yards from Jester, and there he sat with maniacal eyes, staring at the ground like it was the most fascinating thing he had ever witnessed, still releasing and retracting his blades back and forth. Catherine walked towards the man and sat down next to him. Nadia became alarmed and reached out to pull her back but the Princess put up a hand to stop her.
“No, Nadia,” Catherine said. “This has to be done. Please don’t interfere.”
“I can’t promise he won’t attack you.”
“I know,” she said. “But this is the only way.”
Catherine closed her eyes and reached the palms of her hands forward, slowly extending toward the babbling man’s forehead. As she approached, his mumbling became less erratic and his twitching slowed, but his scythes were still moving at its frantic pace. Catherine ignored the warnings and plunged ahead, suddenly grabbing the temples of his head and powering up simultaneously, her hair exploding and the purple winds surrounding them both.
Cath erine grit her teeth as she focused on healing his mind to unlock the treasures stored within. There was no guarantee it would work, but she was willing to give up many precious years of her life in order to find out.
After only a few seconds, the man’s scythes sheathed and stayed put. His babbling ceased and his eyes were becoming steady. Soon, he looked directly at Catherine, studying and admiring her. The Princess was sweating now, and her curls had lost its buoyancy, becoming limp and damp. Seeing that she was stressed, the man suddenly grabbed her cheeks with the palm of his hands, making her snap open her eyes in shock. The man smiled.
“Hi, my name is Lex,” he said seductively . “And what type of angelic creature might you be?”
“Lex, shut up,” Nadia snapped. “Geez, only two seconds back in reality and he’s already making moves.”
“No, Nadia, she’s different,” Lex said as he studied Catherine’s lips. “I think I might be in love with this one.”
“Catherine, are you okay?” Nadia asked, ignoring him. Catherine blinked and then took a deep breath before carefully removing Lex’s hands from her face. She stretched out a hand and together they helped each other stand to their feet. Jester tried clapping in the background but then realized he was still tied up. He began p outing as Catherine wiped the sweat from her brow.
“Lex, we need your help,” Catherine said. “I understand you faced the creature behind me.”
“I have,” Lex said, glancing behind her, “but that’s kind of a sore memory. You can understand. Gorgeous specimen like myself drooling and foaming at the mouth is not exactly the look I was going for. The ladies were probably horrified! But…that doesn’t matter anymore. I have you now.”
“Lex,” Catherine blushed. “Please. You have to focus.”
“Tell me who you are first and then I’ll be very forward. And I do mean forward…about anything.”
“My name is Catherine, and I -” she began before Lex cut her off.
“Ah! So that’s what this goddess is called. Thank the Maker I have had the pleasure of –“
“LEX!!!” Nadia shouted. “Please answer the Princess’s question!”
“A Princess?” Lex said in surprise as Catherine shook her head in disbelief.
“ This is important, Lex.”
“I’m sorry,” he said, matting his hair and straightening his clothes. “Sometimes I get ahead of myself.”
“Do you know anything about this man? He claims to be from Zen-echelon.”
“I don’t know him too well,” Lex said, looking back again at Jester. “I was in the back of the mob when we engaged him…but Zen-echelon. That I do know…hey! What do you know? I can talk about it!”
“I…don’t understand,” Catherine chuckled as he straightened himself up again.
“I’ve traveled to Zen-echelon actually,” he said. “But when I returned, it was like a spell was placed upon
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