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Elite (Part 3)
The Next morning they continued on, however toward mid day, both of her parents stopped walking at the same time and looked at each other in alarm.
“What’s wrong?” Tesa asked. A shiver suddenly ran down her back, the forest became darker and colder. She felt a presence enter the wood.
“They've found us..” Her mother whispered, “Tesa-”, she began but was cut off by the familiar sound of an arrow cutting through the air. Time slowed down. All Tes could hear was the sound of her wild heart beating as her mother’s scream echoed in her ears. Ingrained in her memory, repeating over and over as her world fell apart before her eyes.
“Josie!” her father yelled, running to her mothers side where an arrow was sticking out of her arm. Tes was frozen, her breathing came quickly as the ringing in her ears subsided. Six horsemen entered the clearing, figures clad in black robes a-top soot colored steads. A wave of nausea hit her making her gag, she could feel their presence in the wood like a guillotine blade hanging over her neck. Their faces were obscured by long hoods and they would have looked completely identical if one had not been holding a bow. She looked at her mother, shadows were bleeding from the arrow and were slowly spreading down her mother’s arm. She knew that it was poison before her father whispered it in horror. He rose from her mothers side. His posture was calm and calculated but Tes could see the rage burning behind his eyes. She still wasn't thinking properly. Her father walked past her, toward the Nox.
“What do you want?” Her fathers voice shook as he asked the question.
“Are you Cassius Everett?” The closest Nox questioned, the voice sent a chill through Tesa. though she couldn't see their eyes, she could feel their gazes locked on her, pushing at her mind.
“I am.” he tipped his head up slightly and clenched his hands at his sides.
“We want the girl. Give her to us and we will let you and the woman live.” Her breath caught in her throat, the ultimate fear they had had from the beginning. She began to shake uncontrollably, recalling...
“What’s wrong?” Tesa asked. A shiver suddenly ran down her back, the forest became darker and colder. She felt a presence enter the wood.
“They've found us..” Her mother whispered, “Tesa-”, she began but was cut off by the familiar sound of an arrow cutting through the air. Time slowed down. All Tes could hear was the sound of her wild heart beating as her mother’s scream echoed in her ears. Ingrained in her memory, repeating over and over as her world fell apart before her eyes.
“Josie!” her father yelled, running to her mothers side where an arrow was sticking out of her arm. Tes was frozen, her breathing came quickly as the ringing in her ears subsided. Six horsemen entered the clearing, figures clad in black robes a-top soot colored steads. A wave of nausea hit her making her gag, she could feel their presence in the wood like a guillotine blade hanging over her neck. Their faces were obscured by long hoods and they would have looked completely identical if one had not been holding a bow. She looked at her mother, shadows were bleeding from the arrow and were slowly spreading down her mother’s arm. She knew that it was poison before her father whispered it in horror. He rose from her mothers side. His posture was calm and calculated but Tes could see the rage burning behind his eyes. She still wasn't thinking properly. Her father walked past her, toward the Nox.
“What do you want?” Her fathers voice shook as he asked the question.
“Are you Cassius Everett?” The closest Nox questioned, the voice sent a chill through Tesa. though she couldn't see their eyes, she could feel their gazes locked on her, pushing at her mind.
“I am.” he tipped his head up slightly and clenched his hands at his sides.
“We want the girl. Give her to us and we will let you and the woman live.” Her breath caught in her throat, the ultimate fear they had had from the beginning. She began to shake uncontrollably, recalling...
