Chapter 40
Vander rushed out from behind the tree85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWrk0JtB8Z
and immediately rolled to the ground as two arrows embedded themselves in the85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLV2BG32tqi
dirt right where he had been standing. Despite being assassins and spies, it85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMPD1eCeBe
seemed as though the Green Serpents were crack shots with the bow, but he85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbpmTw56We
decided to see what would happen when they faced someone who was expecting85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOXAdH8kc0
them. He scooped up a couple of rocks from off the ground and palmed them as he85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrFRP7qH31
charged his enemies.
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arrows were thrown at him, but it seemed as though they were drawn quickly85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRWK58bLMw
without much aim. Some whizzed over his head while others got stuck in the85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoywNEVl8EP
ground a few feet in front of him. One came dangerously close to him, but he85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4gVNLx6Nv
smacked it away with his sword. Out of the corner of his eye, he spotted some85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZ8ucu9lf4
movement. Taking quick aim, he threw a rock hitting a Serpent’s shooting hand.85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFuJQ3qPEf
With a cry of pain, he dropped the bow, but drew a knife instead.
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gut you.” He snarled and rushed him with the dagger poised low. Vander stepped85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRnFeUrjCM
back as the dagger was thrusted forward. He grabbed the serpent’s arm and85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvZnJUJU3o
yanked the poor man off his feet before slamming his palm into the guy’s nose.85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDaRpzvHBr
Blood spurted as his nose broke and embedded itself into the brain, killing him85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTY3FRSR409
instantly. He quickly lifted the body up as two arrows hit him in the back. He85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIhHlSEmut
rushed forward using the freshly made corpse as protection until he could see85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Sa73cQUXB
who he was looking for: three Serpents standing in front of him.
Unlike85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvpV7TfQWy
the one he had just killed, these three looked like veterans. They had deep85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxzMMG9tC7
green face paint and wore outfits that helped them blend into their85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSDrjCWPWs
surroundings. There was a hardened look in their eyes as they stared at him.85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWIRuAZWUz
Knowing their bows would be useless if close combat, they lowered them to the85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaOWiDl5pm
ground then removed their quivers. Each one removed a large knife from the85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzK9XQpSU9
sheathe strapped to their backs.
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might be a Blade, but you aren’t a match for all three of us.” One of them85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDFt9tXpGH
growled. As if practiced, they spread out keeping Vander between them. From85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ480KILaGS7
here he could tell that the knives were poisoned, one wayward scratch would85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzevGck8Rg
send him to the afterlife, but he couldn’t stay here as he was. That was just85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKgW0nKv5O
asking to be killed.
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threw the dead serpent at the one in front of him. As he fell scream in a85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcztAku4lto
tangle of bodies, Vander went to the left to handle the one there. He slashed85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJae4TcJ9kU
with his sword, but the serpent was nimble. He rolled over the sword strike,85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGL1vj4Xoj
landing on his feet. He stabbed with the daggers, but Vander grabbed the wrist,85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIIyonkNcmD
guiding it away from him. He kicked out the back of the leg sending the Serpent85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0qEtjDkbe
to the ground. As he fell, he brought his boot up catching Vander in the85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jTa0vQTdV
stomach and sending him flying onto his back. He rolled and brought his sword85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLZc9ZrU9Z
up in time to block the second serpent’s daggers. He pushed him stumbling85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0knOdMxDNp
sideways then scrambled to his feet. Before the serpent could adjust, Vander85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5AqTiK7ajv
slashed his back open with his sword.
Blood85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHrKvk9cLT
sprayed as the man stumbled and fell to the ground. There was no time to check85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjTutbB95S
to make sure he was dead as another was on him. The man was a whirlwind with85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXODuk0iBs
his daggers, spinning, slashing, and stabbing. The dagger cut his pants,85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiAilsaOQs
jacket, and shirt, but luckily it wasn’t deep enough to draw blood, but soon85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9n7S2VOdO
enough he could get past his guard. He wanted to keep one alive for85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZL6Bhy29Ai
interrogation, but that didn’t seem like it would be likely. So, he waited for85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTguVXExo3Q
a brief opening before cutting down with the sword. With a scream, one of the85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4giRLfzPon
serpents’ hands hit the ground in a bloody heap. Before he could scream more,85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYxJwIznrI
Vander cut his throat.
“Die!” The serpent who had been85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqacRmTJUmW
tangled up jumped from behind him. Panic raced in Vander’s chest. He had85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jIjBzuNRV
forgotten about him and now it was too late for him to protect himself as the85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNOggYirZE
daggers raced towards his throat. Acting on instinct, he lunged underneath the85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLiBAkh2Bo
daggers grabbing the serpent around the waist bringing them both to the ground.85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oPEhAp2CX
Vander’s fingers turned to claws as he tore out the man’s throat.
He could feel the demon clawing85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7s9Z5FONFx
closer to the surface. It wanted out, a way to release its aggressions, but now85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXhykqA2Hw
was not the time. Vander bit down on the impulse shoving the beast back into85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8yiqFvcke
the recesses of his soul. Soon, but not now. He had to get Kiara and Eliza back85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiPo1RJXGY
first then all hell could break loose.
Vander spent some time going85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMgQ3UBJWS
through the pockets of the dead serpents to see if they had left behind any85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWsFTZSvsX7
tools for him to use. He found several poisoned knives and needles, but the85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1Q4hFLdSE
rest were weapons that would be too much for him to carry so he discarded them.
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the area, he dragged Briar and Forest’s bodies back towards the road. He never85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQIOr0ndtQ
should have brought them here. This was his penance and his alone. Now they85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmXHvEKndp
were dead. He would have to carry that burden, but he swore he would make the85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKueIrNH8t
Serpents, and Eve, pay for what they had done.
He remembered the85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXr1I6pVGH
village from his travels across the country. He knew that it would be heavily85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ggNxLqZsV
fortified, especially now that the challenge had been issues towards him to get85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSG9VdgamFc
the queen back. He would have to come prepared. So, he scooped up a bow along with85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6tDb0u9Mt
a quiver of arrows. They would know he was there, but only after some of them85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYjALkJAIM
had died.
The sun was85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0VJjmLkU6
beginning to rise when he spotted the walls through the forest. The village was85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KBev7GGEK
aptly named because it bordered the forest. This was a hunting village, taking85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6yWEHR7nl
out small game and deer to feed everyone. He wasn’t quite sure when the85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFX0HZUS0iY
Serpents moved in, but it must have been recently as they have had no reports85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡph2fFWdV64
of the village being under attack.
As he looked at85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZVFaMdASp
the front gate, he noticed several men wearing green cloaks and talking amongst85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhR5BsICQsr
themselves. Without caring about who they were, Vander notched an arrow to his85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6J85rEUjt1
bow, took aim, then fired. The arrow took a guard in the throat and before the85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQH9m7TJ9x
others could react, several more arrows flew into parts of their body. One took85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIe8ToWrwd
an arrow in the shoulder, while the third took one through the knee. Both went85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxe5Zzm9pvp
down screaming, but they weren’t killing shots. It was enough to bring more85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg33gVJvVfq
Serpents out for him to kill.
They were pouring out of the village85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMBAkClwhy
now to get vengeance for their fallen comrades. He only had time to take down85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOY8SDNrWa
two more before the rest were on him. He tossed aside the bow and quiver and85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8ujyhINIo
drew his sword to strike against his attackers.
The first one went down with barely85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSZomMyglG
any effort. He sidestepped out of the way and ran him through. He blocked a85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41gBmtk3dg
strike from the next one then pushed him aside, but soon he was overpowered by85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiw2U6OgVrV
the sheer volume of people. As he raised his sword, one kicked his wrist85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIvRrzykJe
sending it spiraling out of his hand. He was punched in the jaw and knocked to85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZVVIb91nY
the ground. He tried to fight back, but several pinned his arms and pointed a85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTPcwvUG77
sword right at his neck.
“Stop!” Vander heard Eve shout. She85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZfhp5LCLr
pushed her way through the group and if he held out any hope that she hadn’t85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkaK6Gn4cCR
betrayed them the look in her eyes combined with what she was wearing sealed85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2srnbt49hj
her betrayal in stone.
She wore a sleeveless green shirt85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOaBNHGeV2m
showing off lean muscles and a massive snake tattoo going down her left arm.85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOzJ6lxFlX
Her hair was pulled back but covered with a green hood. She wore two daggers on85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLE4Rlbt7X1
her belt.
“So, you did betray us.” Vander spat.
“Betray you?” she laughed. “I was85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdgcokM2oA
never apart of you.” Now that he got a good look at her, he realized that she85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8QjgqyQh0
had been messing with him from the beginning. She was broader than she looked85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSFu7lmx8S
before, more heavily muscled. She wasn’t sixteen, she was likely someone older85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSZCULiVmP
than he was. It also explained the gaps in the recruits’ skills. She had been85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6dejYOoju
playing them for fools since the very beginning.
“They trusted you,” Vander struggled.85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYwZMbCOk0
“I trusted you.”85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6aCi5T9XC
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“I’ll have to make a visit to85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNHl5JOzdG
whoever your informant is.” She grinned. “He almost ruined everything, but85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63kxdz8o5h
luckily you were so easy to fool. Get him up.” Vander was hauled to his feet by85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡww7b9X7kpG
several strong hands. “We will take what we need from you then I will spend a85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjN8HtG6pn
lot more time cutting you to pieces. I’ve always wanted to hear you scream.”
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Maybe, just maybe, Peyton will come85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1h86t10rl
here himself that way he could show everyone that he was innocent. He would85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx149FDERn5
have to bide his time and wait, however. Hopefully his reinforcements would85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPvswLrXsn
arrive to save them, but he shouldn’t count on it. If Peyton knew they were85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvQ2vRYywW
mobilizing the army he would make it quick. For now, he willed his body to85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jHppC0mgj
relax. However, he wasn’t going to let them get away with it. He and the demon85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDQU3tTSYo
were going to have a lot of fun before they were killed.
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