Chapter 40
Vander rushed out from behind the tree92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAg2ddnVHC
and immediately rolled to the ground as two arrows embedded themselves in the92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡudky5dUxjY
dirt right where he had been standing. Despite being assassins and spies, it92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsT5KQTrN8
seemed as though the Green Serpents were crack shots with the bow, but he92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkt9HAOFzcd
decided to see what would happen when they faced someone who was expecting92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsl230185J
them. He scooped up a couple of rocks from off the ground and palmed them as he92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8ZBU1lZgK
charged his enemies.
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arrows were thrown at him, but it seemed as though they were drawn quickly92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZmIDPVemL
without much aim. Some whizzed over his head while others got stuck in the92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYneOBd9BQ
ground a few feet in front of him. One came dangerously close to him, but he92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8FoEeTtUK
smacked it away with his sword. Out of the corner of his eye, he spotted some92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5HkLrXRyk
movement. Taking quick aim, he threw a rock hitting a Serpent’s shooting hand.92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrp9SohJqSS
With a cry of pain, he dropped the bow, but drew a knife instead.
“I’ll92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHgcycrCQb
gut you.” He snarled and rushed him with the dagger poised low. Vander stepped92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDDSzoURfb
back as the dagger was thrusted forward. He grabbed the serpent’s arm and92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrvCc5w447
yanked the poor man off his feet before slamming his palm into the guy’s nose.92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdwFs0mqFJ
Blood spurted as his nose broke and embedded itself into the brain, killing him92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftkUlM5bxz
instantly. He quickly lifted the body up as two arrows hit him in the back. He92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTW4ybeD5g
rushed forward using the freshly made corpse as protection until he could see92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQwoMxnJCm
who he was looking for: three Serpents standing in front of him.
Unlike92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjht0aSA2Ry
the one he had just killed, these three looked like veterans. They had deep92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlU24xOiBs
green face paint and wore outfits that helped them blend into their92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnyd8OK7tl
surroundings. There was a hardened look in their eyes as they stared at him.92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXZAYHl7pw
Knowing their bows would be useless if close combat, they lowered them to the92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7veT6ajum
ground then removed their quivers. Each one removed a large knife from the92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGZ1JMe3qG
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 them92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yvXaHLAha
growled. As if practiced, they spread out keeping Vander between them. From92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3N3Or9DP2
here he could tell that the knives were poisoned, one wayward scratch would92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKky3f8JJ5I
send him to the afterlife, but he couldn’t stay here as he was. That was just92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1TVMSa8dz
asking to be killed.
Vander92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHg5oPsnWT
threw the dead serpent at the one in front of him. As he fell scream in a92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUsVFif7Rp
tangle of bodies, Vander went to the left to handle the one there. He slashed92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsX7Iti4qiq
with his sword, but the serpent was nimble. He rolled over the sword strike,92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqU77YLUU7
landing on his feet. He stabbed with the daggers, but Vander grabbed the wrist,92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡquD62tBxqM
guiding it away from him. He kicked out the back of the leg sending the Serpent92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76HYU7nAXo
to the ground. As he fell, he brought his boot up catching Vander in the92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbv6Z3JfVM
stomach and sending him flying onto his back. He rolled and brought his sword92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkr4pdeQ4e
up in time to block the second serpent’s daggers. He pushed him stumbling92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQ2j87BSHS
sideways then scrambled to his feet. Before the serpent could adjust, Vander92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBmekjxpbb
slashed his back open with his sword.
Blood92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByZystU4Cz
sprayed as the man stumbled and fell to the ground. There was no time to check92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUCLAIsGk2
to make sure he was dead as another was on him. The man was a whirlwind with92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLTlvIc0aK
his daggers, spinning, slashing, and stabbing. The dagger cut his pants,92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrB5zMYc623
jacket, and shirt, but luckily it wasn’t deep enough to draw blood, but soon92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74E5WcEccD
enough he could get past his guard. He wanted to keep one alive for92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBqaQo5vOV
interrogation, but that didn’t seem like it would be likely. So, he waited for92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUNAL8GANZ
a brief opening before cutting down with the sword. With a scream, one of the92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5JIHYkvtGM
serpents’ hands hit the ground in a bloody heap. Before he could scream more,92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbzQj2xV7N
Vander cut his throat.
“Die!” The serpent who had been92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5jUSE7jSm
tangled up jumped from behind him. Panic raced in Vander’s chest. He had92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGjUSWszbq
forgotten about him and now it was too late for him to protect himself as the92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIIpAYl6Xx
daggers raced towards his throat. Acting on instinct, he lunged underneath the92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68KASSQ8VQ
daggers grabbing the serpent around the waist bringing them both to the ground.92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9eapu89eX3
Vander’s fingers turned to claws as he tore out the man’s throat.
He could feel the demon clawing92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlc6HxxJ8Fe
closer to the surface. It wanted out, a way to release its aggressions, but now92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcH6VD4gimA
was not the time. Vander bit down on the impulse shoving the beast back into92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5Ku6wIaMt
the recesses of his soul. Soon, but not now. He had to get Kiara and Eliza back92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGz4dbpUPK
first then all hell could break loose.
Vander spent some time going92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlUcQBBzBe
through the pockets of the dead serpents to see if they had left behind any92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9lBGh8Uou
tools for him to use. He found several poisoned knives and needles, but the92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0V2QFqFRJc
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 never92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmS1VYISQqq
should have brought them here. This was his penance and his alone. Now they92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuW2ewutsSM
were dead. He would have to carry that burden, but he swore he would make the92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGtQrLq9gS
Serpents, and Eve, pay for what they had done.
He remembered the92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskwhJyWY43
village from his travels across the country. He knew that it would be heavily92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKxsTZoQV3
fortified, especially now that the challenge had been issues towards him to get92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hNpHBwq0G
the queen back. He would have to come prepared. So, he scooped up a bow along with92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwN8SHVvmu
a quiver of arrows. They would know he was there, but only after some of them92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNeluYbPyq
had died.
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beginning to rise when he spotted the walls through the forest. The village was92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZBR3HHhTd
aptly named because it bordered the forest. This was a hunting village, taking92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBKEygpilR
out small game and deer to feed everyone. He wasn’t quite sure when the92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy72uBByGHL
Serpents moved in, but it must have been recently as they have had no reports92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyuYe8xyFD
of the village being under attack.
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the front gate, he noticed several men wearing green cloaks and talking amongst92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VAGBVpmZl
themselves. Without caring about who they were, Vander notched an arrow to his92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqejl5j4HIg
bow, took aim, then fired. The arrow took a guard in the throat and before the92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXYsqiAeyV
others could react, several more arrows flew into parts of their body. One took92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBFQ6dZphW
an arrow in the shoulder, while the third took one through the knee. Both went92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmm3flsUUm
down screaming, but they weren’t killing shots. It was enough to bring more92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldwsdCiIbj
Serpents out for him to kill.
They were pouring out of the village92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeY18mduC4A
now to get vengeance for their fallen comrades. He only had time to take down92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLGdK5bOxc
two more before the rest were on him. He tossed aside the bow and quiver and92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGIETxcsiz
drew his sword to strike against his attackers.
The first one went down with barely92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOH0pWBWFfC
any effort. He sidestepped out of the way and ran him through. He blocked a92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGo8MLhAG5
strike from the next one then pushed him aside, but soon he was overpowered by92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZtDRPMvAd
the sheer volume of people. As he raised his sword, one kicked his wrist92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9fJGyYwiQ
sending it spiraling out of his hand. He was punched in the jaw and knocked to92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrx50emCkuH
the ground. He tried to fight back, but several pinned his arms and pointed a92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbFn6hupKJ
sword right at his neck.
“Stop!” Vander heard Eve shout. She92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHz1gKblypq
pushed her way through the group and if he held out any hope that she hadn’t92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOB7Qt9cc53
betrayed them the look in her eyes combined with what she was wearing sealed92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0onC5Z7wq
her betrayal in stone.
She wore a sleeveless green shirt92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcBD2eDEBi
showing off lean muscles and a massive snake tattoo going down her left arm.92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7p7xpUBkLd
Her hair was pulled back but covered with a green hood. She wore two daggers on92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYr4VCh6xWO
her belt.
“So, you did betray us.” Vander spat.
“Betray you?” she laughed. “I was92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3uegVcXdd
never apart of you.” Now that he got a good look at her, he realized that she92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMIgsWwKIz
had been messing with him from the beginning. She was broader than she looked92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WgCUFAvfb
before, more heavily muscled. She wasn’t sixteen, she was likely someone older92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfegsFDxCL
than he was. It also explained the gaps in the recruits’ skills. She had been92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfW1u5u58x
playing them for fools since the very beginning.
“They trusted you,” Vander struggled.92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQlFr0tMAo
“I trusted you.”92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6DGg95DDq
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“I’ll have to make a visit to92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfAcF1QAl8
whoever your informant is.” She grinned. “He almost ruined everything, but92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHxgzIvEC3
luckily you were so easy to fool. Get him up.” Vander was hauled to his feet by92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT09gSYZgdj
several strong hands. “We will take what we need from you then I will spend a92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXfON1ivKQ
lot more time cutting you to pieces. I’ve always wanted to hear you scream.”
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Maybe, just maybe, Peyton will come92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1S62rHTPWP
here himself that way he could show everyone that he was innocent. He would92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFedAaoOO49
have to bide his time and wait, however. Hopefully his reinforcements would92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡifIG8BnS2x
arrive to save them, but he shouldn’t count on it. If Peyton knew they were92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0JUzA3BKH
mobilizing the army he would make it quick. For now, he willed his body to92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVRxVgATFy
relax. However, he wasn’t going to let them get away with it. He and the demon92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLznGHCVyf
were going to have a lot of fun before they were killed.
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