Chapter 40
Vander rushed out from behind the tree95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGlW4iO5pPJ
and immediately rolled to the ground as two arrows embedded themselves in the95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAkhwv4D1E
dirt right where he had been standing. Despite being assassins and spies, it95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLn3SQSgSy
seemed as though the Green Serpents were crack shots with the bow, but he95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfTZ46puWY
decided to see what would happen when they faced someone who was expecting95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1c0J4meAJN
them. He scooped up a couple of rocks from off the ground and palmed them as he95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltIPCLkjrg
charged his enemies.
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arrows were thrown at him, but it seemed as though they were drawn quickly95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtAzPZ41hrX
without much aim. Some whizzed over his head while others got stuck in the95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5EK2TKy7r
ground a few feet in front of him. One came dangerously close to him, but he95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVHVH7phCk
smacked it away with his sword. Out of the corner of his eye, he spotted some95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBj4ZhA9BP
movement. Taking quick aim, he threw a rock hitting a Serpent’s shooting hand.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBdBxDiiKf
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 stepped95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAM3iNVC9g
back as the dagger was thrusted forward. He grabbed the serpent’s arm and95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4gncDkPwQ
yanked the poor man off his feet before slamming his palm into the guy’s nose.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTP8mMr7flE
Blood spurted as his nose broke and embedded itself into the brain, killing him95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJP7T4DZmh
instantly. He quickly lifted the body up as two arrows hit him in the back. He95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcuTWR1e1M
rushed forward using the freshly made corpse as protection until he could see95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5mNAdPyPz
who he was looking for: three Serpents standing in front of him.
Unlike95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWF9aVCuMbq
the one he had just killed, these three looked like veterans. They had deep95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqxs42Pg9e
green face paint and wore outfits that helped them blend into their95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Xw0zOtCtN
surroundings. There was a hardened look in their eyes as they stared at him.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZsSSWWn4H
Knowing their bows would be useless if close combat, they lowered them to the95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXolVZvM4F
ground then removed their quivers. Each one removed a large knife from the95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuBv4ew0Q9
sheathe strapped to their backs.
“You95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGE9nUlqx06
might be a Blade, but you aren’t a match for all three of us.” One of them95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJAdRK151n
growled. As if practiced, they spread out keeping Vander between them. From95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRRg3s0Q6N
here he could tell that the knives were poisoned, one wayward scratch would95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKF8wQQnX4U
send him to the afterlife, but he couldn’t stay here as he was. That was just95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcn2SdGJlgk
asking to be killed.
Vander95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxyw79tzRX
threw the dead serpent at the one in front of him. As he fell scream in a95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUrzi2uTmk
tangle of bodies, Vander went to the left to handle the one there. He slashed95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6K4oednthr
with his sword, but the serpent was nimble. He rolled over the sword strike,95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JBR3isPLn
landing on his feet. He stabbed with the daggers, but Vander grabbed the wrist,95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEbXaa8Rpf
guiding it away from him. He kicked out the back of the leg sending the Serpent95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIY3d8aFQA7
to the ground. As he fell, he brought his boot up catching Vander in the95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkobiAusdK8
stomach and sending him flying onto his back. He rolled and brought his sword95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxftIIGwxPG
up in time to block the second serpent’s daggers. He pushed him stumbling95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXW9TRgBrL
sideways then scrambled to his feet. Before the serpent could adjust, Vander95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxqZvWO8rf
slashed his back open with his sword.
Blood95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00mKx31XYB
sprayed as the man stumbled and fell to the ground. There was no time to check95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBJu58KD6q
to make sure he was dead as another was on him. The man was a whirlwind with95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvO1lTzC18
his daggers, spinning, slashing, and stabbing. The dagger cut his pants,95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHE0DAet7As
jacket, and shirt, but luckily it wasn’t deep enough to draw blood, but soon95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjosaiIJUC
enough he could get past his guard. He wanted to keep one alive for95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFflGbjYODn
interrogation, but that didn’t seem like it would be likely. So, he waited for95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6agNTz2of3
a brief opening before cutting down with the sword. With a scream, one of the95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZA1mqbv9cV
serpents’ hands hit the ground in a bloody heap. Before he could scream more,95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6FYdYQnQP
Vander cut his throat.
“Die!” The serpent who had been95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tmjV93Hn7
tangled up jumped from behind him. Panic raced in Vander’s chest. He had95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDlTH6iRgS
forgotten about him and now it was too late for him to protect himself as the95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSshLZeZrSP
daggers raced towards his throat. Acting on instinct, he lunged underneath the95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVg2awRvGOX
daggers grabbing the serpent around the waist bringing them both to the ground.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcwJMARKL5
Vander’s fingers turned to claws as he tore out the man’s throat.
He could feel the demon clawing95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBM6fNfb5nV
closer to the surface. It wanted out, a way to release its aggressions, but now95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUaKPfaOcy
was not the time. Vander bit down on the impulse shoving the beast back into95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoRDKevRWw
the recesses of his soul. Soon, but not now. He had to get Kiara and Eliza back95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxzISNJsCh
first then all hell could break loose.
Vander spent some time going95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehfUkoMEig
through the pockets of the dead serpents to see if they had left behind any95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5nBbrShY7
tools for him to use. He found several poisoned knives and needles, but the95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoafrZIf3D
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 never95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmSI7tmTbT
should have brought them here. This was his penance and his alone. Now they95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxrI9OL7lt
were dead. He would have to carry that burden, but he swore he would make the95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaj1rSI39oz
Serpents, and Eve, pay for what they had done.
He remembered the95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51TBgEIkII
village from his travels across the country. He knew that it would be heavily95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3jEs8JFEB
fortified, especially now that the challenge had been issues towards him to get95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTeajlfFMLx
the queen back. He would have to come prepared. So, he scooped up a bow along with95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6DYsLaCxp
a quiver of arrows. They would know he was there, but only after some of them95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkS7fsiWe4
had died.
The sun was95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Lv027Vmu0
beginning to rise when he spotted the walls through the forest. The village was95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUu3KWxgHv
aptly named because it bordered the forest. This was a hunting village, taking95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVrQtul93F
out small game and deer to feed everyone. He wasn’t quite sure when the95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpuytwxOxK
Serpents moved in, but it must have been recently as they have had no reports95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0rKAcRVOi
of the village being under attack.
As he looked at95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡns7UfBlZ9j
the front gate, he noticed several men wearing green cloaks and talking amongst95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2E9j3Bwovs
themselves. Without caring about who they were, Vander notched an arrow to his95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWxtXCdz9g
bow, took aim, then fired. The arrow took a guard in the throat and before the95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7g5mlEFa5X
others could react, several more arrows flew into parts of their body. One took95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRB0c7ntKt
an arrow in the shoulder, while the third took one through the knee. Both went95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6IGlpr983
down screaming, but they weren’t killing shots. It was enough to bring more95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7OVrZKM3a
Serpents out for him to kill.
They were pouring out of the village95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOr5lpBLGhp
now to get vengeance for their fallen comrades. He only had time to take down95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUOnhNmbj7
two more before the rest were on him. He tossed aside the bow and quiver and95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oEjZnCeqr
drew his sword to strike against his attackers.
The first one went down with barely95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTIVtKjHFs
any effort. He sidestepped out of the way and ran him through. He blocked a95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHYWbqWjhI
strike from the next one then pushed him aside, but soon he was overpowered by95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPPdMomlxM
the sheer volume of people. As he raised his sword, one kicked his wrist95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2qfwc8uKN
sending it spiraling out of his hand. He was punched in the jaw and knocked to95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWopTkT6xf
the ground. He tried to fight back, but several pinned his arms and pointed a95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlUprgouIRS
sword right at his neck.
“Stop!” Vander heard Eve shout. She95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsjtqZZ1Gs
pushed her way through the group and if he held out any hope that she hadn’t95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3EOMkcgcKU
betrayed them the look in her eyes combined with what she was wearing sealed95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdd8KLHTSnO
her betrayal in stone.
She wore a sleeveless green shirt95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48O1LpHXkK
showing off lean muscles and a massive snake tattoo going down her left arm.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYL2uEDyeZd
Her hair was pulled back but covered with a green hood. She wore two daggers on95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mTLhmMA15
her belt.
“So, you did betray us.” Vander spat.
“Betray you?” she laughed. “I was95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjnBnkz2eP
never apart of you.” Now that he got a good look at her, he realized that she95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWdISBExsF
had been messing with him from the beginning. She was broader than she looked95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITip7Usgw3
before, more heavily muscled. She wasn’t sixteen, she was likely someone older95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtDaJLxLwL
than he was. It also explained the gaps in the recruits’ skills. She had been95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrEb3HfSkd
playing them for fools since the very beginning.
“They trusted you,” Vander struggled.95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4XI3Gs8KS
“I trusted you.”95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJEFmilQFH
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“I’ll have to make a visit to95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwnca2FsbW
whoever your informant is.” She grinned. “He almost ruined everything, but95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2c25zzIg2p
luckily you were so easy to fool. Get him up.” Vander was hauled to his feet by95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdLWTShzb8
several strong hands. “We will take what we need from you then I will spend a95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoRSafipZkY
lot more time cutting you to pieces. I’ve always wanted to hear you scream.”
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Maybe, just maybe, Peyton will come95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RJeckUINn
here himself that way he could show everyone that he was innocent. He would95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO903cjv0w3
have to bide his time and wait, however. Hopefully his reinforcements would95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvqTXFSn2j
arrive to save them, but he shouldn’t count on it. If Peyton knew they were95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7SrKXejUM
mobilizing the army he would make it quick. For now, he willed his body to95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8l4g9j1Nz
relax. However, he wasn’t going to let them get away with it. He and the demon95Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdDpKcrQLF
were going to have a lot of fun before they were killed.
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