Descendants of Power Gods

Fall of a God

"Shh....did you hear that?" Trex asked cautiously.

Maze looked around and leaned forward to hear. A whimpering sound reached her ears. Gasping she looked at Trex who nodded in agreement.  They were once again in the forest of the shallow valley without Samuel and Suri this time. Supposedly people saw something in the woods and when they went in to hunt, some of them never came back.
Trex pointed at Maze to follow him. He crouched his body in a downward position.  Maze followed him with utter silence. As they got nearer to their target, the whimpering got louder and louder. At last they found the spot. Maze scrunched up her nose, disgusted by the smell. In an open area surrounded by the large bushes, a body of a man lay rotting on the ground. But.....he is still alive! How? Maze shared a look with Trex, who looked just as disturbed by this.

"Who did this to you sir?" Trex asked, kneeling near his face.

Maze stayed away, it was already enough to not to faint from the smell. And for someone dealing with corpses of dangerous men and animals alike, it's a big thing.

"Laure.." The man said making an effort  to speak but he choked on something and coughed vigorously.

"Who? Lauren?" Trex said encouraging him but he kept coughing and coughing.

"Kill him" Maze whispered slowly.

"What? I can't. We need to get information. He said something about Lauren" Trex argued.

Maze shook her head in disagreement.

"He has suffered enough besides he can't speak anyway. Don't you see?" Maze spat, tears collecting at the end of her eyes. Trex grunted in irritation.

Then taking out the Chishan blade, he kneeled again in a respectful gesture this time. Maze bowed her head, the tears falling finally. She could feel the air becoming grimmer by each second. Then Trex stabbed the man right in the heart, swiftly. He stopped whining in pain.

"Name?" Trex asked in an unemotional manner. Maze looked at him shocked. This is his first kill. How can he be so calm?

"Roger"

"Time?"

Maze checked her watch immediately and that's what she did wrong. If only she hadn't bent her head to check the time. Then maybe....maybe she could have saved Trex because that's the moment a blade similar to his, struck him straight through his neck. It didn't pass straight through his vocal chord. It remained stuck in between. Maze watched the blood drop from the pointy end that was at the back side of his head. She screamed in shock. Trex's body dropped on the ground lifeless. His eyes are blank and dead. Shivering, she looked up to see a man with curly black hairs smiling at her. His shirt half open revealing his scars. The wind scars. Maze gasped in shock and stepped back from the two dead bodies.

"Not a good time. Bad times indeed. Hello! Now aren't you beautiful? Oh and don't fret. It's not like I am a celebrity" Wind God said smirking and moving closer to Maze.

"You recognized me. What a surprise! What gave me away? The hairstyle? The scars?" He asked, ignoring her quivering as he moved close enough for her to smell  him.

He smelled like the corpse Trex and Maze encountered.

"Maze is it? Oh, I like you. You look very quiet and non chattering type. You see we don't appreciate the silence much Maze. In chaos we can't hear the winds" He said and touched her cheek, not roughly.

An energy rushed inside her, almost knocking her out. Her eyes turned a dull grey and she fell on her knees in front of him.

"Rise, Maze. Rise as my messenger and a fellow devotee of Kevin, the king of dark dimension"

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"Certainly you must have seen something. What happened to Maze?" Samuel asked, troubled at the sight of an old friend lying dead near his feet.

"Maze, tell them. Why aren't you saying anything? Damn it!" Brat screamed at her.

Maze flinched back, tears streaming down her face like a river flow.

"I didn't see anything I told you'' Maze whispered sobbing. Samuel looked at George for some help. His eyes looked like a frozen sea, as he assessed the power guard's body.

"This blade....." George said thoughtfully, his eyes widened in realisation.

"Chishan blade. No wait it's a copy. How Trex was in possession of one? I have no idea" Samuel answered shrugging.

"But how can he have them? I know power guards are rewarded for their missions but they can't have two blades. Unless it's hers?" George said looking at Maze's face with his piercing gaze.

"It can't be hers," Brat said, wiping his nose.

"Well, Maze. Explain" Samuel asked carefully, stepping towards him.

"I....have no idea. I told you Samuel I blacked out. I swear!"

"Leave her be Samuel. I want to talk with you alone" George ordered. They moved away from the bodies, further away for anyone to listen.

"George?"

"She isn't lying," George said, shrugging.

"Why do you think so?" Samuel asked, surprised.

"Because I have seen that blade before Samuel. With someone else"

"With whom?"

"Lauren" George replied in a deadpan voice. Samuel narrowed his eyes and scoffed.

"Yeah right. Real mature George"
"I am not lying," George replied with a clenched jaw.

"Sure you aren't" A new voice replied this time.

George and Samuel turned to find Robert standing there. He met George's gaze with a steely look.

"Look who is here. Robert, the slayer of Seventh city's Disciples. What can we do for you my lord?" George asked in a mocking tone. Robert chuckled in amusement.

"George, you are so childish. You do know that right?" Samuel whispered with displeasure.

"That's his way to cope up with the horrors he faced in his childhood right?" Robert mocked back with a smirk.

George felt his rage unsettling and moved forward to strike Robert. Samuel held him back from his arm. He shrugged, pushing him aside.

"At least I don't use my girlfriend for my own purposes" George spat back. Samuel looked between the two.

I have a feeling that I am way behind in this conversation. Samuel thought confused.

"Yes, but at least I am not mind controlled by my girlfriend. Now, that's a relief!" Robert striked back with a humorless chuckle.

"Stop this nonsense at once" Jackson ordered appearing behind Robert.

His golden eyes assessed the boys cautiously.

"Bill has called George and Samuel. Take the witness with you"

Jacksom cracked his knuckles as they all disappeared. George shared a venomous look with Robert.

"That boy, he has got some nerve" Jackson said amused. However it was clear from Robert's face that he wasn't impressed.

"He is a whining child that's it. A mind controlled monkey"

"A child with Sapphier’s power. I would give him more credit"

"Are you on his side or mine?"

"Who is acting like a child now?" Jackson asked, chuckling.

"Who do you think killed him?"

"It's not the girl. Not the other dead man. Not him for sure.
But....George is right, I am afraid"
Robert gave a side glance to his brother, frustrated.

"No, really. Lauren does have a knife like that. A family heirloom. But this one is not hers. This one is of someone, whom I hope is dead. But if I am wrong....I am afraid we should prepare ourselves for the worst Rob"