Fifteen Journey - Chapter 48

A/N: Another chappy! Profit it help since we are almost in the end. Did you like Annya’s reappearance?

Chapter 48 – Extra help

“What were you thinking of? Attacking before searching on your opponent?”
Annya was angrier than ever. She didn’t even care to explain her return, so the way back to the temporary camp they had slept in was mostly made with Annya’s lamentations. When they finally got there, Annya sat on the wooden bench and started murmuring.
Mike didn’t loose time. The plan was originally made by himself as they were only counting with two opponents, and not with someone using incredible molecule control. So, he wanted to make up to Rick, by bandaging him once again, after Elain’s attack.
“That hurts...” Rick complained.
Mike ignored him. He couldn’t do better than that, so what was missing? Maybe Rick wasn’t just good enough, maybe he wasn’t the person destined to become Horiond’s champion.
While Mike was busy, Fred was really getting angry with Annya’s complaints.
“Why are you back anyway?”
Annya shut up for a while. “Number 14 has been killed… by magic…”
“Veleniar?” Cassey shouted.
“No, a player’s magic. It is too weak to be a Veleniar’s magician and it is also too strong to be a stranger. It was someone who has been learning magic since a young age.”
To break the silence, Sarith greeted Annya and presented herself. “Sarith here. Call me Fifteen if you want to.” She winked.
And, for everyone’s surprise, Annya truly smiled for the first time in tournament.
“Wow, I didn’t even know you knew how to do that!” Ashley replied, and got tapped short after.
However, Fred still wanted to know her reasons.
“Actualy, I want to avoid more deaths… Number 14’s death is just…”
“Is he really?...” Annya confirmed it to Rick by nodding.Rick swallowed hard. “He was my cousin’s best mate…”
The group silenced for a while. Cassey was looking nervously at Rick and her feet, hoping someone would say something.
“A true act of foolishness… Is that all you are capable of, Rick Flaim?” Annya coldly broke the silence.
Rick was sitting with his back to Annya so that Mike could take care of his wounds. Rick murmured something Annya could not hear.
“Who is that ghost who is always behind you?” she asked obviously bored.
Rick was caught in surprise as well as most players. Rick knew exactly who she was referreing to, buhe didn’t want a person to know.
“Ghost… What ghost?”
Cassey stood up gaining courage. “I always tought it was an illusion but I can see it as well.”
Rick was petrified. The existence of Nick was something no one should ever know and Rick would try hard to make that so.
“Have you had any visions lately? Strange dreams?” That was exactly what had happened. The situation when he saw Kane was in danger, was it provoked by Nick?
Hopefully for him, Fred was particularly worried and didn’t want to waste a second. “So, how will we attack this time?” the question was mostly to Mike, but he kept silence. He didn’t want to make any more errors, which could cost his friends life.
“I’ll take care of the dark bubble maker girl.” Annya replied. “You and Ashley will take care of the arrow girl.”
“Her name’s Elain…” Fred said angrily, causing everybody to look amused at him.
“I can not help but if there is a little thing I could do…”
Rick interrupted Cassey. “Be by my side.” She blushed again, which Rick could not see due to his position. He then continued. “I must take care of the silver-haired guy them.”
“Whose name is Sloan.” Fred added.
“What about me?” Sarith happily asked.
For the first time they had returned, Mike spoke. “Take care of Matt if he appears.”
Finally, Rick stood up, bandaged in his entire chest. “This can be our last battle. Please, do your best.”

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