Happily Ever After by James Riley

Author:James Riley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 2023-05-30T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 20

Shefin snorted at this new random human’s threats. Identical sword or not, how dangerous could this person really be? “Now, now, old man,” he said, swinging the Sword of Purification around a bit in what he figured was an intimidating way, and noticing for the first time how his translucent sword had taken on a black color. “I might have to teach you some manners, if that’s how you address the next emperor of Lilliput.”

The man with the equally black sword laughed. “You know, you remind me of someone,” Jack said. “I really hated him at first, but as the years passed, he grew up a bit, and now he just irritates me constantly. I bet I’ll feel the same way about you, kid.”

And then he disappeared.

Shefin whirled around, but Jack was gone, leaving behind four wolves and one woman, all apparently frozen with fear. “Oh, look at how brave you are, old man!” Shefin shouted, his heart racing now with his own nervousness. “Too scared to actually fight me?”

“That’s what you don’t get,” Jack said from behind him, and Shefin turned quickly, only to find no one there. “This is how an Eye fights. Do you even know what that sword is?”

“It’s the Sword of Purification!” Shefin shouted, swinging it in a circle in case he got lucky and accidentally hit the invisible man. “One cut, and you’ll be brought to your senses!”

The other sword appeared out of nowhere, slamming into Shefin’s blade just above the hilt and knocking it from his hand. The sword went flying, leaving Shefin defenseless but for the Shield of Protection.

“I’d better be careful, then,” Jack said, reappearing in front of Shefin, still smiling. “After all, I’ve been doing fine without any sense all this time, so why break the habit?”

Strangely, everyone who’d been frozen a moment ago now began moving once more. The wolf sisters all began snarling again, as did Big Wolf, while May, the human woman, took a step back, watching everything carefully.

A slight movement out of the corner of his eye caught Shefin’s attention, and he threw up a hand just in time to catch his sword, thrown to him by Big Wolf with his massive jaws.

“Didn’t take you long to betray us, did it?” Jack said to Big Wolf, who growled in reply. “Just like old times, huh.” Jack turned back to Shefin, his sword still glowing with black light. “Drop the sword, my friend. I don’t want to hurt you, but you’re on the wrong side here.”

“Go easy on him, Jack. He’s just a kid,” May said as she moved to his side, spreading her arms wide to show she wasn’t holding any weapon. She smiled at Shefin, taking another step closer. “We don’t want any trouble, okay? Let’s all just put down our swords and shields and talk about this. We don’t want to hurt you.”

“You and I were just kids when we took down the Wicked Queen’s army,” Jack muttered to her, his eyes still on Shefin.

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