Paladin: Pawn by Michael D. Young

Author:Michael D. Young [Young, Michael D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: DigiTerra Publishing
Published: 2017-09-17T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9: Nemesis

If Aaron wasn’t already dead, Rich might have wrung his neck then and there. “That might have been nice to mention when I got myself into this! What do you mean, they don’t survive? They don’t vanish in a puff of smoke, do they? Turn into a pumpkin at midnight?”

Aaron scratched the back of his neck. “I don’t know anything about turning into vegetables, but realize, we didn’t want to scare you off. We need you.”

Rich drew his eyebrows together. “I need me too! What if I can’t do this? I’m still not sure I haven’t gone insane. How could you possibly mistake me for a knight?”

Aaron finally managed to meet Rich’s gaze, and he held it, unblinking. “Because you are one, Rich. Whether you know it yet or not. I’m sorry I haven’t given you all the details, but I will now. You deserve to know the truth.” He motioned to the stairs. “In private.”

Aaron followed Rich up to his bedroom, and they sat side by side on the bed. Rich sighed and looked at Aaron with puffy eyes. “So, what do you need to tell me?”

Aaron closed his eyes for a moment, took a deep breath, and began. “It goes like this. Once a new knight embarks on his quest to illuminate his pawn, his nemesis begins a similar quest of his own, seeking out evil deeds. Both the knight and the nemesis become more powerful as they complete more of their quests. Unfortunately, it’s a sad fact that evil deeds are often much easier to find and accomplish than good ones. It has never taken a nemesis longer than a week to complete his tasks. If the knight has not reached his full potential by that time, he doesn’t stand a chance against his nemesis.”

Aaron shrugged and grinned nervously. “So, it is a sort of deadline. We can’t let up, even if it’s difficult. There’s much more at stake here than I can even explain.”

Rich lay back on the bed, closing his eyes. This particular food for thought gave him brain indigestion.

“Of course, it would be helpful if we knew what kind of nemesis we’re up against,” Aaron said. “There’s a slightly different strategy for each one.”

Rich sat upright. “There’s more than one kind? Like what?”

Aaron raised one finger. “Well, at first, they all appeared like monsters and such.”

“Like St. George and his dragon?” Rich asked.

“Yes, like that.” Aaron held up a second finger. “Then, as time passed, some of them realized they could actually be more effective if they looked like regular humans. They could be more subtle that way, and take the paladins by surprise.”

Rich shuddered at the thought. He’d seen shows on TV where someone finds out their best friend is actually an alien, but he’d never thought he’d be asking himself that question.

Aaron held up a third finger. “And finally, there are those who switch back and forth between the two types.

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