The Nephilim by Chris Harris
Author:Chris Harris [Harris, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Sarsaric Publications
Published: 2022-09-19T23:00:00+00:00
Chapter 25
Year 738âPresent Day Samsara
As soon as Magnus and the others caught up with the convoy, Magnus ran over to Hanuman to check on Kashana. Magnus wiped the beads of sweat from her forehead and poured her some water from a commandoâs canteen. âSheâs getting weaker,â said Veseera as she approached, then took a concoction of herbs from her bag and rubbed it into the skin on Kashanaâs chest. âThe vapors will ease her breathing.â
âWe need to keep moving,â the sergeant said as he approached. âThe Sindakka donât stop traveling at night. We do. Their reinforcements will close the distance when itâs dark. At our current rate, theyâll catch up by daytime tomorrow. But if we donât make use of the day, theyâll reach us earlier.â
âAlright,â said Magnus. âLetâs move.â
Soon enough came the night, and day two of their trek had ended. The group set up the tent, got ready for bed, and called it a night. Exhausted from the hike and battle, it wasnât long before they were asleep. Naruni was the lightest sleeper of the group, but Magnus was a close second. So, he instantly sprang to life when he woke up to someone rummaging around next to him and nearly attacked the person doing itâOvonus. âWhat the heck are you doing!?â shouted Magnus, waking the others.
Ovonus fell backwards as he tried to make distance between them. âDonât fret,â he said, âI just wanted to have a look.â
âAt what!?â Magnus exclaimed before he realized that Ovonusâ snooping eyes had earlier shown interest in the isus steel Veseera had given him, and that Ovonus was looking for it. Magnus stood up and grabbed one of the Naruniâs katana and held it to Ovonusâ throat.
It was time for Ovonus to learn a lesson.
âYou listen to me,â said Magnus. âYou did your part in this mission but you need to stop being such a liability.â
âSo it is real,â said Ovonus.
Magnus threw away the katana and put his hand around Ovonusâ neck. âI could care less about the stupid metal,â said Magnus. âItâs my duty now to protect you, but if for even a second doing so gets in the way of saving Kashana, I wonât have to think before I choose. No more problems from you, or you can find your own way home.â At that, Magnus released him and went back to his bed without a second thought. He made his point, and he could tell that the others in the tent respected him for it.
Later in the night, Magnus awoke to a flying insect buzzing in his ear. He noticed Helix awake as well, swatting the air at the same problem. Veseeraâs flower-based bug repellent seemed to be wearing off, but Magnus remembered seeing a patch of the same flowers just outside the tent so he stepped out to find them. Although the darkness of the jungle made it difficult to navigate, he eventually found the flower patch. He picked enough of them to protect the group, put them in his pocket, and made his way back for the tent.
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