The Invocation by Carl Alves

Author:Carl Alves [Alves, Carl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: End of Days Publishing
Published: 2019-03-31T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter XXI

Kenna watched with clenched fists as Jake sparred with his opponent. Normally, he trained when she was in school, denying her the opportunity to see him in action, but it was a Saturday, and she and Cordy had asked if he could take them to the dojo. He seemed reluctant at first, but she had talked him into it. She could usually convince Jake to do what she wanted. Plus, he owed her and Cordy for their matchmaking gem.

Cordy chewed her fingernails. “Is he all right? He’s getting hit a lot.”

In the background, the sounds of someone working a heavy bag and people shouting encouragement pervaded the dojo, but Kenna tuned it out to focus on Jake. In the main room, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class was in progress. They were in a back room, where there was a boxing ring. Kenna and Cordy stood on training mats. There were a handful of other observers, including Joe Renken, who had a stoic face as he watched the action. Joe had arranged for some visiting Muay Thai fighter from Thailand to spar with Jake. Jake kept pressing the action, even though he was taking a beating.

“He’s fine. He needs to do this to get better.” Kenna reassured Cordy, but she wasn’t so sure herself. His opponent had kicked Jake’s legs at least a dozen times, causing them to turn red and puffy from welts.

Jake’s head rocked back when his opponent landed an uppercut to his jaw.

“He doesn’t look fine.” Cordy stood and yelled, “Come on, Jake, give it to him.”

Kenna grabbed her friend’s arm. “Stand back. You’re blocking my view.”

Jake wobbled after taking a hook kick from the Thai fighter.

Kenna dug her knuckles into her chin. “Come on, Jake.”

Kenna breathed easier when they took a break from sparring. She turned to Cordy. “I’m still weirded out from the last time we talked to Mia.”

Cordy nodded. “Me too. Everything went crazy. Not to mention that whole thing with Carlos.”

“With everything that happened, I almost forgot about our conversation with Mia. When we mentioned we had spoken with Mark Saleski, it seemed like she didn’t even care. And then she wanted us to say those words.”

Cordy frowned. “Yeah, it was like asking the wind and fire to give passage or something. I don’t even know what she was talking about.”

“It was so odd. The basement got, like, really windy. And it felt like someone had pushed me, even though there was nobody close enough to do it. That’s when I fell into Carlos, and he started acting like a jerk.”

“Do you think that had something to do with the way Carlos was acting?”

“Maybe we should contact Mia again and ask her.”

“I’m not sure that’s such a great idea.” Cordy looked down. “She was acting all weird. It gave me the creeps.”

Kenna grabbed her arm. “We can’t give up now. Mia needs us more than ever. Something happened the last time we talked to her. It felt like my head was getting ripped apart.”

“Maybe something worse’ll happen next time.

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