Rogue Online: The Devil's Gate: A LitRPG adventure by E K Baxter & M E Glarvey

Author:E K Baxter & M E Glarvey [Baxter, E K & Glarvey, M E]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Elizabeth Baxter
Published: 2018-02-10T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Terra thrashed in her bonds. “Traitor!” she shouted. “What have you done with Arlena?”

Jasper ignored her. He reached into his robes and pulled out a knife. Its blade seemed to be made of glass and it pulsed the same purple color as the medallion around his neck. He held this out to Sam.

“You will kill these two interlopers, my son. Only then will you find your way back to the true path and rid yourself of their corruption.”

“Fight it, Sam!” Max shouted. “Resist!”

“I...I...I...” Sam whispered. “I won’t hurt my friends.”

But even as he said the words his arm was lifting, his hand reaching out to clasp the knife. Then he was taking slow, tentative steps towards Max and Terra, the knife pulsing in his hand like a beating heart.

Max examined his stamina. It was still empty. Jasper must be stronger than he looked to keep them incapacitated with Life Drain for this long.

Why didn’t I put my points into stamina? he asked himself. Idiot.

He’d made his choice, rolled the dice, and had to live with the consequences. He thought furiously, desperate to use all the points he’d put into Wisdom to think of a way out of this. That purple knife glowed with pure malice. He suspected a stab from that would end him and a little grave marker would be springing up in the Hopwood mansion, his name carved into it. Anger welled in Max. He’d be damned if he’d end it like this, like some trussed up animal waiting to be slaughtered.

Jasper couldn’t hold Life Drain indefinitely. Sooner or later it would wear off and Max and Terra’s stamina would return and they’d be able to move. All he had to do was keep that knife at bay until then.

“Sam, listen to me,” Max said, fixing Sam with an imploring stare. “You don’t have to do this. Your father is controlling you but you don’t have to let him. Fight it. Show him you won’t be a puppet. Fight him, Sam!”

Sam took another faltering step towards them. “You’re the enemy,” he intoned. “You must die.”

“We’re not your enemy!” Max cried. “We’re your friends. Try to remember. Remember the clearing where I found you. Remember Lord Mespar’s men holding you prisoner. Remember us sneaking into the city. Remember taking me to Nazgar’s shop. Remember almost getting us into a fight with that half-troll.”

Sam was standing right above them now. “You must die!”

“Wait! This isn’t you, Sam. You came back here determined to free your people from Lord Mespar. He’s the enemy, remember, not us! He’s controlling you, controlling everything. If you do this, you’ll be playing right into his hands.”

In the corner of his vision he saw his stamina nudge up a fraction. Jasper’s spell was beginning to wear off. He just needed a little more time.

“Kill them!” Jasper shouted. There was sweat on his face as he struggled to hold the spell in place. “Kill them now!”

Sam raised the knife. Max thought desperately, sorting through everything Sam

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