There's no way to sneak out the kongsi front door carrying a sword, even with a skeleton crew of security guards on duty. I could try disguising it, but what could I use that wouldn't look like something wrapped around a sword? I don't have time for such nonsense. The easiest option is going out the emergency exit on the ground floor. There's no guard, but there is an alarm, which would be a problem if I didn't know the code. I step out to a narrow, damp walkway that seldom sees the light of day. I look up and see a security camera pointed right at me. Damn. My emotions are robbing me of common sense. I can only hope the guards aren't paying attention. I breathe deep and channel the power of the Yang Pearl. Wow. My whole body feels …show more content…
He must mean by killing Tiffany. The door behind me opens. A hand reaches out and yanks me inside. It's Mike. He hauls me into a nearby classroom and shuts the door. Roy is waiting there. Both are wearing tuxedoes and looking impossibly handsome and horrible. Roy immediately steps in front of the door, blocking any chance of exit. I tug away from Mike and clutch the sword to my chest even though it's the instrument of my mother's death. Does her blood still stain the blade? My pulse is pounding in my ears and I'm hating them both. "Why aren't you at the wedding?" "Wedding's over," says Mike. "The happy couple are taking photos inside the church. And by happy couple, I mean George and Mother." That means I still have a chance. I glance over my shoulder, looking for another door. There isn't one. The only way to get past Mike and Roy is to use the Yang Pearl, but how do I do that without hurting them and me? To make time, I ask, "How did you know to find me?" "A guard paged me and told me he saw you leave the kongsi by the emergency exit and that you were carrying a sword. Who told you?" He knows about it. I suck in yet another sense of betrayal as I ask. "Who do you think?" He shrugs since there's no need to answer. "How long have you known?" "Not long. Sylvia kept hinting that something sinister was going on and that she'd tell me only if I agreed to marry her. It's a lot worse than just your mom's death, Cat." Like anything could be worse than that. "What do you
Seeing as there was nowhere else to go, you shuffled over to the opening and frowned. It was dark and you could just barely make out a doorway to what was most likely another room. What really threw you off guard was how nicely the doorway was carved. An intricate pattern wove itself around the exit. Did that mean… someone else was here? At the thought of possibly being able to get out of here with the help of another person made you scurry over to the patterned doorway with little hesitation. The sleeves of your two-sizes-too-big sweater fell down to wrap loosely around your forearms when you reach over and grabbed the wall to peak around into the next area.
As I drift back in to reality I see several long lines at gate A this was unusual but my spirits were to high to be broken. As I slide into what looks like the shortest line my Uncle Geno grabs me and says, “let’s go” so my dad and I follow him. I was curious where we could be going and I really didn’t want to have to step out of line but I knew geno had something up his sleeve for us. Geno leads us around the perimeter of the park and to gate D. There was almost no line at this gate so we slide in easily. Geno had done it again, always the go to guy on street knowledge and somehow he knew everyone.
“Well, that’s the secret. I was worried about telling you, so I’ve been trying to avoid you for the longest time. But, I guess the cat is out of the bag now,” I said.
I crawl towards the light and began to stretch my right arm towards it, I could feel it is the door; they left it open. I slowly pull the door open, revealing an environment just like a jail. I scan around me and see that I am surrounded by guards. Although, I also see that the entrance of this encampment is located a few metres away from me. I know this is my only chance of survival. I sprint towards the door, I turn around and begin to see a group of guards behind me, I continue to run and reached half-way, I hear a woman scream "hey!" but did not turn around. I am now near the gate, although I keep hearing the same voice, a scream in fact. I turn around for a split second and saw a woman. Our eyes instantly lock together like two magnets. I know the look on those eyes, they're the same fearful yet innocent eyes that I saw from my mother when she was murdered by the Gaia family. "Zuco!" she says. I stood there for a moment, guns pointing at me like a hundred cameramen taking pictures of a celebrity. It can't be, I saw her death first hand, although there is this feeling that I cannot remove, the uncertainty of whether or not this is even possible. I am so close to the door, I know that I can turn around and possibly make it out, or go towards my mother but surely we both will die. It isn't worth it. I look at her and thought she would be fine if I left her. I took a sigh and ran straight towards the door, I also spot that my mother is running too, unsure of what direction. I continue to run but as I run further and further a white structure appears to be getting larger and larger in front of me. I am running towards a wall. Although, there seems to be another structure, only this time shaped like a human being. As I run closer to it, I realise that it is my mother. I came running as fast as I can towards her, and after twenty years I received my first hug, I
I carefully crawled around the building to the back door. No one went through the back door, it was mostly to easily transport garbage into the dumpster. It stank, but I ignored the foul smell as I look around, inside the building. I was in between two janitor closets, sandwiched in a tiny hallway. I immediately recognized it, the fine arts wing. I jogged lightly on my feet, my feet loudly clicking against the floor. What, no one said I was a stealth ninja. The main office was pretty close, but I had no idea where the cameras actually were. I scrambled through the empty halls,shoving doors
“I am Nathan Andrews. I have come to explore and study this magnificent castle.” Before he can ask her to introduce herself, she’s attacking him. With expert instincts, his hand pull the sword from its sheath with ease in time to block a blow. “Woah! Wait! What did I do wrong?”
“Listen, Taran,” he said gravely, “it is of the utmost importance that you get out of the city and to safety. We can’t lose you to the enemy.” He stood up and retrieved a sword in a black sheath from his desk.
We sprinted through the door and seconds later the status smashed through the wall and kept after us. Running even faster we ran through the gold room as we passed I snatched up a small trinket of a sphinx. The jackal headed men once again smashing through the wall covered with doors I heard a deafening clatter as the spears scattered on the floor.
We pass by one of the storage rooms when we hear someone coming towards us. Perta motions for us to hide, and I duck behind some piles of sheep fleeces. Two soldiers walk in, swords drawn. I hear my breathing roar in my ears, so I clap my left hand over my mouth and put my right on my sword’s hilt.
“Since I met Alex, so almost like about a month and a half, it has probably been happening longer than that, though.”
It was a pleasurable day, striding down the hall in an enjoyable mood, but soon will be not. It was the very first basketball practice of the year, and I got to walk through the gym to get to practice. There were always a lot of people in the gym, so it's not easy to steer through. Lucky for me though, there were another set of doors at the end of the hallway, that would enter at the other side of the gym, and just walk straight. I thought I could just use the other doors to make it easier, when I was trying to get to practice. The gym was very crowded, so I tried using the other doors, but then got locked out.
“You don’t have to talk. That pale face and haunted look tells me everything I need to know. It’s Joan, isn’t it?”
:A gold dragon with a red tongue and white flames climbing up a staff.” he supplied to the guard.
“If you would please kindly put down your swords, it would be greatly appreciated,” I said. The swords clunked down with a Clink!. “Now, if you would follow me, I would like to take you to your places.”
“Skulking near the entrance to Knife Edge Pass. There were three, but only this one survived. They fought quite well.”