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Chapter 19

There was a rustle in the bushes and the four looked in that direction.  Giovanni came out to greet them.

“Hello.  I’m glad I found you here.  I was beginning to get worried.  Have you found any Aeaunce?” he asked.

“Yeah.” Dreyfus said.  “Neshae found one and so did I.”

“What are Aeaunce?” Hesaoh asked.

“They are the special keys that unlock a very powerful thing.” Giovanni answered.  “But we must find the last two.  All four of you should come.”  He said.

“Two?” Dreyfus asked.  “But we have three left.  We have the apple, the egg, I got the apricot, and Neshae has whichever one he found.”

“Wait a minute.” Neshae said.  “I ran into someone who said something about me having an Aeaunce before I got that one.  If you knew I had one, then why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

Giovanni paused.  “I thought I did.  You have the Cinder Blade, second to last of the Aeaunce.”

“Something doesn’t seem right.” Ann observed.  “You seem so familiar…”

“I have been around the area a few times.” Giovanni answered.  “You may have seen me before somewhere around here.”

“Now I remember you!” Ann said.  “You are the one who wants to build a tower in this clearing!”

“What?” Giovanni and Dreyfus asked at the same time, while Neshae put in a confused “Huh?”

“The man with the white mask…” Dreyfus said.

“White mask?  That’s the guy who damn near killed me over an Aeaunce I didn’t even know I had.” Neshae said.

All eyes were on Giovanni now.  The man stood there for a moment, looking like a child, not with his hand in the cookie jar, but holding a half eaten cookie.  The jolliness in his eyes then vanished.  And he seemed more evil.

“I guess I have no way out of this one.” He said.  “My name is Louis Giovanni.  I am also known for my vampire hunting abilities and also for my shape shifting.  In one world, they call me the Grim Beast of the Strategolands.”

“You mean you’ve been tricking us this whole time so you could use us to get the Aeaunce?” Dreyfus asked.

“Yes.  Only then can I gain true power.  For when my past self slays those two,” he pointed at Hesaoh and Ann, “they will have hidden their power and the only way to unlock its secrets is by the uniting of the Aeaunce.  But now that I can no longer have you do all the hard work, I will take the Aeaunce you have and destroy you.”

“I WON’T let you hurt a child!” Ann said, stepping between Dreyfus and Giovanni.  She created a sphere of energy and threw it at the man.

Hesaoh and Neshae both drew fire swords.  They looked at each other in surprise, not realizing the other had one, then joined in the fight.  Dreyfus ran around Ann and spun around, whacking Giovanni with his tails.

Giovanni stepped back, drawing his fencing sword and began sword fighting the two Raymanians while he put up a magic shield to block off Ann’s attacks.  He knocked out Hesaoh and knocked Neshae’s sword out of his hand.  Then he used some kind of forceful magic to push Ann back a good ways, then prepared to stab Dreyfus.

There wasn’t any time for thinking.  All that was on Neshae’s mind was to save Dreyfus.  He stepped between the two and tried to grab the handle of the fencing sword like he had when he had been battling his evil twin in Mouse Trap city, but Giovanni’s hand was sweaty and Neshae’s slipped right off.  The sword went through his chest.

“Neshae!” Dreyfus cried in horror.

Giovanni smirked and pulled his sword out of Neshae’s chest, then stepped back to watch the vampire die.

Neshae clutched the wound, but strangely enough, could still feel his heart beating.  The heart had not been touched.  Survival was an option.

Giovanni looked at him curiously.  The man knew something was wrong when Neshae was still standing.  Neshae glared at him, then smiled and leapt at his neck.

Giovanni cried out in pain and surprise as Neshae’s fangs broke the skin.  Neshae tried to put the man under a sleeping spell like he did with all his victims, but it didn’t work on him.  Giovanni threw Neshae off of him and opened up a portal to escape, for Dreyfus, Ann, and Hesaoh, who had woken up now, were closing in on him.  Neshae, though, had gotten enough blood to at least keep himself alive.  The wound had not completely healed though.  But he would live.

Hesaoh cut himself on the hand with his fire sword.  “Here.  Drink this.”

Neshae did and his wound healed.  “Thanks.” He said as he stood up.

“No problem.” Hesaoh wrapped his hand in a bandage given to him by Ann.  “We’ll need all the strength we can get when battling this demon.”

Description
Chapter 19

There was a rustle in the bushes and the four looked in that direction.  Giovanni came out to greet them.

“Hello.  I’m glad I found you here.  I was beginning to get worried.  Have you found any Aeaunce?” he asked.

“Yeah.” Dreyfus said.  “Neshae found one and so did I.”

“What are Aeaunce?” Hesaoh asked.

“They are the special keys that unlock a very powerful thing.” Giovanni answered.  “But we must find the last two.  All four of you should come.”  He said.

“Two?” Dreyfus asked.  “But we have three left.  We have the apple, the egg, I got the apricot, and Neshae has whichever one he found.”

“Wait a minute.” Neshae said.  “I ran into someone who said something about me having an Aeaunce before I got that one.  If you knew I had one, then why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

Giovanni paused.  “I thought I did.  You have the Cinder Blade, second to last of the Aeaunce.”

“Something doesn’t seem right.” Ann observed.  “You seem so familiar…”

“I have been around the area a few times.” Giovanni answered.  “You may have seen me before somewhere around here.”

“Now I remember you!” Ann said.  “You are the one who wants to build a tower in this clearing!”

“What?” Giovanni and Dreyfus asked at the same time, while Neshae put in a confused “Huh?”

“The man with the white mask…” Dreyfus said.

“White mask?  That’s the guy who damn near killed me over an Aeaunce I didn’t even know I had.” Neshae said.

All eyes were on Giovanni now.  The man stood there for a moment, looking like a child, not with his hand in the cookie jar, but holding a half eaten cookie.  The jolliness in his eyes then vanished.  And he seemed more evil.

“I guess I have no way out of this one.” He said.  “My name is Louis Giovanni.  I am also known for my vampire hunting abilities and also for my shape shifting.  In one world, they call me the Grim Beast of the Strategolands.”

“You mean you’ve been tricking us this whole time so you could use us to get the Aeaunce?” Dreyfus asked.

“Yes.  Only then can I gain true power.  For when my past self slays those two,” he pointed at Hesaoh and Ann, “they will have hidden their power and the only way to unlock its secrets is by the uniting of the Aeaunce.  But now that I can no longer have you do all the hard work, I will take the Aeaunce you have and destroy you.”

“I WON’T let you hurt a child!” Ann said, stepping between Dreyfus and Giovanni.  She created a sphere of energy and threw it at the man.

Hesaoh and Neshae both drew fire swords.  They looked at each other in surprise, not realizing the other had one, then joined in the fight.  Dreyfus ran around Ann and spun around, whacking Giovanni with his tails.

Giovanni stepped back, drawing his fencing sword and began sword fighting the two Raymanians while he put up a magic shield to block off Ann’s attacks.  He knocked out Hesaoh and knocked Neshae’s sword out of his hand.  Then he used some kind of forceful magic to push Ann back a good ways, then prepared to stab Dreyfus.

There wasn’t any time for thinking.  All that was on Neshae’s mind was to save Dreyfus.  He stepped between the two and tried to grab the handle of the fencing sword like he had when he had been battling his evil twin in Mouse Trap city, but Giovanni’s hand was sweaty and Neshae’s slipped right off.  The sword went through his chest.

“Neshae!” Dreyfus cried in horror.

Giovanni smirked and pulled his sword out of Neshae’s chest, then stepped back to watch the vampire die.

Neshae clutched the wound, but strangely enough, could still feel his heart beating.  The heart had not been touched.  Survival was an option.

Giovanni looked at him curiously.  The man knew something was wrong when Neshae was still standing.  Neshae glared at him, then smiled and leapt at his neck.

Giovanni cried out in pain and surprise as Neshae’s fangs broke the skin.  Neshae tried to put the man under a sleeping spell like he did with all his victims, but it didn’t work on him.  Giovanni threw Neshae off of him and opened up a portal to escape, for Dreyfus, Ann, and Hesaoh, who had woken up now, were closing in on him.  Neshae, though, had gotten enough blood to at least keep himself alive.  The wound had not completely healed though.  But he would live.

Hesaoh cut himself on the hand with his fire sword.  “Here.  Drink this.”

Neshae did and his wound healed.  “Thanks.” He said as he stood up.

“No problem.” Hesaoh wrapped his hand in a bandage given to him by Ann.  “We’ll need all the strength we can get when battling this demon.”