4/14/2023 0 Comments Buy the sword from the looter![]() "The one you stole from me." The rasping voice replied. The Eavaling drew Haron close to him "Where is the princess?" It asked in a rasping voice. As it crept towards Haron, Haron stepped back, swinging his swords, one of the tentacles grabbed his right hand which held the sword, and twisted it, Haron groaned in pain, as the sword fell from his hand, he took out the dagger from the scabbard tied to his left thigh and tried to free his hand, but a second tentacle held his left hand. Haron's sword sliced through them, but fresh ones grew back. The Eavaling, as if in anticipation extended its tentacles. As Dante's lifeless body fell on the ground with a thud, Haron roared and charged at the Eavaling, drawing out his sword. The tentacles withdrew back to the hand they had emerged from. The tentacles crushed Dante as blood oozed from every pore of his body, his face turned blue and his eyes bulged out till they burst and streams of blood came out. Dante gasped as a tentacle circled around his throat. The moonlight fell on helpless Dante, struggling under the tentacle's grip. "Let Him go," he bellowed at the Eavaling. Haron watched them disappear in the darkness, before jumping from the roof. Ajinkya hugged Haron tightly and reluctantly followed Surya. "Come Ajinkya." Said Surya, tugging at the toddler's arm. "We are not leaving you,"Ajinkya said aghast at the idea. Take a right, walk straight for fifteen houses and take the left alley, walk straight and you will reach the exit, remember what I told you." He told the boy. "Listen boy, take your sister and go along the terraces. It seemed the tentacles were slowly crushing him as the Eavaling grew impatient. ![]() He peered hiding behind the parapet and saw Dante calling at the door of the house they had been hiding, the tentacles of the Eavaling holding him. Haron climbed over the parapet to the roof of the adjacent house on the left and crept towards the wall of the next house. The houses were built in such a way that they had an adjacent common wall. They moved to the open terrace and hunched on the ground crawling across the terrace. Haron stealthily picked up Ajinkya and moved towards the stone staircase that lead to the overhead quarters. "Haron, please come out." Dante's voice was desperate. Haron put his fingers on his lips signaling both the children to be quiet. "Haron, this is Dante, are you there?" It was indeed Dante's voice. Haron motioned Surya to move closer to him.Ījinkya was waking up too, as she opened her eyes Haron motioned her to keep quiet. Haron smiled at the boys optimism when a familiar chill made the hair on his nape stand up. ![]() "You are not going to die." Surya told him. Tell him I saved you from the thing I saw from below the floorboard." Haron spoke solemnly. There is a wine shop, you will find a man named Jorah, tell him Haron had sent you, tell him to do for you what he did for me. " If it comes back take your sister and get out of the marketplace. " I will tell them myself when I meet them," Haron said sadly. It had a fiery head unlike the ones he had seen before. He wondered how long he himself had before the Eavaling found them. Haron knew both Dante and Toshiba were dead. "Your friends, how will they know you are safe?" Asked Surya. He wondered what gave them strength to remain so unfazed. While Haron had nightmares every time he went to sleep even now. He was amazed at how the two had been unfazed by the creature. Haron was probably double the age of the boy when he had first seen the Eavaling. "Kshatriyas are not meant to grow tired." Surya replied turning to face Haron at last. "You don't grow tired?" He asked the boy.
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