Chapter 24: Jordy
So, talk about a weird day. I mean, after languishing in a castle for a couple of weeks, suddenly I get rescued by a bunch of Cooportinoans and the entire castle collapses? What’s up with that?
Normally I wouldn’t blog about something like this, but it’s an interesting event and I want to have a record of it somewhere, even if no one else does. (Want to have one, not have one.)
Anyway, so I’m not going to get into too much detail about the beginning. I guess I’ll start with the whole group running down the outside of the…
Chapter 23: Flora
Flora stared at Edward and shuddered. “Whatever he’s thinking, it’s…” she muttered to Elaine. Elaine just turned her head back towards Edward and shook it knowingly.
Apart from the faintly ridiculous expression on Edward’s face, the situation was already looking bleak. From their vantage point up above the Tournament, they could see the city being overrun. The other competitors just couldn’t hold out against the Hahr Kerr.
“Come on,” Edward said grimly.
“Wait!” called Elaine. “Don’t we need…some sort of plan?”
Flora thought for a minute, then came to a decision. “OK, Jin and I will go for Tim and…
Interlude δ
Caroline breathed a sigh of relief as Kushal and Vani landed in the hay cart, the driver looking back in sudden surprise. (Not that Avatars need to breathe—oh, but we’ve gone through that already.)
The situation was looking bleak, though. Through her mental link with Melinda and Gary, she could “see” the Tournament City was already starting to be overrun with monsters from the Lee-Land. There are so many of them! Melinda gasped mentally. Here and there small rounds were starting up, but the defenders were losing to the sheer number of enemy competitors. All of the defenders, not just…