Chapter 44 : Sacrifice

                                    

                                          

                            

                                
                            
                              
                                  
                              
                              
                                
                                  
                                  
                                
                              
                             
                            
                            
                          
                          
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Prometheus is one of the Titans,  
The supreme trickster,  
And a god of fire. 
He developed into a master craftsman.
He was associated with fire and the creation of mortals.
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I pressed closer to Duke's monstrous back, trying to avoid the stranger's piercing gaze.
Beloved? That's impossible. Pandora is human. She shouldn't have a beloved.
"You doubt me," Xavier said with an arched eyebrow. His lips curled beneath his white mask.
I clenched my fists, anger already brimming. "The only beloved I have is Liam, no one else."
The man shifted his fedora hat and sighed. He focused his mismatched eyes on me, each holding a promise. "Don't worry, love. After I'm done with you, you'll have a different perspective."
I reared back in disgust. Over my dead body.
Interpreting the threat, the two other Gegenees attacked. They raised their heavy weapons, bulldozing any obstacle in their path. They swung at Xavier, but the force broke through a tree trunk instead. One second he was there and the next he wasn't. 
Teleportation.
He appeared on the shoulder of one bouncer snapping his thick neck with one twist. The bouncer crumbled to the ground with a loud thud, spraying dust everywhere. Xavier disappeared when the other bouncer swung a club at his initial position. He appeared a few feet down the path and threw a spear. The sharp tip buried itself directly in the Gegenee's eye. The beast roared as blood spilled.
Duke dislodged me from his back. My bare feet hit dry soil and I looked questionably at him.
"Run," He said and pointed down a path. "Head straight towards the east, you'll see two bouncers and a car. Tell them I directed you there. They'll take you straight to Liam."