Taste of Youth: Chapter 8

Josh's P.O.V

"Katherine!!" I yelled.

She dropped to the ground and I noticed that she was struck with an arrow dipped with poison. Oh no! She's not going to make it!

I pulled the arrow and placed my palm on her wound, and slowly her wounds are beginning to heal, but I was interrupted with another arrow that whizzed just right past my hand.

I turned and looked at the guy who shot the arrow.

I countered him with an arrow of my own. I drew my arrow and shot an arrow at him. Just before it hit him it explodes into orange flames.

"Arrrghh!!" The monster yelled. "You will die, spawn of Hyperion."

I wasted no time. I charged him, and as he fired another arrow, I swerved to the left a bit and fortunately for me, I was in range of using my sword. Faster than an eye could blink, I drew my sword and slashed his bows into two.

I kicked the guy in the chest and elbowed him in the neck. He stumbled backwards, and I made a swipe below at his feet and he went to the ground.

I got the chance to interrogate him with me grabbing his collar. "Who are you?" I asked. "Why are you here?"

The man looked terrified for a moment. "I--- I just want the map of eternal youth."

"Well, I'm afraid that it's broken into fragments, sir." I told him.

"You!!!" The man growled, and charged me again. The man drew his knife and when he is about to stab me, I dodged to the left and wrapped my legs onto the man's legs to make him trip. After he fell down, I got on top of him fast, so I can take a clear look at him.

I pointed the tip of my sword at his chest. "Now why don't you explain yourself and tell me who you are?"

The man seemed to refure to answer, so I dug the sword deeper into his throat. He winced in pain, and he finally told me his name.

"My name is kyni̱gós, and..." He stopped and tried to reach onto his pocket. I stopped him by stabbing the blade near his hand, missing only by a hair's breadth. I made a tsk tsk sound.

"Bad move, boy." I told him.