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Then steeling herself and trying not to think about it too much, she checked the three dead men for anything useful. The leader had a small leather bag of silver and copper coins, which she took. She had a leather pouch around her waist, into which she put both the Glock and the coin pouch.
She considered taking a crossbow, but didn't think it would be nearly as useful as the Glock, even though she only had a half dozen rounds left. As she'd discovered in the ambush, the crossbow was too heavy, cumbersome, and slow. She also pulled the leader's sword belt off and attached it to her waist. His sword was clearly designed for one-handed use and was only a bit longer than the Eskrima sticks she'd trained on. She thought the techniques would transfer pretty well.
At least, she hoped they would.
Regardless, it would be a hell of a lot better than nothing if -- or rather 'when' -- the Glock ran out.
Unfortunately, there didn't seem to be any food nearby. She assumed it had been in the horses saddlebags when they'd been spooked by the gunshot. Her stomach growled; she hadn't eaten since breakfast and it seemed like it was after four O' clock.
She glanced up at the sky.
It was late afternoon on a strange world. She had literally no clue where she was. She didn't know how far the portal might be, and had no idea if she actually wanted to return if she could. She wanted to get back to Earth of course, but would prefer not to land right back in Smithbond's clutches. Her mind drifted back to the only other person on this world that she knew could open a portal.
Ethan.
She frowned. The odds of her being able to find him were virtually non-existent with the technology on this world. With no internet and no phones, she could probably spend years trying to track him down. She gave up on that as a pipe dream.
She was lost and completely alone on an alien world, and only had a gun with six bullets, a sword, and her wits to keep her alive. She took a few deep, calming breaths, then started off towards the nearby road.
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CHAPTER 25 EPILOGUE
"Get it back! Just scry the fucking bird again so you can see what's going on."
"I can't! That that little black thing created such a loud noise that it spooked the bird and I lost my connection. Let's just hope she hasn't gone too far before I can find another one."
"Shit, we had one fucking job; watch that old portal and track them if someone ever came through."
"I'll compose a letter to let him know, but he won't be happy if we can't find her again."
TO BE CONTINUED...
***With Selene's arrival in the Ten Kingdoms and the Argo's at Nalatia, we've entered act 3 (of 5). I was hoping to get another full editing pass but simply ran out of time. (This last month has been crazy.) I hope I didn't miss too many typos, and I apologize if I did. As an apology -- and because I think you'll like it -- I'll suggest one of the best stories here on Lit: "The Marriage" by the user "DreamCloud". Seriously, it's awesome. I highly recommend checking it out.***
STORY TAGS: dragon, magic, medieval, elf, teen, romance, virgin, harem, cuckquean
- COMMENTS
Anonymousabout 1 year agoSmithbond's plan is easy to figure out. He didn't send them with guns because he wanted them to die. Now he can go to his bosses and let them know. His peace team were killed for no reason, and that is an act of war. Now he can get more people to go through and start the invasion that always seems to be the goal of mankind in these stories.
He would have to know the people would stand out. It would be like sending american children to england and thinking they would blend in.
Do they think just anyone can use magic? Its almost like someone have told them that.
I guess the necromancer could have, but it doesn't sound right. It would be almost impossible for them to use enough magic on earth to make it worth the effort to learn.......Oh, would the necromancer know that. Okay that might be a good source of the information.
I also agree with the one anon. They are letting this necromancer use magic, to open the portal. Seems reckless since to our knowledge they don't have any way to track mana. So maybe he only needed two goats worth to open the portal. That means he has another goats worth of mana to use how he wants.
Seems like the earth people parts are just wasteful until it sets up some plot point in the future. Also as soon as Hailey is staying on earth, I lost interest.
Just my opinions,
Buddy J.
Anonymousabout 1 year agoStop putting feminist idea into the heads of women who very clearly live in a world where those kinds of things don’t exist. Rachel insisting on her independence is a garbage modern feminist mindset and not one that would appear in a world set in a time period similar to the “Middle Ages”. Stop it, it destroys the story.
Anonymousabout 1 year agoAgent k is an idiot to not have sent his away team with enough guns, ammo, resources to stay a month if necessary just in case shit gets hairy. I get you needed a fubar situation to get Selene isolated, but there's more logical ways then no modern weapons protocol.
Anonymousover 1 year agowhy would they forbid modern things on the team that went through the portal? It makes no sense for them to not use firearms at least. Its not like the team could blend in with the people there. They have no knowledge of the land or people. It wouldn't take more than a few minutes for people to realize something was wrong with her and the other guys. It seems like he sent them to die, but I can't think of a good reason for it. Also why is the necromancer suddenly working with them? They kill the goats so he can power the portal, but they have no way of knowing how much mana it takes. They practically gave him a way to escape. Lets fill the necromancer up with mana but nothing bad will happen. I really dislike the parts where we jump to the people from earth except Ethan. It just slows the story down. Now onward to the wood elf king. Let me guess we are going to hear, once agan, about asking in questions to not disrespect the crown.
