Chapter 70 : The Ancient City

*Eliza* "Jared! What’s happening, talk to me!"

I shook him trying to get him to open his eyes again.

My ears rang with his screams of pain.

What was happening to him? Was it because of this cave?

"What’s going on?" Abe asked, running back to us.

"I don’t…."

The air around Jared’s body quivered and bursts of dark energy flowed out of him, his power erupting around us.

This was not good….

"Jared…."

"Eliza, we’ve gotta get out of here," Abe said, grabbing my wrist.

I yanked out of his grasp.

"No, I’m not leaving him." I dropped to my knees and put my arms around Jared’s neck, hugging him tightly.

"Eliza!"

"He’s trying to fight it," I said.

I could see it in his face.

His eyes were closed, but every muscle in his body was tense beyond belief.

The struggle might have been internal, but he was fighting.

"Eliza…."

I snapped my head up.

That voice… some soft whisper in the darkness called to me.

Had I actually heard a voice or was I imagining things? "Eliza…."

No, I was definitely not imagining it.

I glanced at Abe, and he was just staring at me and Jared.

I didn’t think he’d heard the voice.

Did that mean…? I looked around the cave.

Suddenly, a young boy appeared from the shadows.

It was the same boy I’d seen before.

He moved through the cave shadows like he was part of them.

They concealed bits of his body, but I could always see his face.

"Eliza."

"I see you.What do you want?" I asked, hugging Jared’s neck tighter.

"I want to help you."

The boy pointed to Jared.

"Do you know how I can help him? Do you know what I need to do?"

I practically begged.

Seeing little boys hanging around with mysterious wisdom who didn’t seem visible to other people shouldn’t have been such a relief to me.

But if this kid could give me what I needed to help Jared, I wasn’t going to turn him away.

"Uhh… Eliza, what’s going on?" Abe asked.I shook my head, focused on the boy.

"Tell me!"

"It is simple, really.Just give him your blood."

"Give him my blood? What do you mean? Does he need to drink it?"

"What do you think?" the boy asked, grinning.

"Okay, I can do that.I’ll give him my blood." I looked at Abe.

you have a

about? Who are you talking

He shrugged helplessly.

help Jared," I insisted.I held a hand out, hoping he’d give

luck," the boy

him, but he

disappeared in

and whooshed through the cave

around and Jared

with my body, protecting him from the spirit

the cave-turned-wind tunnel, a dark, eerie howl that shook

strong wind and then went out, surrounding us in

there?"

but Abe’s outline was clear.He was standing at

looking for something.I heard the way his fingers scraped against

going to be okay.I’ve got

I promised him.

here.I

screamed to me

"I’m not leaving Jared!"

"Come on!"

grabbed my arm and yanked me

door over here.We need to keep moving.This

through the door in

opposite side of the cave

the door before;

let go of

his hold.His fingers curled tighter around my arm as he pushed

Jared.I’m not leaving him

deep breath and think for

was panicking a little.I took a deep breath and

bag and struck it against the

stone and a flare

probably been saving for a time

the flare up and we looked

was much, much

could barely stand side to side, and

The passageway was damp.

water dripping somewhere

and I saw creepy, crawly spiders with big, hairy legs wandering

shiver ran down

"Ewww." I shuddered.

that,

"What?"

"There’s running water nearby."

pointed down the

the wind on the other side of the

Abe shook his head.

coming from

and

not leaving without

"Hold this.I’ll get him."

handed me the torch and headed back to the

shifting my weight from one foot

woken up, he would have found us already, right? I didn’t know what was happening to him, and it still terrified

got to the door and

Something smashed into the

"Argh!"

slammed his body against it, keeping the door

"Abe, what’s going on?"

a step

my throat and blood rushed

come over here, Eliza! Run, run down

over his shoulder, teeth clenched, eyes

I’m not leaving you and Jared!

"Please, just go!"

Abe screamed.

"Go, now!"

"No!"

I screamed back.

"Let me help."

tried to step

and slammed his body against the

The door trembled.

I stopped dead.

on the other side was something horrible and terrible…

My heart sank.

gone that horribly wrong? "Eliza,

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