DoL3 Chapter 5 part 2

Astraea lifted oﬀ of her feet as a tear ﬂoated oﬀ of her face. Tyler tried to get the vines around her
but they burned up as she glowed. Devin watched in horror as the ﬂame slowly entered her glowing
hands. Nika watched, but didn’t say it show anything. Lura was deep in thought, and her face struck
with regret.
Astraea’s mouth dropped as she was in a trance.
The ﬂame dimmed as it entered her hands. Astraea’s glowing eyes closed and she fell. Cole jumped
caught her. He held the earth with one hand, and Astraea in the other. Lura watched and saw his
eyes give a dim red glow… his skin gave a glow as well.
“Slay.” Nika said in aw.
Hades sent the skeletons in, and Cole let go. He looked tired but he held up Astraea’s body. She
wasn’t dead… just unconscious. He looked up and the glow faded.
Hades looked at everyone.
“You can not take the tunnels. It’s not safe.” He said softly. Everyone nodded and he led us to an
exit into the woods.
Tyler got a ﬁre started as the sun set. Everyone was quiet, even Nika who always had a joke. Tyler
looked at Cole who was sitting down by a tree, who held Astraea in his arms. Everybody smile, as
she slowly sat up.
I opened my eyes. I looked up at Cole who hit down a smile. I sat up slowly and looked around.
Everyone smiled, and watched me.
“Are… how are you?”
I looked at Cole for a moment. I didn’t feel.. bad or great. I felt numb. “Numb. I… I don’t know what
to feel.” I whispered to him. He nodded and stood up with me in his arms he walked over to the
group and set me down.
“Good to see your not ash!” Nika said smiling.
I looked at Cole, who actually called me Ash. He bursted out laughing, and it felt good to see him
smile. We all started to tell jokes and dumb stuﬀ like that.
Lura looked up and her face fell.
Deep snarls echoed.
I turned my head as three Miniatures stood there huﬃng. Everyone jumped back and all drew their
weapons… everyone but me. I couldn’t move. I was to weak. They charged and Tyler used his
powers to pull us into trees… but that didn’t do a thing.
They knocked the trees down in a single charge and I hit the ground. Cole ran to me and pulled out
his sword. Tyler stood by him and did the same as the girls pulled out daggers. I tossed Devin my
bow and arrow with the energy I had.
He held it up.

“There to many!” Cole said. They all stood taller then us all, and I looked at Cole. “So? Cerberus had
three heads!” I yelled at him. Lura nodded and yelled something at Devin I couldn’t catch, but Devin
nodded.
Devin pulled me behind a broken tree. “So your my sister—”
“Cut to the chase.”
“I’m gonna leave you here and ﬁght.”
I nodded but watched. Cole protected the girls, but they were doing somewhat well. Tyler was
helping them, and trying to make vines. Cole pulled out a dagger from his boot, and stabbed ones
head as it turned to dust.
“BEHIND YOU!” Lura yelled to Devin. He shot his bow and it hit the Minitor in the chest. Cole turned
and threw the dagger as it hit that one too.
Everyone was focused on one as the second came at me.
I tried to get away but couldn’t.
Someone in armor jumped in front and stabbed the beats, as it turned to dust. The man’s face was
hidden behind his helmet but his eyes were familiar. He turned and Cole… well… Cole ripped a
head oﬀ of the second one. Cole looked at me eyes wide.
“Oops.” He said softly.
Tyler threw up on Devin, and Devin tried to hold it in. Everyone looked at the man in armor. He took
his helmet oﬀ and looked at me.
No.
Not in a million years.
“Who are you?!” I told him. He looked at me carefully, and put his sword back. “Look your mom is
already going to kill me! I know I should have told you but—”
“Who are you?!” I asked angrily as Cole helped me up. How could he never tell me. After all these
years.
Bexter looked at me. “Bexter Lakeshead, son of Aphrodite.”