Children of a Lesser God

Chapter 127: Meeting Another Chosen

"You... You... YOU..." Although the pond wasn't deep, it was deep enough that if you sat down, your head would be under water. Considering Leona wasn't paying attention, this is exactly what happened. As she surfaced though, she saw Laz standing there observing her as though interested in what was going to happen next.

"You feel alright?"

"IT'S FREEZING..." Leona replied through chattering teeth.

"Well, that was kind of the point," Laz responded with a bit of a grin. Seems like he had guessed right and the shock woke her up from the stimulation. Leona's head was a bit foggy as she wasn't sure how she ended up in the water, but as she thought about it, she realized that something had happened and that for a while there, she was uncontrollably horny. Turning a bit red, she started to climb out of the freezing water.

"Wait, wait. Since your already in, you should clean off a bit. Me too actually," Laz said, seeing as how he had gotten covered in black gunk from carrying her. Walking into the water, Laz released his source energy to a moderate degree as flames started covering his body. The pond was barely twenty feet across and had water moving in and out constantly, but the temperature started to rise the moment he set foot in it. Leona couldn't believe what was happening.

"You... You've... You're able to produce flames? Is that black colored fire?" Leona asked while moving closer.

"Yep. That's one of my primary abilities," Laz nodded as he ducked down, causing the water around him to heat up more and bubble.

"OOHHH, that feels good." Leona had gotten close up to Laz and started bathing herself in the heated water. Laz had started to use the water to clean himself off too. Although the flames he made were hot, they weren't about to burn off the gunk unless he really let loose. But if he did that, he might also hurt Leona. Seeing Laz clean himself, Leona couldn't help but feel embarrass. She still asked,

"What is this stuff?"

"This is basically all the crap inside your body coming out. Kind of like a total body cleansing, only this isn't something a spa can do for you." Laz explained while rinsing out his hair.

"This is horrible," Leona commented while trying to do the same. It was a good thing the pond had water flowing in and out since it caused the gunk to start washing away.

"It could have been worse. You don't want to know what happened to me," Laz tried to comfort her.

"So, this happens a lot?" Leona asked.

"No. But it's actually quite beneficial when it does. You'll notice it the next time you circulate your energy. Oh, that reminds me." Laz went on to give Leona an explanation of the Condensation Realm and how to go about reaching it. As they were talking and cleaning, Laz kept the flames going so the water just continued to get hotter, until it reached around 80 degrees F. At that point, he leveled off on the flames so that the water would stay warm but not get hotter. As such, they both had taken to relaxing in the water a bit while Laz laid things out for Leona. It was important that she learned this now and not waste time trying to figure it out.

"How do you know all this?" Leona asked on one point.

"Lot's of reasons, but one's I can't really share," Laz responded. He didn't want to bring up things about Vivi just yet and he wanted to talk about his crazy, only appears in his dreams, protector either. People had been diagnosed insane for less.

"Still, it's good that you are here. I mean, how was I suppose to find out this stuff otherwise?" Leona asked as she floated in the water.

"Hmm..." Laz started pondering.

"What?"

"You think that other people are having that problem? Like not knowing what to do?" Laz asked as though he had come to a conclusion.

"Yeah, absolutely. Who's suppose to teach people this stuff?".

It made sense, but Laz had never thought of it before. He had totally over looked the fact that most people would be completely in the dark about this stuff. He knew he would have to do something.

"Alright, all clean?" Laz asked as he shook those thoughts from his head for now.

"Yeah, I mean, clean as I can get without soap." Leona replied.

"Well, that's something. Let's go." Laz walked out of the pond and started walking with Leona following quickly behind.

"Before you get cold, run your energy through you body and force out the water," Laz advised as his let his flame burn brightly for a moment before it went out all together.

"You can't just use that fire on me?" Leona asked, having watched his actions.

"Uh... It would probably roast you alive at those temps," Laz said awkwardly while scratching his head.

"Ah..." After trying a couple of times, Leona succeeded in drying off. As they started to walk down the mountain, Leona had wanted to ask about several things, but she stayed quiet. She had no idea why she suddenly wanted Laz like some sort of dog in heat, but she didn't connect that to anything he did so she didn't put much mind to it for now. The only thing she could think of was that she was feeling wild because of every thing they had done so far. There were times where she had even forgotten that they had done this whole thing naked. Of course, when she reached this point in her thoughts, she finally asked something.

"Are we always going to be running around like naturalists?" She somehow assumed that this whole thing was some sort of nudest game.

"No. You've adjusted to several things tonight, so you'll be a lot better off later. From now on, when we work out together, we will basically just run and fight. And at some point, I will bring you all to kill something."

"Kill something?"

"Yeah. You need to get that baptism of blood out of the way as well. Tonight was to free your body and your mind. That will be to build a blood ust within you." Laz responded, thinking about some of the things Vivi had told him. Luckily, Laz never had to work on that since he had already killed several times before they had set off on their journey. Now, it was almost becoming second nature to him.

Leona couldn't help but shiver a bit at the thought. Even when she had lost her head while being harassed by Laz earlier, she never thought about killing him. But now he is saying that she needs to get used to killing? Was he for real?

Although Laz could guess her thoughts, he didn't say anything. This really was something she would have to figure out for herself. It was like he had asked earlier; could she do it? Only she could make that call.

They took their time coming down the mountain, both lost in their own thoughts. Once they started approaching the camper though, they sped up to grab their clothes and get dressed. Leona was originally going to take a shower, but since they had rinsed off in the hot water, she had felt pretty refreshed and decided it could wait until she got home.

Just as they finished getting dressed, Leona noticed a car drive by the front of the camper. Since they both had seen the lights, they had ducked behind the camper to avoid standing out. Although it was dark out, there was enough ambient light from the trailer park for Leona to see that the car was a convertible Mercedes. She couldn't help but frown and sigh, something that Laz noticed right away.

"Something wrong?" He asked.

"Yeah, that shit head actually found me..." Leona replied. Laz was a bit surprised since this was the first time he actually heard something like pure hate in her words. Even when she was being cold, it was more like she was annoyed, but not hateful.

"This the guy Dee and Reggie keep talking about?" Laz connected the dots right way.

"Yes. Argh... Brian. He's actually only ever been nice to me, but he comes on way to strong," Leona explained.

"Then why the hate towards him?" Laz asked, not understanding.

"It's what Reggie and Dee tell me. When I am not around, he ignores them like they don't exist. But any time he sees me, even if they are with me, he tries to act like everyone's best friend. But the way he looks at them is like he is looking at a pile of shit that won't go away."

"That's different. Then why don't you just avoid him? All of you I mean?"

"No choice. His dad is the mayor of this little Podunk while my mom works in the town hall as a clerk. Therefore, he's technically her boss."

"That's like a plot out of a bad movie," Laz said, judging the situation.

"That's what it is. Ever since dad passed away, my mom has been hit on by his dad any number of times. And Brian has been obsessed with me ever since I met him in high school. He graduated last year so I thought I would be rid of him, but he didn't go anywhere and likes to follow me around and buy me stuff. It's freaky," Leona explained.

"Plus, ever since these changes happened, he's been giving me an even worse vibe."

"Worse vibe?" Laz questioned.

"Yeah. It's like, I'm naturally repelled by him, but he seems to be even more in love with me. It's really weird." Leona tried to explain things the best she could. Now that they had done what they did, she trusted Laz more than she thought was possible.

"Hmm... Interesting." Laz was thinking back to someone he had encountered before. Thinking back to that gym class incident, he got a funny feeling that things might be the same. But if that were the case, things might get troublesome.

"You got an aunt or uncle who lives out of state that you don't see often?" Laz suddenly asked out of nowhere.

"Uh.. Yeah. My aunt Mary, why?" Leona asked with a puzzled look on her face.

"No reason. Can you avoid him to get home?" Laz then asked.

"Doubt it. I don't know why he is circling around in here, but my guess would be one of his idiot friends saw me and reported it. The idiot friend is probably watching the road in case I come leave." Leona said with a frown.

"That's just messed up. Alright, let's go. I will walk you home," Laz said before walking out from behind the camper. He sent a quick spirit message into the camper to let Vivi know what he was doing and then started walking for the road.

"No, NO!" Leona tried to call to Laz to stop him but he just turned around and smile and wave her to come follow him. She was worried that Brian would start something with Laz if he saw them together. At least if she was by herself, she could come up with some excuse.

She finally just growled and ran to catch up, giving up resisting. Laz just followed her a step behind while spreading his sense around the area. Although they didn't see Brian's car again, when they got to the entrance/exit of the park, he quickly sensed the car that was parked off on the side of the road watching the place.

Not taking a moment to pause, Laz just told Leona to leave the way and trust him in a bit and they started walking the mile and a half to her house. Before they got too far down the road though, a convertible Mercedes pulled up next to them as the window came down.

Laz felt it when the car was getting closer and felt it even stronger when the car pulled up. The driver was definitely a 'chosen.'