| THE ADVENTURES OF THE O'CONNELL FAMILY Page 39 |
| be dead, completely; no one will remember you, not even I. Your soul will be condemned to an eternity in Hell! Yah!" With this Nefret parried her way towards Seth who was backing up against the bushes, her face was lit with fury. Seth's strength was already dissipating and she could feel that from his pathetic swings and blocks. Seth had finally backed himself up against a bush, the hard wood was the only thing behind him, and he had no way to escape. She saw her opening; he wasn't blocking his arm with his sword. He was too busy focusing on where her blow would land to kill. She lunged forward, her breath coming ragged as she plunged her sword into his forearm, pinning him helplessly to the wood behind him. His scream was primal as metal crushed bone. "You didn't truly think you could live out a normal life after what you did...did you?" She asked her words filled with rage. "Your... sister... was a whore-" Seth managed to spit in between gasps. "That does it!" she screamed withdrawing her scimitar from his arm. She raised it above her head, going in for the kill. Her weapon came down with effortless ease sliding into his chest. He twitched, his whole body jerking as it went in. Just seconds later blood poured forth from his mouth. She then grabbed his neck, choking him. "My sister was...not... a...whore. She was an angel." She released her grip on his neck. He died shortly thereafter. When she was sure he was gone she cut off his head, and then slid to the ground in a sobbing heap her hands covered in her enemy's blood. Jonathan, having witnessed this all, looked at Nefret's body on the ground saying "Whoa, I have got to learn how to do that!" Then, he rushed to her side, picking her up into her arms whispering the little Egyptian he knew "Hasheesh Nefret, hasheesh." Shell ([email protected]) April 30, 2002 Seeing her son held under water, Evelyn felt her blood boiled. Who did that woman think she was trying to hurt her baby. When Rick finally let go of her, Evelyn ran as fast as she could. She held out her fist and as she rammed into Bonnie, she punched her nose hard. That of course distracted the woman, and Evie reached in the water and felt for Alex. For one heart stopping moment she couldn't find him, then she felt something. With all her strength, Evelyn grabbed on to what she felt and she pulled up. Alex came out of the water, and he was not moving. "NOOOO," Evelyn screamed as she laid him on the ground. Before she could help him, Bonnie had regained her composure and grabbed at her, not knowing who she was messing with. She stood Evelyn up, and that was as far as she got as Evie started to deliver blows, blows that knocked Bonnie off of her feet, but not for long. She knew the ancient ways, and soon matched Evie's every move. While the two of them fought, Seth stopped his reading, and left. He had seen Nefret, and he was going to finish her off as he knew he should have done a long time ago. Krista ([email protected]) May 1, 2002 Rick watched in shock as Evelyn continued to fight against Nephthys. He'd never seen Evie so out of character...so angry...so...like a mother bear defending her cub...granted, he was upset too that his son was close to becoming a human sacrifice. But even he had his limits. It seemed that Evie decided to drop all boundaries and go all out...but was that the right way to go? 'First thing's first...I need to make sure Alex is okay before Seth comes back...' Rick thought as he rushed to his son. He knelt beside Alex's soaking wet and sore body. Alex was most definitely not moving...Rick checked for a heartbeat. He cursed under his breath when he found an extremely light and small one. It was small, but it was still there. Gently Rick began to rub his hands over his son's chest. He didn't know how this was going to help, but maybe, just maybe, it would reduce the fluid in his lungs and hopefully get him back to the living world. After what seemed like an eternity, Alex began to stir, coughing violently on the water in his body. Rick sat him up carefully, rubbing his back in slow circles. Immediately Alex coughed up all the water and other numerous fluids from his mouth. He gasped heavily and slowly opened his eyes. His vision was blurred, thinking for a moment he was still underwater. But then he felt the strong arms of his father take hold of him. "Ohh Alex...thank God you're alive..." Rick breathed into his son's hair. "D-Dad...Dad!" Alex gasped, wrapping his arms tightly around his father's waist. He was saved! "And THIS is for my son's life, you shrew!" Evie yelled as she swiftly kicked Nephthys in the chest. "Damn you to the afterlife, you miserable wench!" Nephthys snapped, wiping blood away from her mouth as she backed away from Evie. "Wow, look at Mum go..." Alex said in amazement. Evie paused suddenly to realize she had heard her son's voice. She glanced over her shoulder and gasped in shock, seeing her son alive, awake, and in her husband's arms. "Alex!!" Without warning, Nephthys had taken out a dagger from the folds of her clothing and lunged at Evie's turned back. And suddenly, as Evie turned back to her fight with the enemy, she suddenly realized what happened too little too late... "RICK!!" Evelyn gasped as her husband fell to his knees, the dagger hitting an unseen target in his flesh, penetrating a mere inch away from his heart. It was as if he hadn't felt it at all. As soon as the dagger had been released from Nephthys' hand, Rick had whipped out his gun, relying on sheer luck that his gun contained at least one bullet. Lady Luck was on his side, for in a gun he thought was empty, there was one bullet left. And the bullet was now right in the center of Nephthys forehead. As he watched her body collapse dead to the ground, Rick smiled weakly. He could faintly hear the sound of Evie and Alex crying out to him and holding onto his body. He chuckled faintly. "The family...I...love..." Rick gasped out quietly. "...is safe..." |