Chapter 268 - The Plan (2/2)

Madam Cal didn't respond right away and instead looked over at her husband who had been quiet the whole time.

”First rule of war son, know yourself and know your enemy,” Aaron said with a cold look on his face, one that sent shivers down Laz and Dwayne's back's.

”I don't think they just came out with their weakness, did they?” Laz asked a bit further. Although he felt like he was pressing on something dangerous, he wanted to make sure the information was accurate.

”You want me to get into details? They can get a bit... gory,” Aaron asked with a strange smile.

”You know what? Never mind. We will just go with what you said. Still though, it seems really weird that they have a strength that uses the environment while ours feels like we are stealing from it...” Laz pondered out loud. Knowing what he knew about those channeler's, it seemed like they really were more in tune with the world.

”I be having my own thoughts on that, but that not be important right now. For now, tell us bout this rune thing,” Madam Cal changed the subject, giving Laz the chance to explain. After he was done, both Madam Cal and Dwayne agreed that runes were useful and that they would learn about them. When they asked Laz if he could use it on all twenty four-ish people who were going to be gong, Laz could only say he would try.

After that, Laz made plans to meet up with the Vodun the night of the opening which also seemed to correspond to a bit party in town. It would be up to him to get in touch with the council members and the Freya's vampyres to make sure everyone met on time.

He would also be the one in charge of the entire group, a responsibility that he had never had to worry about before.

His only thought was that if they were going to believe in him, he would do his best for them.

After that, Laz said his goodbyes and with Dwayne leading the way, left the bas.e.m.e.nt and the shop.

”You sure about this?” Laz felt that he should ask one last time.

”No. But so what? You think something like this is going to stop me?” Dwayne asked with a smile. Laz didn't know Dwayne and Dwayne didn't know Laz, but sometimes, when you met someone, you just clicked with them.

It was kind of like this with him.

”Listen my pale skinned brother. You need to stop worrying so much about things and let them happen. This entire world has gone shit crazy in the last few years and it ain't gonna stop anytime soon. So instead of worrying about what might be and what could happen, just live it the best you can and try to make it out alive. Ya hear me?” Dwayne felt like Laz was a jumbled ball of nerves ever since they left the training room and just felt that he should mellow.

”You could die to, you know?” Laz said, wondering if he ever even thought about it.

”Me? The immortal Dwayne? Worried about dying? Please. If only one person can walk out of this alive, it's going to be me.”

”Strapped to another table, right?” Laz laughed, thinking about how they had met earlier.

”If she's pretty enough? Hell yeah she can strap me to a table and have her way with me.” Dwayne wasn't even fazed by Laz's insult and turned it around on him.

”Yeah? Even if she's hard into wanting to peg you while you're strapped to that table?”

”You go there? So quick eh? Tell you what. I ain't gonna knock it till I try it, hear me? You can't be saying that you ain't going do something till you do it. Then you know. Ain't no pussing out just cause you scared or something.” Dwayne said, trying to keep a straight face while laughing.

”Really? You're going to say you'd let it happen?”

”Bro. If she thinks she going to hit me up with a prize winning cuc.u.mber, girl got another thing coming. But come on. You never had a girl down on you, giving you a lick and she just happens to slide a digit in, up to the knuckle?”

”No.”

”Then you don't know what you're missing. Look. I ain't saying that I'd be down for that with just anyone. But if the girl is hot like that, for damn sure she can stir me up any day,” With that, Dwayne pointed to a girl on the street to happened to be walking on the sidewalk the other way.

Laz turned to look in froze into place when he noticed who Dwayne was pointing at.

Thinking that Laz was checking her out, Dwayne also stopped and gave her a more in depth look over. The girl didn't notice Laz since he was still under the effects of the rune but she did notice Dwayne. Even if his eyes were a bit dirty, it was a free country and she wasn't going to stop him.

At least, not until he used his spirit sense.

The moment he tried to focus it on her, his entire body was lifted off the pavement and rammed into the wall of the closest building, causing his entire head to feel like it wanted to go dark.

”You trying to get way to good of a look there, ain't yah?” The girl asked, her voice a dripping of honey and blood.

”Damn. I'm really sorry. I didn't know... you know...”

”Yeah. Yeah. Fine. We are all the same anyway. Next time just control yourself.” The girl who had appeared right in front of Dwayne while he was pinned to the wall waved her hand and several multiple colored lights disappeared, allowing his body to go free.

Acting as though it was nothing, she just tossed her pink highlighted red hair to the side and turned, only to find herself staring face to face with Laz.

”Laz...?”

”Malene?”