“The Rise of Zeus – Chapter VIII (Pt 11)”
Author’s Note: This is a Take Ten to Write story and has not been proofread for errors. If I feel inspired or if there’s interest in the story, I’ll post a revised, edited, and extended version at a later date. Happy reading!
BASIL (cont.)
“She’s not going to hurt you,” Harper whispers to me from the other side of the table.
Meilin shoots her a dirty look, which Harper doesn’t even see. Man, I wish I could be that confident.
“So what does your suit do?” I ask Harper.
Her lips curve upward as she raises a palm. The golden links of armour begin vibrating. I lean in to get a better view. Suddenly, the armour releases a blast of air directly into my face. I’m lifted up out of my seat for a second before landing hard.
“What just happened?” I ask, staring at Harper.
She curls her fingers back in and lowers her hand. “I can push air around,” she says casually, as if she’d just said something normal like, “It’s supposed to rain today.”
“You can push air around?” I repeat. “Like, you can control the air?”
“Um, no,” she says with a slight frown. “I mean I can create powerful movements with the air directly around my suit.”
“So can you fly?”
Harper glances at Silas. “We’re working on it, but we’re not quite there yet.”
“Oh.”
“But,” Silas interjects, “we did just add that new feature, remember?”
“Oh yeah!” Harper’s eyes light up as she turns to face me again. “Here, watch this.”
She raises her palm again. This time, I lean back so that my face doesn’t get the full force of another blast of air.
“This time is different,” Harper reassures me, a glimmer of amusement in her eye. “Just watch.”
Final Comments: I just realized how long this chapter is getting. I guess I should wrap it up soon so we can get back to Zeus… To be honest, I can’t even remember what Zeus is getting up to right now!
Overall Rating: 😅
