Chapter 10

Kim’ta looked at Gre’ta, then slightly bowed her head. “You have no longer to fear that I will complete my mission. That young girl that he saved is my niece. I haven’t seen her in a long time. I thought she’d passed,” Kim’ta said.

Gre’ta’s eyes narrowed at the assassin for a moment, not believing she’d switch that easily. “I know that family is all to the light Elfs, you are a heartless assassin. I find it hard to believe.”

Kim’ta bowed her head to all of them, “Family is everything to us. What he has done has freed the first one of my family in centuries. I will follow and serve him, especially if he can find more.”

All but Ella and Bell’s mouths dropped open upon hearing what the assassin had said. They were both mumbling under their breath about going home and a promise.

They were lucky that none of the others heard what they had said. They realized that they would have problems if the others realized they were human witches.

Two hours later Dan awoke and looked around, his hands suddenly glowing with a lot of power.

“I told you that I will fight you if you try to hurt me and mine. I have far more power than you think,” an angry Dan said.

No one said anything for a moment, then all seven of them looked at each other, then bowed to Dan. WHAT!? Wasn’t expecting that, Dan thought.

Gre’ta spoke up first, “Sir Dan, I was sent to ask for your help, as I am sure the rest of them have. Since the humans were driven from this place, a great sickness has befallen the land. You were told of this earlier: the dragons, mer-people, Golems, Felychs, Succubus, all are sick.”

En’tra took over, “actually it is almost all races, even the light elves are suffering. Much as we suspect that they are now developing the disease.”

Dan was nodding as he listened, “So what does this have to do with me?”

Tygan then spoke up, “There was a prediction from a seer not long after the humans were driven out. In it, it was said that a human would appear with no power and would gain great power quickly. They would also have the power to heal the world of the malady.”

This got Dan’s attention. “Are all of you afflicted with this?”

He looked at all the eight faces around him, now that he noticed they were all somewhat poorly looking.

“Even the both of us are feeling it Dan,” Ella said with Bell nodding her agreement.

“So how,” Dan started when Marlena suddenly stood still, a look of concern on her face. “Marlena? Are you alright?”

“It’s my father, he’s, he’s free of the disease! How?” Marlena said as she stared at Dan. She then bowed to him, causing his face to grow red. “Sir, I will do anything for you.”

Dan reached to her to help her stand after he told her not to bow. A thin light appeared around her as her mouth fell open. Her skin’s sickly color faded as she stared wide-eyed at him.

The other seven women’s mouths dropped open. Both Tygan and Kim’ta passed a hand over Marlena. “She’s completely free of it,” Tygan said, turning to Dan. “Please touch Kim’ta she has it worse than any of us.”

Kim’ta backed up a look of true fear on her face. “Just because he healed her, doesn’t mean that he can heal all races,” she said, still moving back.

All of the females and Dan turned to look at her. “I will not do this if you are afraid, I won’t make you do something you don’t want to,” Dan said.

Kim’ta laughed haltingly, then stood up tall, “I am not afraid.”

Dan nodded as he stepped next to Kim’ta, then whispered to her. “I meant what I said: I am not a tyrant, I will not make you do something you do not desire.”

This caused Kim’ta to stand defiant, then she grabbed Dan’s arm. Dan nodded as he patted her arm briefly, causing a light to outline her body for a few moments.

Kim’ta backed away from Dan as the light was only there for a few moments. They were all amazed as half the scars on her faded. Her skin became healthier looking, though not completely.

Kim’ta’s mouth dropped open again, she stared at her arms that were almost scar-free. Tygan passed a hand over her as she nodded, “More than half the disease is gone. You should let him finish.”

Kim’ta was still in shock as she nodded her head, though she was still not moving.

“Would you like me to finish?” Dan asked, a small smile on his face.

Again, Kim’ta could only look at her arms, then Dan, nodding her head. Dan smiled bigger as he laid a hand on her arm, the light reappearing. Less than a moment later Kim’ta looked almost entirely different.

Dan then moved through all of the females with him. First Tygan, whose eyes got large, then both the twins who could only stare. Next, the Harpy Shae’ten, then the dark elf En’tra.

Finally, he stood before Gre’ta, “I know that I do not deserve the healing, I understand,” then was quiet when Dan kissed her.

All the females there gasped when the light grew bright around the both of them. When Dan released her, she gasped herself, as the scales on her human form turned healthier.

All of them had tears in their eyes as each one kissed him with passion. Again, all of them bowed to him. All of them pledging themselves.

“Why are you all bowing? I am still the same human that I was,” Dan said confused.

“You are a hero to all of us. We are all now free of a disease that kills slowly and very painfully. We have all seen those that have succumbed to it, not a good way to go,” Gre’ta said, more tears in her eyes.

Dan was speechless as he could only stare at his companions. He then nodded as he looked at Kim’ta.