Far Horizons: Tales of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror. Issue #18 September 2015 | Page 88

burn. “According to Patrick, you getting us both out of
there was impossible. And you knew that.” he looked
her directly in the eyes. “And yet you came alone.”
take.”

“I thought it was after me and got you by mis-

“Yeah, Jake told me, but you saw that wasn’t
true. I heard it say you weren’t enough. Why didn’t
you leave and go for help?”

That was all that Margo could say, because that
was when Lucas got up and hugged her. She awkwardly tapped his shoulder. “We’ll both try,” he whispered,
his voice quiet. Margo felt uncomfortable because of
his protectiveness. Lucas felt her tense up so he sat
down.
When he did, she abruptly changed the subject.
“So, do you have any idea how we got out of there?”

“So what, you wanted me to leave you to die?”
Margo raised her voice in bewilderment.
“No, I want to know why you were on a suicide mission!” Lucas’s voice cracked.
Margo took a small pause. “I wasn’t. I’ve just
made peace with the fact I’ll eventually die, and soon.
Saving you didn’t seem like a bad way to go.”
Lucas’s eyes grew wide. The statement didn’t
shock him as much as Margo’s calm voice. “You
haven’t just made peace with it, you… I don’t know
how to call it. I mean mercenaries are usually pretty
relaxed about death, it being a job hazard, but this is
too relaxed.”

“No clue, Jake and Patrick just looked at each
other when I asked.” Lucas cleared his throat.
“Well, there is something I didn’t tell you.”
Talking about the Nexus, however strange and uneasy
it made Margo, due to the fact she didn’t know what
effect it had on her, was far easier than talking about
her distant past. “The source of energy Jake used to
revive me was the Nexus. When Jake’s friend was
doing the spell, instead of giving a little energy to me,
it jumped in me. We have no clue what it did, but I’m
pretty sure it had something to do with it. How else
would the plant get dried up?”
“Wait, wait. You have a deity inside you?