Chapter 553: Che Miner (1/2)

A day had passed since the death of Talon Kane; as promised, Shae asked Nix to spare the life of the Delix. The Inferno Leader had considered it for a moment before he refused and removed his head. After the questioning, Shae once again left the Bone Fortress on a mission given to her by Nix.

Pon and Nix stood next to their Golems while trying to figure out how best to deploy them.

The old mage's face was set in a disgusted scowl. ”You and I aren't going to be helping with the Zed Burrough?”

Nix shook his head. ”If Shae is able to make contact with Halla, then we'll have some help for a special mission.”

Pon's scowl faded immediately. ”Special mission? The Turncoat Graveyard is about to reset. Is our help coming through one of the Covens?”

”Affirmative,” Nix noted that Alfie and her group were walking toward the graveyard in question. ”Let's head over and check it out.”

Jun Li stood at the Turncoat's Graveyard. Unlike the previous Burroughs that was broken down into precincts, the five Burroughs surrounding the Keep were not divided into smaller sections. While she was reviving two hundred of the Undead allies, Semmi was at the Deceit Graveyard, recovering the fighters that died during the last battle.

Nix and Pon followed Alfie as far as the Honor Burrough before stopping. Fighters coming from outside of the Bone Fortress respawned here.

”Remember when we first came here, old man?”

Pon nodded. ”How can I forget, you landed on me.”

Nix smiled at the memory. ”Five of us kicking ass. Seems almost unfair now.”

”Fuckem. I love unfairness when it's tilted in my favor.”

Thirteen people appeared in the spawning area at the same time; only twelve of them were skeletons.

Pon pointed out the obvious. ”Guess the ferret guy is our person?”

Nix nodded and waved toward the person who was obviously looking around for someone. The Che was covered from head to toe in white fur, small ears pricked forward when the two fire mages approached.

”Yellow eyes, black hair, and absolutely beautiful. You must be Uncle Nix.” Brilliant green eyes stared at the Inferno leader before bowing deeply. ”Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Deya, a proud member of Inferno City.”

Pon laughed loudly at the description. ”Someone paid you to say that!”

The beautiful eyes turned toward Pon. ”Old, wrinkly, and smells of...” The black nose sniffed the air a few times before she finished her sentence. ”sulfur. You must be Pon.”

Nix held back a laugh and shook the offered hand; the Che was thin and not quite five feet tall. The Ferret woman squeezed his hand tightly before throwing herself at him in a tight hug.

/Inferno: Pon: The ferret people usually so friendly?

/Inferno: Nix: Some are.

The Inferno leader politely extricated himself from her grasp. ”You know why you're here?”

Deya nodded. ”We should discuss this someplace else.

Nix nodded in agreement. ”Follow me.”

”You're just like my dad described.” Deya favored him with a fanged smile when she fell in step beside him.

/Inferno: Pon: Is it me? Or does she really like you?

/Inferno: Ronnie: Who we talking about?

/Inferno: Semmi: It does sound intriguing.

/Inferno: Pon: Our ferret girl that arrived today. She's extra nice to Uncle Nix.

Inferno: Semmi: Uncle Nix?

/Inferno: Ronnie: Woah! Off-limits!

/Inferno: Fajii: One of the Che is here?

Nix shot a glare toward Pon, who was grinning from ear to ear. ”Who's your dad?”

”Tofo.”

Nix stopped in mid-stride. ”Fatty was your Dad?”

Deya nodded in agreement. ”He was a bit tubby. He said you were fierce! And someone he could trust.”

Nix sighed heavily and gripped the Che girl's hand in his. ”I've said those same things about him. I loved those guys, Tofo, Amb, and Po. My fierce ferret friends.”

********Author's Note********

Nix met the three ferret men in chapter 132. All three died transporting Spectrum in chapter 225.

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Deya laughed at the description, a soothing sound that made Nix smile. ”Uncle Amb and Uncle Po wanted to come to visit you; they just never had the chance.”

The memory of his ferret friends put Nix in a good mood. Even though all three of them were dead, their memories still made him smile. ”Did Fatty tell you about the giant snake that ate him?”

Deya rolled her eyes but kept her grip on his hand. ”His favorite story! Do you really have Emerald fire strands, Uncle Nix?”

”Yeah. I'll show you. What's with this Uncle business?”

”Dad said you were his fierce brother. Doesn't that make you my Uncle?”

”Hmm... I suppose it does.” Nix shrugged at Pon, who seemed to be hanging on every word. ”Got an opinion, old man?”