Chapter 185: Left Behind
These phantoms were going to serve as Jason’s elite spies and assassins. Jason wasn’t a fool, and he knew that there were things out there that he just didn’t have any control over. There were people and organizations that were making plans for him, and if he didn’t gain more information about them, then he was going to be caught unaware when they finally made a move. So Jason was going to become proactive.
The Phantoms would dive into the shadows, and from there, they would follow anyone that Jason suspected of being dangerous. Jason knew that there were people who would be able to sense the Phantoms even if they were in the shadows, but that was only if the Phantoms got too close. As long as they maintained their distance, then no one would ever find out.
"You’ll go into the shadow and stay there until I give you more orders. Alpha, remain here."
Jason gave the phantom an order, and they all bowed their heads in obedience before they easily fell into the shadow. Alpha stayed back while looking towards Jason curiously, and Jason asked her where the cure for the Hunter’s Toxin was. Alpha immediately responded while ordering one of her subordinates to go and bring the Toxin’s cure from inside her tent.
The phantom appeared from the shadow a few seconds later with the cure, and Jason took it. It was a glass bottle filled with a blue liquid, and Alpha explained that the victim would need to swallow the liquid to cure the Toxin. Jason nodded, and he ordered Alpha and her subordinate to return to the shadows. Jason looked the toxin over for a few seconds and frowned before he gently went down on one knee. Riyala and Fenrir had been playing together at the side all along, but Riyala stopped her excited laughing and gently pushed Fenrir back when she saw Jason’s frown. She wanted to ask Jason what was wrong, but she didn’t have to as she saw Jason put his hand out and summon Gina’s body out from his Alternate Dimension.
Gina’s body gently fell to the floor in front of Jason, and Jason’s eyes immediately fixed themselves on her emotionless face. He glanced at her chest, and he felt a strange pain in his heart when he didn’t see it moving, but he ignored all that and simply took the cure and poured it into Gina’s mouth. He held Gina’s head up slightly and made sure that it went down her throat before he released her and quickly put her back into his Alternate Dimension.
Jason knew that even though Gina was dead, the Hunter’s Toxin was still inside her, so if he had resurrected her while she was like that, then the toxin would have started acting again and killed her a second time. At least now that he had given her the cure, she would be free from any poison and he could resurrect her back to perfect health. Jason just didn’t know that it would be so difficult to see her like that.
A hand landed on Jason’s shoulder, and Jason looked up to see Riyala giving him a sad look. She slowly crouched until she was at eye level with him and asked,
"Are you okay?"
Jason released a huff and smiled. It was obvious he wasn’t okay, but as far as he was concerned, it didn’t matter. All that mattered now was getting Gina back. Jason stood up, and he gave Riyala his hand to help her up while saying,
"Yeah, I’m fine. I was just a little tired. Come on."