Kid splashed the warm spring water onto his abdomen and rubbed it into his muscles. He stepped deeper into the spring until his ass was fully immersed. He dipped his fingers in the water, reached around, and gently massaged his asshole. His chin quivered as a sting of pain raced through him. He grunted.

Fuckin' ass could've been a little gentler.

Of course, he wouldn’t have wanted it that way. That had been the most pleasurable experience he'd ever had—even better than sex with Kinzer. He hadn't gotten off, but he'd still had a fucking great time, and he already wanted more. He didn't know how he was going to be able to continue journeying with Treycore when all he was going to do was want to fuck him.

It was so painful at times, he thought he couldn't take anymore, but it was so fucking hot. He'd never been so horny, never wanted to fuck so bad, never wanted someone to come inside him so much.

As he stood in the spring, his thoughts lingered on their intensely painful encounter. His penis was full, throbbing. If only there was a way he could get Treycore’s entire dick in him.

“Make sure you get up in that ass.”

Kid's defensive instincts kicked in. He whirled around. Treycore stood on a nearby rock in just his jeans. His hands rested on his hips.

A big, obnoxious grin curled into his sickle-shaped dimples as he stared down at Kid.

“I'm getting it right now.” He stopped massaging his hole. He wasn't going to do that in front of Treycore.

“You'd better if you want me up in that shit again.”

“With that dick, you'll probably end up in some shit.”

“Won't be the first time.” Treycore winked. He undid his jeans and slid them down his thighs.

There was that absurdly large, immortal cock again. Saliva flooded into Kid's mouth. His ass loosened and quivered as he battled between taking the pleasure and fighting the incredible pain.

Treycore stepped out of his jeans and dove off the rock. His back muscles flashed Kid just before he disappeared into the water, leaving an explosion of droplets behind him. He swam toward Kid, his flesh shimmering as the sunlight beamed through the water onto his back. As he swam into a shallower part of the spring, he came to Kid, he reached around and grabbed him by the legs. His face moved right into Kid's pelvis as Treycore consumed his dick. Kid threw his head back.

Treycore rested his knees on the bottom of the spring and pumped Kid's cock with his hand and mouth.

“Oh fuck.”

Treycore's tongue swirled around the tip of his head. With his free hand, he reached back and grazed his finger against Kid's hole.

Kid felt the same stirring of pain that he'd felt while he'd been rubbing it. He cringed and hissed, but it was nice. Very nice.

Treycore deep-throated Kid's cock and slipped his middle finger inside his hole.

Kid's pelvis pushed forward.

Treycore pulled his lips back, sliding his tongue side to side as he slowly released Kid's cock. He kissed just above Kid's dick and pulled his finger out of his hole, moving both hands over his ass cheeks. He sprung out of the water, his hands sliding up to Kid's waist. He kissed up his abdomen to his chest. He tugged at a nipple with his teeth.

Kid stroked his fingers through Treycore’s soaked hair with one hand and set the other on his shoulder.

Treycore slid his hand down to Kid's submerged erection and stroked it, his thumb massaging his shaft. His teeth released Kid's nipple and he kissed across his pecs. His lips felt their way across the smooth terrain. Occasionally, his tongue would slip out from between them and caress Kid's muscles.

Kid enjoyed the sensation of Treycore's wet tongue traveling across him, leaving a trail of saliva in its path that dried quickly under the sun's heat. But even after it dried, the sensation lingered, and Kid felt like Treycore had marked him.

Treycore's tongue found its way to Kid's other nipple and encircled it over and over again.

Kid arched his spine, pushing his abs forward. Treycore kissed down to just above his abs. He stopped, his lips just barely touching Kid's flesh, his breath gently rushing against his skin. It was torture for Kid, who wished that Treycore's mouth would just run up and down every part of his body at once.

Treycore pulled back. The hand on Kid’s cock stilled.

“About earlier,” he said. “I’m not looking for anything serious.”

“It's cool,” Kid said. “I mean…it's just fucking.”

Although, it was so much more than that to Kid, and he wondered if Treycore had said that because he could tell Kid was enamored with how Treycore made him feel…because maybe Treycore knew he had this powerful effect on mortals.

Treycore stared into Kid's eyes, as if trying to stare much farther. A broad grin stretched across his face.

“Good. Now it's time to get you off.”

As much as it pleased Kid to hear that, he really didn't care whether or not he got off. He really just enjoyed being tortured by, and pleasuring, Treycore. Besides, it had been being on the brink of death that had left Kid in such intoxicating pleasure.

Kid lunged at Treycore, wrapping his legs around his waist and throwing his arms around his neck. Their lips met in a frenzied fit of kisses. They weren't the careful kisses from their first encounter. They were sloppy, thoughtless, and out of sync. As their lips clashed without rhyme, they soon developed an awkward rhythm together.

Treycore pressed the head of his dick against Kid's ass crack. Kid's cheeks instinctively twitched and tightened, despite his deep longing for more.

Treycore pulled away from Kid's lips and kissed his way down to Kid's chin. He moved his hands up and down Kid's back, much softer than the first time.

Treycore kissed up to Kid's ear.

“Take a deep breath,” he whispered, his breath tingling against the hairs just behind Kid's ear.

Kid did as he was told. Treycore pulled back and returned to Kid's lips. Kid surrendered to Treycore as he collapsed on top of him. Air swept across his back. As they hit the water, droplets flew into the air. The spring water consumed them as they dropped off the shelf in the spring Kid had stood on.

Treycore's blond locks waved about rapidly in the settling water. His wings fanned out. They fluttered quickly, subtly, preventing the two of them from floating upward.

Kid worried that if Treycore wasn't very careful, he'd drown him, but considering how thoughtful he'd been with the vine in their previous encounter, he opted to just trust him. Although he might bring him to the brink of passing out, in the end, he would do what was best for him…or at least, what would keep him alive.

Treycore's fingers tickled up Kid's torso, moving through the grooves in his abs. Their kisses softened. It was an odd experience for Kid, considering their last fuck had been anything but sensual. It was odd, but it felt just as good. Kid felt a stirring in his chest and heat building in his pelvis. He pressed his erect dick into the dip between Treycore's abs.

With his free hand, Treycore cradled Kid's ass, steadily pressing his fingers into his flesh.

The longer they remained underwater, the more uneasy Kid felt. But he played as if he was fine. He didn't want to ruin the moment with his insecurity.

Treycore's lips left his and trailed down his neck. Kid peered back at the specks of spring debris that clouded the water around them, glistening in the sunlight. They sank deeper and deeper into the spring, making their way steadily to the bottom—a luminous cluster of flat rock formations. Their slow, steady motion made Kid feel as if time had slowed, giving him just a moment where he didn't have to think about his past, Jerry's place, fallens, or any of this Antichrist shit. He could just savor the intoxicating feeling that rushed through him as Treycore's body moved against his. He could let Treycore take control and let his own responsibility slip away. Despite how cruel this higherling had been to him, how spiteful and cold, something in him trusted him just enough. He hated that part of himself, considering how long he had worked to develop a deep distrust for mankind. But he couldn't deny that ever since his first fuck with Treycore, he had felt some deep trust that even though he might abuse and torture him, he was only doing it for the sake of ecstasy and pleasure.

Treycore kissed to the dip at the base of Kid's neck, and then licked it tenderly. His fingers made their way up to Kid's waist, his thumb stroking back and forth.

Kid's penis got even harder. He started seeing spots, just as he had when Treycore had strangled him with the vine. He had to go back up for air, but he didn't want this moment to end. He grabbed the edges of Treycore's wings. They were hard and slick. He slid his hands back and forth against them. They pulled out of his reach as Treycore kissed down his abdomen.

Treycore's thumbs stroked Kid's sides as he licked and kissed at the pulsating muscles. His tongue dropped into his navel, and he kept it out, brushing over Kid's flesh, as he made his way down to Kid's pelvis. As he came to his cock, he glanced up at Kid, who was looking right back at him. He ran his tongue over the head and licked up and down the shaft.

Kid's body was desperate for oxygen, and his head felt swollen, like it was about to erupt.

Treycore sucked Kid's dick into his mouth. He swirled his tongue about rigorously. His hands tightened against Kid's ass as he moved his head up and down. Kid wanted to call out. He wanted to let Treycore know how good he was making him feel, but all he could do was continue to hold his breath and writhe with pleasure.

Treycore's lips touched the base of his cock, and he jerked back up, his lips freeing Kid's shaft as his tongue assaulted the head.

Kid knew he wasn't going to make it much longer. He looked to Treycore, hoping to try and psychically convey his agony, but Treycore was so absorbed in tickling the head of his cock with his tongue, Kid was starting to worry that he was going to pass out.

Treycore's wings did a quick flap. His body rushed over Kid's until they were face to face. Treycore kissed Kid's lips. Kid couldn't kiss back. He was too busy straining to hold his breath. Treycore wrapped his arms around him, and with a quick maneuver of his wings, they shot up.

SPLASH!

Treycore's wings scattered water every which way. They continued to flap subtly. Droplets flung about.

Kid gasped desperately for air, but it was still in vain because as he attempted to force air into his mouth, Treycore kissed him passionately. He breathed through his nose, but his body had been so deprived of air, it wasn't enough, and he had to pull back to sneak a breath. Before he could get very much, Treycore's lips would be back at his. He felt continuously torn between his body's desperate need for air and his deep longing to have Treycore's lips against his.

Treycore's wings flapped about, pushing Kid and himself through the water until he was against a rock at the edge of the spring. Treycore pushed Kid's back against the rock and continued forcing kisses on his oxygen-hungry body. Every so often, their lips would separate just long enough for Kid to take a heavy, much needed breath.

Treycore's cock pressed against Kid's leg.

Please, Kid thought. Oh please, more.

Treycore pulled his lips from Kid's and pressed them against his cheek. His tongue toyed with his skin.

Kid gasped nearly as desperately as he had when they'd first come back up for air. He trembled from ecstasy and exhaustion. He stroked his hand against Treycore's back, the back of his hand tickled by Treycore's feathers. He tightened his other hand against Treycore's dense bicep.

“Fuck me,” Kid groaned.

Treycore pulled away. His wings' subtle movements died down. “What?” he asked, his expression filled with confusion.

“Please.”

“But, you're hurt…from earlier.”

“I want you inside me.”

“No!”

“Do it!”

Treycore grabbed Kid by his biceps and flipped him around. He pushed his cock against his ass.

“Yes,” Kid moaned.

Treycore grabbed him by his hair and tugged.

“Oh!” Kid groaned. He reached his hand back and brushed his fingers across Treycore's face. Treycore's hot breath hit Kid in the back of the neck. Goosebumps rippled under Kid's flesh, scurrying up his legs and across his back.

Treycore positioned the head of his dick on Kid's hole and pushed forward.

“Ah!” Kid didn't actually feel any pain, but the anticipation, though wildly arousing, was frightening. Every muscle in his body tensed. Once again, his cheeks tightened automatically, his body's attempt at fighting against his perverse, masochistic impulse.

“Do it!” Kid ordered.

Treycore grabbed his cock by the shaft and pierced the tip of the head into Kid's hole.

Kid's eyes glistened. A tear slipped out of one eye and rushed down his cheek. His ass tightened even more.

“Wait, wait!” Kid exclaimed.

Treycore started to pull his dick back out.

“No! Back in!”

“No,” Treycore snapped.

“I want it.”

They stared into each other's eyes. Kid bit on his tongue and took deep, tense breaths. Treycore shook his head sternly. Kid took another breath and nodded. Treycore gulped. Despite it being Kid whose ass was most in jeopardy, it seemed that Treycore was the more concerned of the two.

Treycore pushed his dick's head a little farther into Kid's ass. Kid's legs convulsed. Tears poured uncontrollably from his eyes. Treycore pushed in a little farther.

Red rushed up to the surface of the spring water.

Treycore pulled out.

“What are you doing?” Kid asked belligerently.

“You can't…not now.”

“Yes, I can!”

“No, you can't.”

Kid's face turned red, just like it had when he had been out of breath.

Treycore's wings pulled into his back. He swam across the spring, sliding out onto a nearby rock. He flipped onto his back and sprawled out, letting his hard cock fall to the side.

Kid's face was still red. He swam rapidly to the edge and pulled himself out beside Treycore. He grabbed Treycore's cock by the shaft, held it up, and licked it with a furious passion.

“Oh yeah!” Treycore groaned.

Kid deep-throated the dick until he got about a quarter of the way down the shaft. He gagged on the tip. It didn't stop him. He continued trying to take as much as he could.

“Holy shit!” Treycore watched Kid as he choked his way down a little farther, then farther still.

The sides of Kid's mouth stung. His jaw muscles tired quickly. He forced breaths through his nose. A thick wad of pre-come shot out of Treycore's dick and hit the back of Kid's throat. Kid popped his head back and coughed until the pre-come shot out onto the rock.

“You okay?” Treycore asked.

Kid didn't respond. He forced his lips back over Treycore's shaft. Treycore grabbed him by the head and stroked his fingers through his hair.

Kid's tongue massaged the tip of the dick's head and sucked gently. He could feel the entire immortal masterpiece swelling against the insides of his cheeks. It was a satisfying feeling that he reveled in. Something about stimulating Treycore this much made him feel so satisfied. And it only challenged him to take it even farther. He pulled off the shaft and forced his lips against Treycore's balls, jacking Treycore's penis with his hand.

Treycore grimaced as Kid sucked and tugged at his testicles.

Kid flicked his tongue about, feeling its way through his pubes. His tongue ran down to the base of his balls, followed by his lips. He sucked just under Treycore's balls.

“Ah!” Treycore called out.

Kid sucked even harder. He released Treycore's dick and slid his arms under Treycore's thighs, tilting them up so Treycore's hole lifted into his face.

Kid hated the sight of an ass, but he couldn't wait to get his face in Treycore's. He slid his tongue around the rim. He stuck his middle finger in and curled it up, rubbing along the wall of Treycore's ass. Treycore's pelvis jolted about. It was clear he'd hit some sort of nerve in the immortal's anatomy. He took advantage of it and flicked his finger about even harder on the spot that seemed to be pleasuring Treycore so much. Treycore groaned and moaned as his ass bounced on the rock. He grabbed his cock and stroked it rapidly.

Kid licked around his finger. Occasionally, he rubbed his nose against the top of Treycore's hole. He slipped his ring finger in with his middle finger and continued putting pressure on the spot that was clearly driving Treycore crazy. Treycore's ass bounced even quicker against the rock. His abs tightened, making his muscles appear even more ripped than they already were. Every line in his torso stood out more pronounced than usual. Feathers pushed out from behind him. They bent and twisted as they struggled between the rocks and Treycore's shoulder blades. Treycore ground his teeth and groaned as even more pre-come spewed from his dick's head.

Kid was pleased that a mere, disgusting mortal such as himself could get to Treycore like this.

Kid's tongue vacillated between tickling and licking around the rim.

“Oh…I'm gonna…” Treycore panted, stroking his cock even faster. His thumb vigorously massaged the head.

Kid pulled his fingers out of Treycore's ass and sprung to his feet. He positioned himself over Treycore's cock and bent his legs so he could try to sit on it. Blood continued leaking from Kid's ass, covering Treycore's dick.

Treycore's eyes widened. He pulled his hand away from his dick. Kid slid Treycore's dick into his bloody hole.

“Stop, stop!” Treycore begged, closing his eyes and forcing his shaft into Kid.

“Ah!”

“Please…stop!”

Treycore grabbed under Kid's thighs and pushed up. He tossed him back into the spring, gripped onto the rock, and took a deep breath.

Kid's face was red again as he stood in the spring.

“What the fuck?” he shouted, enraged.

“You know what the fuck!”

“I want you to come in me!”

“Your ass is in bad enough shape as it is. You need to let it heal!”

“Don't tell me what to fucking do with my ass!”

Treycore shook his head and rose to his feet. Kid swam back to the rock and pulled himself up.

“You scared of a little blood?”

“What?” Treycore asked. “No.”

He turned and started to walk away. Kid grabbed him by the shoulder and pulled him back around.

“Then what?”

Treycore grabbed Kid's biceps. He held them gently and looked into Kid's eyes. “I don't want to hurt you,” he said.

“But I do.”

Treycore grabbed Kid's ass cheeks and hoisted him up. His erect cock rubbed between Kid's cheeks.

Kid smiled.

Treycore smirked back. He shook his pelvis back and forth, creating friction with Kid's flesh as blood continued leaking out onto his dick.

Kid kissed him softly, taking time to savor Treycore's plush bottom lip. Their noses touched gently, and Kid let them linger together for a moment. He wrapped his legs around Treycore's waist.

Treycore knelt on the rock. He leaned forward. He tilted his head back, slipping from their embrace.

Treycore gazed at him.

Kid stared into his eyes, trying to read him, attempting to anticipate what Treycore would do next, but at the same time, hoping he wouldn't be able to figure it out.

The corner of Treycore's mouth curled upward. He pulled his pelvis back so that his erect dick slipped out in front of Kid. He caressed his hands up to Kid's sides as he lowered him onto the rock. The rough edges of the rock dug into Kid's shoulder blades.

Treycore pressed his hard cock between Kid's pelvis and himself. His ass bobbed up and down.

Kid groaned as his ass squeezed between the rock and Treycore's hard shaft. Pre-come slid down the head of Treycore's cock and dripped onto Kid's skin. As Treycore's cock slid over the pre-come, it and Kid's blood mixed, acting as lubrication, making it even easier for him to slide his cock back and forth over Kid's skin.

Tear me apart, Kid thought.

Treycore pressed his hands against Kid's pecs. He rubbed his thumbs against his nipples. Kid grabbed onto Treycore's forearms. As Treycore's frottage became more rapid, Kid gripped on even tighter.

Treycore leaned down and kissed him. As Kid kissed back, Treycore slipped his tongue in his mouth. Kid reciprocated with his tongue, and soon, their tongues were swiping across each other, saliva sticking and sliding in strands into each other's mouths.

Treycore's eyes rolled back.

Kid pushed against Treycore's biceps. Treycore took this cue and flipped on his back beside Kid. Kid rolled on top of him and straddled him so Treycore's dick was right behind him. He rolled his ass circularly on Treycore's abdomen. Treycore grabbed his dick and jerked it about.

“I'm so close,” he whispered.

Kid leaned down to his ear. “Will you come on my ass?”

Treycore nodded.

Kid pushed off the rock and positioned himself over the head of Treycore's dick. His thighs tensed, the muscles and veins bulging as they held Kid up.

“Come on,” he begged.

“Oh, yeah. I'm gonna….I'm gonna…”

Kid slid his pelvis back so he could see Treycore's cock.

“Here it…”

Kid sat just over Treycore's dick and lowered himself until the head was right at his hole. He lowered himself even farther. Treycore shook his head violently.

“No. You’re gonna hurt yourself.” His pelvis convulsed so that it pushed the head farther into Kid.

“Fuck!” Kid called out as tears rushed from his eyes and blood leaked down Treycore's shaft.

“No,” Treycore argued, yet he continued. He grabbed Kid by the waist and tried to force his penis deeper into him.

Kid groaned in agony before Treycore’s body twitched and convulsed, assuring Kid that he had his come inside him. Kid's body convulsed as he stroked his own hard cock until he shot all over Treycore's upper torso and chest.

“Ah…ah…oh…”

It was so delicious…so amazing. And there was something so much deeper to it than Kid had experienced with any of the fucks he’d ever had before. Something intimate. Something beyond just their physical expression. As he looked into Treycore’s eyes, he felt like he could see through the hard shell he’d been showing him, to something so much more.

He couldn’t explain the power that rushed through him, but it was so strong that it scared the shit out of him.

***

Kid lay on Treycore’s chest, stroking his fingers up and down Treycore's solid muscles. Treycore had ripped various fronds off exotic trees and arranged them on the jungle floor so they’d be able to rest for a while before continuing their journey back to Kinzer and the others.

Treycore wrapped his arm around Kid’s neck and rested his hand on his hip.

A flutter of excitement rushed through Kid. Being that close to Treycore felt good. He liked fucking him. And as much as he didn’t want to admit it, there was something else he felt for him…something much stronger. Although, he continued to wonder if this was an effect that all immortals had on mortals. Although, he hadn’t felt anything like this with Kinzer.

You don’t even know him! he thought, angry with himself for feeling so much, so soon.

It had to be something about him being immortal, though. Some feeling they could rouse within them. That was the only explanation.

“You have a lot of nightmares?” Treycore asked.

Kid was completely thrown.

Where’d that come from?

“What?”

“Last night, you were muttering to yourself. Kept crying out no over and over again.”

He hadn’t realized that he’d been so vocal in his sleep. He was embarrassed. It wasn’t something he wanted to talk about. Not to Treycore. Not to anyone.

“Probably just from sleeping in this shitty place.”

Treycore stroked Kid’s arm as if he knew better and was consoling him. He nestled his mouth beside Kid’s ear.

“You like to read?” Kid asked, attempting to change the subject.

“What?” Treycore asked, clearly just as confused as when he’d asked Kid about nightmares.

“Reading. When I was in your room, I saw all these books on your floor.”

“Just there to pass the time.”

Kid tossed his head back, glaring at Treycore skeptically.

“Mortals read because they're desperate to escape reality for a moment. Immortals read because we're trying to escape eternity. Your wounds, your pain…they have an ending. Ours don't. Our scars, our mistakes, our grief is everlasting.”

“It can't be that bad. Come on, you have it pretty easy. You have powers. You have wings. You have eternal life.”

“My wings are clipped,” Treycore said. “I don't have any of those things.”

“What?”

“You asked earlier about why I couldn’t fly. It’s because my wings were clipped.”

“Like Kinzer’s? But I’ve seen them. You—”

“Not like Kinzer’s. During the war, I was a spy for the Leader. I collected intel from the Almighty’s generals and swapped information with my contact. Some of the Leader’s warriors attacked a camp I was in. Several of us were captured. Back then, it was common to clip the enemy’s wings and take them to POW camps, where they’d torture us for information. But they couldn’t clip us entirely. If they did, we’d lose our ability to cross between immortal realms, and they wouldn’t be able to take us to their camps without a special serum. So they clipped us just enough so we lost our ability to fly. Unlike Kinzer, we retained most of our immortal traits.”

“Wait. The Leader’s men captured you?” Kid asked. “I thought you worked for the Leader.”

“I did. I was a spy, but the warriors that had attacked our camp didn’t know that. They assumed I was just another higherling that they could pry information from.”

“Then how did you get out?”

“At the time, Vera was also part of the Leader’s underground spy operation. When she discovered that I’d been captured, she had the Leader fake an escape for me. They had to fake it to look like I broke free. Otherwise, the Almighty would have questioned it. Questioned my loyalty, and I would’ve been at even greater risk.”

As Kid looked into Treycore’s eyes, he didn’t see the anger and hate he’d seen before. He saw pain and sadness. He saw weakness and vulnerability. He wished he could wrap his arms around Treycore and console him. But he knew how stupid that would look. They’d known each other for less than a day, and he was just a smelly mortal, as Treycore had continually reminded him. As much as he wanted to believe that Treycore was sharing this because he was having strong feelings too, he knew it was more likely he just wanted someone to share it with…like Kinzer had done at the diner.

Treycore’s wince-of-a-look fixed on him.

Kid felt as if it was probing for a secret, searching for more. He glanced to the side.

There wasn’t anything good in Kid’s past. Nothing worth sharing.

“Why?” Kid asked.

“Why what?”

“Why fight for mortals if you’re at such risk? The way you talk, it sounds like you hate us. But here you are, protecting us.”

“Well, I’m not a huge fan,” Treycore said with a smirk. “You’ve seen what I do. I don’t exactly see the best side of you guys.”

Kid knew what he meant. He’d seen how those men looked at him and the other boys at Dick Dongs. It was so similar to the way Jerry’s clients had looked at him.

“Exactly,” Kid said. “How can you look at those greedy, selfish bastards—who just see you as an object, who would break you and rip you apart without another thought about what they’d done—and think that there’s anything here worth saving?”

Kid snuck a look at Treycore. He could tell by the way Treycore glared back at him that he’d said too much.

Treycore appeared troubled, as if he was trying to see what in Kid had evoked his question, and Kid desperately didn’t want him to know. He wasn’t proud of his past, and he would rather Treycore not know about it.

“I’ve seen a lot of that,” he said. “I’ve seen centuries of torture, blood thirst, and rape. But every so often, you see some puny mortal do something that surprises you…sacrificing something so precious for the sake of another. For their child. For their lover. I was created to be aesthetically pleasing. It’s a quality higherlings venerate, but when you’ve had that advantage as long as I have, it doesn’t impress you. You come to see the beauty of things unseen. Like those things I’ve seen in mortals. Will, honor, love. When you see things like that, you realize that somewhere inside of these creatures is something beautiful. Something worth saving.”

Kid couldn’t believe what he was hearing. Even with all that rage and anger, there was an optimistic side of Treycore. It was beautiful. A feeling stirred within Kid that was so powerful it scared him. He couldn’t handle this anymore. He had to get away. He couldn’t let Treycore detect it. He wouldn’t let him see the surge of feelings that were raging within him.

“I guess we’d better start back up.” Kid hopped to his feet.