Chapter 80

“Can’t have you getting away now, can we?” he asked playfully.

Like an idiot I continued to stare up at him.

“I say it’s time for the swimming contest,” Master Bane said happily rubbing his hands together. “First to reach the other side wins,” he continued.

“I have a better idea, brothers,” Master Kein interrupted. “Give the human a head start and see who reaches it first.”

I looked out at the dark water and shook my head back and forth. I wasn’t going into that again. I’d spent enough time in the ocean for a long time.

“If we catch you before you reach the other side, Ciara,” Master Kein said. “We’ll put this into you and hold you under until you aren’t afraid anymore,” he said holding up a slimy squid like creature that writhed in his grip.

“It will breath for you, Ciara. You won’t drown and you’ll get over your fear,” Master Bane added happily.

I remembered the feeling of something slipping down my throat and into my nose. The thing Maste