Gaia's Champion Ch. 33 - Teaser (Patreon)

“Liz! Didn’t expect to see you back here so soon!” Jason replied.

“Well, we didn’t expect to run into a trap that was set to take down anyone who tripped it at my friend’s shop,” the woman told Jason in a huff.

“But we did learn about what became of her and how she may yet be freed,” Amy replied as she walked in on Elizabeth’s heels.

“And, we’ve made ourselves a new ally,” Daelina stated with a smile, as she stepped aside to admit Dominique.

“Neeq?!?” Luke gasped as he saw his high school girlfriend walk into the room.

“Luke! What are you doing here??” Dominique breathed, catching sight of her old boyfriend.

“Helping out an old friend with some things! You remember Jason?” Luke stuttered a little, still in shock at seeing this woman here, in real life, when he had believed her dead and gone.

“Jason! Sheena!! You two are helping out a fellow witch?” Dominique asked in surprise at seeing two good friends there with Luke, recognizing the power that Aaliyah wielded.

“Seeing as she’s a Gaian, like us, it’s kind of how we roll, you know?” Sheena replied.

“Wait, what?? You’re… both Gaians?” Dominique gaped, thinking it impossible.

“Yup! First of the new Druids of Gaia,” Jason stated, giving a brief display of his power to show the woman he was legit. Sheena too, made a display of her own abilities, calling upon Wolf for but a moment.

“This is… I’m just… how… what…” the woman said, breathing heavily.

“A lot to take in! Trust me sister, I know! So, what coven are you aligned with?” Aaliyah asked, trying to see where Dominique stood on the spectrum of dark and light.

“Unaffiliated, at the moment. Too many covens out there dip too much into the dark for my tastes. Especially since that new power showed up a couple days ago,” she stated.

“You felt it too?” Aaliyah queried, wondering how much this woman knew.

“Well… yeah! Power of that magnitude, you don’t just ignore, unless you’re a blind fool!” Dominique scoffed.

“Agreed, but who are you, exactly?” Phalmina asked, feeling left out of the conversation.

“Oh, apologies! Where are my manners! My name is Dominique Rivard. I was friends with Jason, Sheena and Luke together at school,” she replied, introducing herself.

“I thought you looked familiar! I went to the same school! Was a grade or two below you, but still!” Elizabeth enthused, snapping her fingers in remembrance.

She wasn’t the only one who realized who Dominique was. Karla’s and Emalia’s minds clicked, realizing that she was the woman who Luke had thought lost all those years ago. On reflex, they closed in on Luke protectively, subconsciously letting Dominique know to keep her hands to herself. Given with how Luke had felt about this woman in the past, they thought they needed to establish where they stood.

“You said that a situation had just cropped up, Liz. What kind of situation?” Jason asked.