Wild West - Chapter 2 - Part 3 - 5 minute freewrite challenge

“Say we’re crazy enough to take this job. Would you then be so kind to answer all the questions we have?” James spoke up.

“Most certainly. Ask away.”

“Why us? Why our blood line? What happens to the dome when Fishnick dies? What-…”

“One at a time, James, please,” Ducköden interrupted him. “You two are direct descendants of Hessner, God’s only offspring with a human. But, unlike the rest of us, Hessner didn’t get any of the Godly powers. He was just another regular mortal who died of old age, but with one crucial difference. He was the only mortal who could absorb our powers without dying. And because you share his blood - his gift, I was able to enhance your capabilities the way I have. Every other human would have died had I tried to do the same,” he paused for a few seconds before continuing. “You are not the only two, though. The only two under my protection, yes, but not the only two alive. Others have been training their own gunslingers, just like I have been training you two. Killing Fishnick is a race we all want to win.”

“But what happens when he does die? Does his dome cease to exist? And how does his power transfer to you?”