Chapter 23

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Eve smiles softly and pushes her hair behind her ear. Several guards rush to her cell and swing open the door.

"I agree, I think it's time I left."

She gets to her feet and throws her hands out, air shoots out at the speed of light. They don't even grunt, the seven soldiers fall in half and to the ground.

"You learn how to still let it build up." she says sadly,

"I'm sorry. But I'm leaving." she says again,

Her smile disappears, she slowly walks out of the cell and walks down a hall and to the door. She opens it and sighs softly. She steps out, soldiers run back and forth. But they quickly stop as they notice her.

"I don't suppose you'll just let me go?" she asks hoarsly,

The pain of speaking fills her throat. But it's nothing to what she's experienced. They raise their axes and swords.

"You'd hurt an old lady? I thought Sylvia was a few coins short in the head. You guys need to learn manners."

They rush at her, she waits for them to get close enough and throws her hand out, like from a dragon, air explodes from her hand, sending all back on the floor and rolling into the walls.

"Sorry." she says,

Cannon balls from the ship force the walls to explode and send the soldiers flying. Rola runs and slides to a stop, she throws her hand up but immediately stops, the rock spike halts, centimeters from Eve.

"Be right with you!" she says,

She turns and swings her arm out the rock spike shatters and shoots at soldiers like a thousand needles, piercing them. Rola hurries over to her.

"You look like you've been through a wringer. Guessing you're on our side?"

Eve smiles, tears stream her cheeks. "You're quite powerful. Kate would be proud."

She raises an eyebrow. "Um. What?"

"I'm the air watchdog."

Rola's jaw drops. "Wait. You are her? Holy shit. Hey."

She wraps her arms around Rola's neck. Rola gently hugs back, "It's alright, we got you, we're winning today."

Eve nods and lets go. "I know. I've waited for this for so long."

"I know, Caroline told us."

Eve's eyes widen, she covers her mouth. "Caroline? As in-"

"Yeah the goddess. She's alive, with us. We'll get you out."

She smiles, "I'm Rola."

Adam throws his sword it sinks into another soldier's back. Rola turns and smiles.

"Watch your back Rola."

"Nah. I knew you had it."

He smirks and rolls his eyes, "I'm going to take her to the ships, can you handle this?"

He nods, "I'll hold them off till you get back."

Rola turns and hurries out the hole with Eve beside her. Adam runs further into the fortress. He runs further in and around a corner, he pulls himself back and spins as a sword hits the wall, Adam swings his sword into the soldier's and punches him hard in the face.

He spins again and rams his blade into his back. He rips it out, turns and is tackled by another. Adam rolls over only to be elbowed in the head by him. Adam hits the ground hard and the soldier lifts his sword over his shoulder.

June swings out her hand, a water blade cuts through the metal and deep into his back. He yells out and falls onto Adam.

He pushes him off and looks at June Roux and Violet standing with fearing faces. "Holy crap, that was close." June says,

"A little too close for comfort. I owe you June." Adam snorts,

She smiles and they all start further in. They run up a huge flight of stairs, catching their breath twice and finally making it to the top. They walk into a circular room, June is hit in the stomach with volts, she screams as she flies back out of the room. The door slams shut.

The three look back to see Fynn and Sheila pulling their blades. They back up as they pull theirs. Adam can't use his ability, he has to save it for Venix. He and Lydia both save theirs for him.

"Are finally going to play now? Ha ha! The cats and mice finally standing against each other." Fynn laughs,

Sheila rolls her eyes and readies herself,

"I think I'll take the lovers." he laughs,

"No, they're mine." Sheila spits,

She with incredible speed charges at Roux, Violet gasps and they both throw their swords up, hers rings against theirs, Sheila uses the motion to flip over them, Violet has already begun turning to deflect.

Adam swings down at Fynn, Fynn spins around fast, Adam ducks as the sword cuts through the strands of his hair and into the wall. Adam throws himself against Fynn and they both hit the ground, however Fynn uses the motion to roll back and kick Adam off.

Adam rolls across the ground, dropping his sword, he pulls his two knives and charges.

Sheila swings so violently that violets sword is not only knocked out of her hand, it's broken in two, Roux jumps and kicks Sheila in air. Sending her to the ground, rolling up to her feet.

Sheila dives under Violet's sword and slices Roux's side. He urches and falls to the ground.

Violet gasps and turns in anger, swinging with intense force and greater speed at Sheila who looks to, with ease, avoid every blow.

Sheila finally hits her arm away in a blurry motion, and grabs the other, jumps and shoves her foot into her arm, not only breaking is but dislocating it.

Violet screams out, sheila turns and swings her face first into the wall.

Adam has dropped both knives now and is only managing to dodge Fynn's blows, he hits his arm and ducks around the other, Fynn grabs his shirt and thrusts his arm forward.

Adam hits along the blade, it sinks into his side, Adam shouts out but manages to hit Fynn in the throat. Fynn stumbles back, Sheila grabs his shoulders and knees him in the back.

She slams his head on her knee and drops him to the ground. She immediately looks back and gasps as she simultaneously leans out of the way of Roux's sword, just in time.

She grabs his throat, red streams of light crawl up her body quickly and into her arm, she spins and throws him. He hit hard and slides across to a giant windowless arch.

Violet pushes herself up and dives, she grabs his hand but he was thrown with such force that they both slide and off the edge, Violet reaches up and grabs the edge, a small little lip for her to grip.

She yells out in pain as she holds onto both tightly.

Adam pushes up to his hands and feet. Fynn grins evilly and raises the sword above his back.

Sheila turns and grabs his arms, "You idiot! Have you forgotten?! Or should you try it first?!"

He groans and lowers his weapon, then looks at Violet's hand. Sheila slams her foot into Adam's back and makes him hit the floor again.

He huffs out. And whines. Sheila holds him while she looks at Fynn walking over to Violet and Roux.

"Kill them." she spits,

Violet looks up at him with anger and fear. She shakes terribly, Roux stares up just the same.

Fynn laughs, "The only thing greater would be to watch them die from their own lack of strength."

"Kill them Fynn!" Sheila yells,

He turns to her, "No! You little brat! She's going to kill the one she Loves most because she can't hold him forever!" he laughs,

Sheila rolls her eyes, "You're an idiot!"

Violet watches him turn to walk away, she pulls up as hard as she can, trying to lift Roux but she doesn't lift him more than a few millimeters.

He groans and feels his hand slipping at an agonizing pace. But he can't climb, his other arm is practically shattered from hitting the floor and two broken ribs. Both are barely even conscious.

They stare at each other, fear and realization stain their souls. "Violet."

"Shut up."

"Violet you need to help Adam."

"No!"

He whines at the pain and swallow hard, "Violet please!"

He lets go but she holds him so tight his hand doesn't even slide.

"No! Not again!"

Fynn chuckles at their pain. But they ignore it.

"This is it for me too. You die, I die...I'm not losing you too."

Tears well up in his eyes and drip from hers. They both know she can't hold on forever, and he can't climb up her.

"I love you." he says softly,

"I love you Roux." she sobs back.

Adam yells out in anger, he grabs Sheila's leg by a miracle and rolls with her and on top of her but Fynn kicks him in the groin.

Sheila groans angrily and rips out two of her own knives and thrusts one into his back, he screams louder than he thought he ever could.

Rola's head snaps up, she looks back at the top of the tower. Her heart sinks, Lydia's explodes with pain, she begs, begs beyond belief, but she knows it's him.

"No-no-no-no please!" she cries and swings her arm with intense force and spartan kicks a soldier into a rack of pertruding spears.

Rola jumps off the wall and launches herself from it and toward the fortress.

"Searing pain right? That's the poison of the blade, it makes you experience pain more excruciating then anyone could ever experience otherwise." Fynn laughs,

Sheila thrusts the other into his back, he gasps.

"The poison of the other causes you to seem dead-"

"Can you shut up?! Just shut up! Shut uuuuuup!" Sheila spits at him,

He was right though, the completely indescribable pain flows through ever inch of his body. But he's also unable to move a muscle. June kicks in the door, her jaw drops, tears stream her eyes as she almost immediately finds Adam.

Sheila and Fynn who had been yelling at each other look at her. She throws her hands out. Water forms in the air, swinging toward them and cutting Fynn's shoulder as he attempts to dodge.

Sheila charges her, June turns into her water form and dives around Sheila, Fynn throws his hands out, but the electric strike misses, then misses again.

Sheila groans in annoyance. The moron is using all his magic.

Violet is starting to slip faster, she whines and looks at Roux. Both locked in a trance. The final glance into each other's souls.

"I love you." they say almost simultaneously,

She looks up at her fingers but he cuts her off. "Violet look at me. Look at me okay?"

She does as asked and cries, her hand slips, she gasps as they fall. Violet whines and grabs onto Roux as they plummet sixty feet into the rapids below.

June dances around, slowly coming closer to Fynn, she finally jumps and wraps her legs around his head and shoves a water spike into his deflecting arm.

She jumps off as he yells in pain, she hesitates for a moment and Sheila has already guessed where she'd be rather than just go for it like Fynn.

Electricity shoots from her hand. June screams out in pain and falls back against the wall, twitched in her human form.

Sheila walks over, Fynn pushes her to the floor and begins swinging down into her side. June cries out and whines, shakily holding her hands up. He swings down, hacking at her again and again.

Sheila grabs the back of his shirt, turns and throws him back onto the floor.

"DON'T YOU EVER TOUCH ME AGAIN YOU PATHETIC PEICE OF CRAP! I WILL FRICKEN END YOU!" she yells,