Chapter 3 - Desperation

[Blythe POV: The Present]

Turning back to the present.

I could feel my shoulder burning - a sign of overuse of my power. All of the power of the special was actually borrowed, and not created. In my opinion, it just showed how amazing Mistress was that she managed empower a couple thousand people.

Our power was channeled through to us from tattoos. The tattoos looked like female gender symbols, only the top was a crescent moon. However, the catch was that since all the power was actually being channeled to us by Mistress through the tattoos. Therefore, if we overused them not only would we feel a burning pain near tattoos that would eventually lead to total combustion if not treated properly, Mistress would also have suffer a backlash that weakened her.

Of course, each of us special ones only had one tattoo that gave us a varying amount of power. The real reason we were more powerful was simply because Mistress chose to "charge" our tattoos with more power than the others because we were the first made.

I was rudely awakened from my various recollections when I was hit by a flash of light. Ouch. Thanks to the interruption in my concentration and my already overused power, I clumsily tripped over a random tree root. My face ached and I had barely avoided getting a mouthful of dirt. Though my throbbing muscles were finally relieved, I knew this one collision had clearly spelled out my fate. I was going to be caught by the angels.

"Blythe!"

Adira's concerned voice rang out above me. I blankly stared at a deeply lined forehead, under which were rapidly blurring crimson eyes. Why was she still here?

"Listen, honey, I'm not gonna go crybaby on you but we're going down together or never. Got it?"

Hands pulled at my arms as my slow wits finally caught up and realized was happening. Though I was strangely perfectly fine with the idea of dying, I regretted not being able to see Mistress again. I knew I couldn't burden her further after my inevitable death. All I could do was hope to delay. With that thought running through my mind, I pushed myself up and shoved Adira away from the angels.

White, feathery wings along with a blinding golden light swiftly approached. A barrier of air was slowly moving Adira back inch by inch.

Somehow hanging on, my flaring shoulder consistently reminded me that I was going to combust soon. Comprehending what I was planning to do, she finally cooperated with me and sprinted away with moist eyes.

As for me, I prepared to self destruct and incinerate these pesky angels.