NixOrtikal

WSA 2024 entry.
When Charmaine Alysham is sent to a private college, her only goal is to graduate with honors and become independent.
But the unfamiliar world she never asked to be a part of – the salt-swept, forgotten Isla Serpiente, is under attack by ancient beasts and powerful demons.
A place of secrets, rumors and tight-lipped expectations of newcomers to the island.
The natives whisper about untold prophecies and the end of the world.
Stalked by demons.
Charm found herself being manipulated for her spirit power.
Spirit power is dangerous, uncontrollable and deadly.
Sides are being chosen, the final war to end all battles is coming.
Form an unbroken bond with Charm as she makes her way in an increasingly desperate and unfamiliar world.

Unbroken Charm

The demon butterfly spat in her direction but the majority of it missed Charm by an inch.

A droplet managed to splash on her arm.

To her surprise a blister managed to form immediately where the droplet hit.

Level 3 demons were no joke this demon butterfly had so many protective defenses.

Demon dust that made the lungs feel like it was about to burst and now it was shooting acid from its mouth at Charm.

Making it hard for Charm to stay in one place and fire a shot of spirit power in its direction when she had to be dodging the acid raining down on her.

There was no way she could fight the demon butterfly on her own.

Having been an orphan and a fighter all her life Charm would seldom admit defeat but there comes a time in life when retreat is the only option.

Surely she had distracted the demon butterfly for as long as she could and given the others a chance to escape.

Intense pain