CHAPTER 18

"Let me go Oliver" I said with restraint in my voice.

" You will have to get through me first Rosaria" he retorted.

As you wish I said and on my command the launched straight for his back but he was fast to evade them. He shifted to the side while the whoosh pass him with great speed.

He brought out two sharp short knives curve a "C" shape round his hands and got ready for the next attack.

I wasn't giving up either as I launched another attack heading straight for his heart to stake him but again he saw it coming and with a swift swinging of both his hands he cut down the rose thorns as they fell on the floor and turned to dust.

What? I asked supprised but he smiled at me and said this are no ordinary knives witch, they are enchanted and poisonous. They kill anything and everything.

I got angry and blinded in rage I reach for nature once more and the energy flowing from me made me lavitate in the air. As the thorn approach me they tore through the wooden walls of the room and rushed to my side curling round my hands as an obedient serpent.

I saw the supprised look on his face but I didn't care much, it is my turn to smile wickedly and I did. He was supprised but not for long. Last chance Oliver I said grinning at him but he didn't even budge. You still have to be stubborn like a goat don't you I asked but he still didn't reply.

I directed the thorns at him but this time it wasn't only one or two or three. I kept calling and they kept responding but Oliver didn't back down. He cut and cut and cut but I was pushing him backward, all I need is to lavitate out of this room and then I will sprint for the forest. And so it was but not excatly as I envisioned it.

He jumped out of the way while I passed but immediately I did I saw a ball of fire coming straight at me. I called the thorns to form a shield and they did protect me from the flames but the impact of the blow knocked me off balance I fell from the sky.

Rosaria!!! Shouted Oliver as he rushed to get to me before my contact with the ground.

He cought me with both hands as we landed on the ground, I swear I heard a crack sound but I couldn't differ if it was from me or Oliver.

Are you ok? He asked with concern smeared all over his face. Am ok I replied after running a quick check to make sure that sounds I heard is not from me and it wasn't.

What are those Oliver asked as he pointed ahead of us. I lifted my face up and saw them. The bony faces of the creatures I saw in my vision. Those are what I was trying to get away from I replied. We didn't have enough time to talk as one of the creatures sighted us and growled loudly i think it was informing the rest of my location and the all came rushing at me.

I want to fight back, but how do I fight whips of smoke, all I know is how to call thorns and direct them at something. When they all came at me I was scared, but Oliver had other plans. He pulled med behind him as an heavy wind below all around us. He directed the wind at the creatures and just like the smoke the were, the wind pushed them back some few meters away from us. The creatures kept fighting and struggling to hold still but it couldn't so they all growled at us and from the corner of my eye I saw Blanca and another female join the fight.

Balanca form a ball of light and directed it at the creatures and it seemed to get them madder, they hate light I said and Blanca replied they are formed with black magic by a dark witch, of course they hate light.

The creature accessed their current situation and know if they stood there, they will probably be killed and they won't succeed in their mission so they all flow up scattering in all directions which made it hard for Oliver to use the his wind power on them and from up there, they began sending out balls of fire down to the town houses and burning them all down in their sleep.

No!!! Rosaria screamed with eyes wide open and hand stretch forward as if she could hold the fires.

I looked around and saw the once beautiful town and the houses all up in flames and the town people running Helter skelter trying to save their homes, some few white witches came out to fight but they were no match for the balls of fire and I watched as the fire landed on them, killing them at the spot.

Through the chaos I saw a small girl standing there, crying and looking confused at what was happening around her.

One of the creatures send out another ball of fire at the exact location of the little girl and when I saw this, I ran away from Oliver since he was distracted and make for the little girl to save her. I was too late as the ball of fire fell directly on her and the impact of the blow send me flying several feet's away. When I looked up again at the place all I saw was fire, not even a trace of the girl remaind there.

Again, I felt powerless and useless. I couldn't even scream or move from my current position. I remaind there, lost in my own thought and blinded by my own tears. In the blure of my tears I hear and saw one of the creatures heading straight for me. I couldn't move, it's me they want so let them take me and leave these people alone.

Am done running, am done fighting. "TAKE ME!!!!" I shouted looking up. Take me and spare their lives! I am the one you want! I am right here come to me!

And so one of the creatures enflouged me in it's dark whisppy smoke and as the smoke filled my nostrils and into my lungs, I couldn't breathe again so I passed out and the last thing I saw as the creature took me were the red eyes of Oliver.