14. Only the beginning
They tried to go back up the stairs, but it was already sealed by debris of the fallen palace, they were sealed in the building which was about to collapse. Elora used all her energy to hold it up, and those who were students mastering the art of wind joined her using their might to hold the building from falling in on them.
The building was being pulled out from the top by strong powers, "hold it down" Elora shouted for all to hear while she stood by Emma ready to take down whatever was coming. Even the old stood up, knowing this could mean their end if they didn't help out, they joined the young ones, using what little they had to hold down the building from being flung away, and from falling in on them.
Metal blades flew in from a crack bringing some of the people down in gruesome ways, and weakening their hold on the building. Elora created a shield like her mothers, but it was too much for her. Blood flowed down her nose, her strength depleting rapidly, she was not yet on the level of her mothers strength. "mom" she whispered "help me."
He stood like a statue, knowing he was useless among this kind and that there was nothing he could do but watch as people died. More blades flew through a weak point of Elora's shield bringing down more people, cutting them up from the inside out. He watched as some tried to help them and bring it out, but once it brought anyone down, it went inside of them, it tore them apart. There was wailing, peoples resolve weakening as they watched their relations falling down, but the attack continued. "Mom...mom please, please help me" she whispered, her body shaking from fear and her unshed tears.
Emma was at a loss for words, not knowing what to do, her strength was majorly derived from the moons energy, but it was a moonless night, and she knew that she did not have enough energy stored inside of her to take on something as strong as this. She closed her eyes and remembered something from a distant time "from the river we share, moon and wind hear" she whispered. It was something from her childhood that she and Dena shared. She spun her hand in circles, all the water and wine that had been in the building started gathering together, she put it together and opened her eyes "Elora" she called "place a hand on my shoulder, I need from your energy."
She nodded her head and removed her shield, placing her hand on Emma's shoulder. "It would drain you" Emma told her as she began releasing the energy into her. She released the water, and it went out the building, getting all that it could. She felt them, the wind directing it all around, and getting into many out there, something she wasn't strong enough to do anymore. She smiled at the feel of it, fisting her hands, she felt it tearing them apart before it moved to another, she went on using all she and Elora had.
A metal blade pierced Elora's shoulder and began tearing her hand apart, she screamed in agony as blood poured out of her shoulder, her right hand falling to the floor, but he saved her, Yue grabbed the blade as it tried to progress, holding unto it tightly and stopping it from moving forward, even as it cut him. He threw it to the floor, and stepped unto it with his might to keep it from moving, but more were coming, despite all they were doing, more people were falling to the ground dead, their blood gushing out of them. A blade flew towards Emma, and Yue took it. It cut through his stomach and fell on the floor, it wasn't made for his kind, but it left him on the floor, unconscious while his blood flowed from him.