The Power Within

Kira's POV

The dark tendrils had released their grip on Ryker, due to the effect of the bright light that illuminated from my body. I rushed ahead to where he laid, lifeless and barely breathing.

He had several cut injuries on his body from which blood was oozing out. At this rate, if I stood up to go get Emilia before she could get here, he would have died.

"No, no, no, Ryker! You can't die here please," I lamented, tears in my eyes.

"You will pay for this," the entity said.

I felt its tendrils moving fast towards my direction. Without turning back, I made the light appear again, this time shining brighter than before. As the light rested on the tendrils, it made them emit screeching sounds as they coiled up back to wherever they might have emanated from.

And then the lights came back on.

It was over.

For now.

"Ryker! Ryker!!" I cried out.