Royals

Chapter Five

An ear ringing explosion cuts her off.

"What the-"

"We need to go. Now!"

Grabbing his sword, Kai grabs Nya's arm and sprints towards the town. Nya stumbles after him, trying not to fall over, her sword across her back.

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The siblings skid to a stop and stare at the town in horror. Every single building is alight, smoke raising up into the slowly greying sky. Their eyes widen as screams of terror from the houses. The royal guards are sprinting between houses, making sure everyone gets out safely.

Across the street, Zane is holding Pixal back while Lloyd helps her father out of their shop. A little further down, Cole's holding Seliel, the pair having been pushed behind two different royal guards. Past them, there are two people wearing white masks, fighting a royal guard. Nya pulls out her sword and runs over, her sword clashing with the masked fighters. The guard jumps back to his feet and starts to fight the second masked person.

"Who are you?" Nya asks, ducking under their sword.

The masked fighter doesn't reply, thrusting their sword at her.

"Who sent you?!"

Nya flips her leg under the attackers, knocking them onto their back. She points her sword at their neck, the tip only just touching their skin.

"Who sent you?!"

Shaking, the guard points over to the far side of the town. Nya squints her eyes to look and there, almost hidden behind a building is Harumi.

"Harumi?! I knew there was something off about her!" Nya calls out.

The guard knocks the fighter out. Jumping down, Nya spots Kai running back into their house.

"Kai! Where are you going?!"

"Skylor's still in there!" Kai calls back, forcing the door open and disappearing.

Nya makes to run to the house before a pair of arms wrap around her waist. Nya squeaks and tries to fight.

"Hey, hey sis, it's just me."

Turning her head, Nya spots Lloyd behind her, stopping her from following Kai. A set of light footsteps make her look up. Jay is running towards them.

"What's going on?" He asks.

Nya points towards Harumi and then the masked fighters. Jay gives a soft nod as the guards finish knocking out all the fighters. A yell makes Nya snap her head back to her house.

Skylor is stumbling out, seemingly having been pushed. She reaches back towards the house but gets pulled back by Zane just as the house gets blown apart.

"KAI!" Nya and Skylor scream, trying to get back to the house.

Zane tightens his grip on a squirming Skylor. Jay wraps his arms around Nya's waist and pulls her into his chest, stroking her hair as she starts shaking.

"No, n-no please. Please n-no."

Jay rocks her as tears start streaming down her face. Skylor sobs into Zane's shoulder. Lloyd slowly walks over to the house. After around thirty seconds of searching, he turns back to the others and shakes his head.

"He...h-he's gone."

Simultaneously, Skylor and Nya's sobs fill the street.