El Turnia: Becoming Fire *DISCONTINUED*

Chapter 26: Christilia's First Fight

ℂhristilia tried to move but her hard impact with the ground left her paralyzed with pain, so she lay still and gasped for air trying to get her body working again. She could feel her Tokens on the ground next to her and hoped the hadn't shattered when she'd hit the ground. She really needed them, the tokens might be her only hope if she was to defeat Lunacy.

But first I need to find her!

She worked up the courage to open her eyes a little bit and look around, she could see houses burning, dust and ash floating on the wind, and rocks and debris covering the cobblestone streets. The usual beauty and shine had disappeared and the sent of wildflowers and mountain breezes had been replaced with stench of blood and fire. It was dark out and Christilia couldn't tell what  time it was.

Probably midnight...

She guessed. She spotted the outline of Gloria's body, bloodstained and motionless. She needed to get her to a hospital as soon as possible. Suddenly an ear-splitting roar sounded from across the street and Christilia almost yelped in surprise. Then a heartbeat later she spotted the tall figure of Lunacy walking towards her, yellow eyes glinting and orange dragon wings spread out menacingly. Blood trickled from the stump of her left ear and she grimaced every time her right leg hit the ground, but still she walked steadily closer, her long electric yellow horns began to glow and Christilia hoped she wasn't preparing to use them on her.  But Lunacy just walked slowly forward, her blue tail lashed back and forth, the pink spikes than ran from her neck to the tip of her tail stood on end, and her sharp teeth were bared angrily. Nothing happened.

And then to Christilia's horror she brought her bloodstained claws to her face and began to lick them clean with her long black tongue, staring at the queen all the while. Christilia snapped her eyes shut and clenched her teeth, trying to push down the bile rising in her throat, she couldn't let Lunacy see that she was scared. Lunacy grinned and her pupils slowly transformed into threatening slits, Christilia tried to look like a threat as well but her face didn't seem to want to change from an expression of terror to that of anger. She trembled and her heart beat faster and faster as Lunacy got closer and closer. Suddenly, Lunacy blasted the spot where she lay, but Christilia's body sprung into action and she rolled away just in time. She gasped and clenching her teeth and leapt up from the ground and quickly spun around mane whipping and eyes gleaming, ready to fight. Her limbs were sore and fragile but her heart burned with fury and she knew she held the power to protect El Turnia!

I hope...

Lunacy smiled showing off her sharp with fangs. Christilia threw herself at Lunacy, then flew straight into the night sky just in time, she quickly rammed her back legs into the top of the draqonecuus's skull. Lunacy crumpled to the ground holding her head and yowling in pain. Christilia dove from her new found place in the air, grabbed Lunacy with her purple aura, flew up once more than dropped her and kicked her backbone, hard. But instead of crashing to the ground Lunacy thrust out her wings before the impact and swooped into the air in front of Christilia.

"Nice try!" she hissed, her voice full of anger.

"Yes, yes it was." Christilia replied coldly.

They hovered in the air for a long time, Christilia's amethyst purple eyes glaring at Lunacy's neon yellow ones, and the only sound was that of the ruckus going down below. Christilia tried to stop her wings from shaking, both from cold and fear, her mind screamed for her to attack but she still just hovered and waited. Time passed and slowly the moon that had once been outlining the tall turrets and stone walls of the castle behind Lunacy with a silvery glow was suddenly shrouded in clouds and all became impenetrably dark. The pitter-patter of raindrops started to sound all around them and Christilia could feel her coat slowly begin to soak up the small amounts of liquid falling from the sky. The rain fell heavier and heavier and the occasional crack of thunder could be heard over the screams from the villagers far below.