Iridescent

44| You Know Everything But It Still Hurts

Reflecta's cracked parts caught the light and they burst into different colours, sprouting from the blade like colourful ribbons. A different type of energy surged through my veins, something that brought strength. They soar through my blood without reluctance, waiting for my command. The colours pursued Blayze with deadly precision. She had no other choice but to dodge to the side. Marty almost didn't leap to the side in time. I saw one of the ribbons cut past his arm.

A gust of wind shot past my cheeks and forced everyone to the floor except me. I held Reflecta tightly with both hands and felt Reflecta hold my legs to the floor, keeping me straight. The wind sliced past the iridescent bubble around me and stilled with a raise of my hand.

Professor May moved through the mist and threw her katana down with full force. I let out a yelp, my arms shook against her attack, a sudden drain of energy.

I stumbled two steps back and felt a familiar hand on my back, holding me still.

"I got you," Jaxton said, staring straight ahead at Professor May. With another step, he went into action. First, throwing his sheath to divert Professor May's katana to the side and next, piercing Professor May's abdomen with the tip of his sword. Professor May drew back before Jaxton could go further but I wasn't going to let Professor May escape. I shot out next to Jaxton, pushing Reflecta with both hands as the iridescent glow followed. May raised her hand to block the impact but still flew back metres. She scrambled to her feet, but there was a limpness in her gait. She was signalling their retreat.

I took the chance to look at Alsa and James, who were both staring at me with goldfish eyes.

"You guys okay?"

James slowly nodded, looking pale, "Yeah, yeah..."

"Cass!"

I side-stepped as a blaze separated us two. I pivoted on my toes, swinging Reflecta in the air as my ice powers danced around my figure. I could hear the water hissing every time the water drowned the fire.

Blayze swung her anklet in the air, a red trail following it. At the corner of my eyes, I saw Marty in close proximity and had a spark of idea. I diverted Blayze's kick and watched as she raised her other leg for another round. I took one step back and went up into the air, only to reveal Marty behind me. Blayze already minimised part of her attack by losing the flames but she still managed to scrap her kick on Marty's head.

"The hell, Blayze!"

I moved to Jaxton's side, "Give me a boost!"

He kneeled and I landed on his shoulder, shooting myself higher. I aimed my kick at Blayze's chest, an icy chill running down my body to my toes. A blue glow expanded in the shape of a snowflake on Blayze's skin. She closed her eyes, a pained look as she bumped into Marty and both of them crashed to the ground in a heap.

Jaxton's dark shadows didn't take form, but they loomed over the two of them like a thunderstorm. It pushed them back another few metres before they stopped sliding. Marty leaned on both elbows and pushed himself up with heavy breaths. He landed his tiring look on me for a brief moment before he took Blayze in his arms and began to run.

Jaxton and I stood still, in the sudden silence that rained upon us, catching our breaths. There were sizzling pains in my wound but they were aching in the background; my attention was slowly shifting to Jaxton's. His eyes were set on Yoan in the far corner. I didn't know if it was the lighting but Yoan seemed paler than before and it only confirmed, again and again, that he was gone. A futile struggle against my hopeful doubts — for once, my self-doubt was more of a positive thing than a negative one.