RE:WRITTEN

024: Something to Lose

TRIGGER WARNING FOR NEAR DEATH WHEN YOU SEE THE FIRST ⚠️ EMOJI. SECOND EMOJI MEANS THE WARNING IS OVER. PLEASE DO NOT READ IF THIS IS A TRIGGER.

This isn't going to end well.

I watch as Amai's sister starts to charge an attack. Her eyes are trained on Ikimono. She takes a step forward with a menacing laugh.

"You're all going to be sorry for everything." Violet sneers. "I'll make sure of it."

"No! You're going to calm down!" Naomi calls out. She puts a hand out as magic colored like the sunset swirls around her fishnet gloves. "Don't make us fight back!"

"Vengeance!" Violet yells.

Naomi yelps out as the girl sends the attack towards Ikimono. She sends her own blast of magic, yelling out, "Defensive Light!"

The amber blast rushes in front of Ikimono. It deflects the dark blast into one of the nearby trees. The Knight looks back to Naomi with a nod.

"Thanks Naomi."

Soveliss taps his staff to the ground. "Let's try to get her secured." He says as the orb of the staff starts to glow. "Encapture!"

A blue swirl begins to rise from the ground. It rushes at Violet, but she glares.

"I think not! Storm Blade!"

Violet's arm glows a dark purple. She swipes towards the blue swirl. As her magic meets Soveliss's, both powers cancel out. They fade away in the air, as if they were never there in the first place. I hear Soveliss shout in surprise.

"How?!"

Allisa tugs on Soveliss's shirt sleeve. "The Corruption. It might have made her magic stronger than a normal Written when they begin their journey!"

Soveliss's eyes widen. "Oh no..."

Amai purses her lips. She looks at the rest of us.

"I have an idea. Somebody keep Violet busy." She says as she taps her Charm. Amai nods to us with a grin. "I'm gonna try something."

What is she doing?

Ikimono shakes her head. "Alright. You heard it. Keep the child distracted. We can do that." She speaks to the rest of us. She points to her side. "Saisho, Nova, and Soveliss, come with me to the right. Sakasu, Snowie, Naomi, and Allisa, you take the left."

"Splitting up the party?" Violet asks. She snorts a little as she laughs. "What are you going to do? I can still take all of you down!"

Saisho conjures up a dark blue ball of magic. "We have to put you down, Violet. None of us want to do this to you." He speaks out to her. He moves the energy within his hands as his eyes narrow a little.

"You're the one who chose this way." I watch Violet glance over to me after I speak. "You could have just come with us yesterday!"

"Why would I trust a bunch of liars?!" Violet yells. She generates another blast of magic. "Vengeance!" She screams as she throws it at Saisho.

Saisho lets the magic in his arms fly at the dark blast. "Aquatic Slash!" He shouts. He covers his face as the two powers collide, creating a small cloud of steam. Everyone else yelps as they jump back, trying to avoid being caught in the thick mist.

"I thought we said we weren't going to fight her!" Nova looks over at us as she cries out.

Soveliss glances at her. "I thought that was the plan too!"

"Who knows what the damn plan is!" I shout.

"Angel's Cry!"

We all look up as the mist finally clears. Amai stands on the branch of a dying tree as she lets out a loud battle-cry. A pink surge of sparkles emits from her. It rushes towards all of us as I rush to cover my ears. The loud noise echoes throughout the forest.