Chapter 27

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I scream out in fear and pain. Fear of what's next. Pain for Ashton. And Maple and Barker and Corala. I'm still screaming. Raven is charging towards me. My voice runs out and I realize I am on the ground. I get up and drop my pack. My axes secured in my hands. The snow stops suddenly. My vision focuses and I see Raven's face clearly now. A big cut across her forehead. Blood gushing from her side. Back where Ashton's torso lay there's red snow. His head lay a few feet from the body. I picture the scene again. I couldn't help him, all I could do was watch.

"You're next!" Raven yells, sprinting towards me.

I watch her for a second. My instincts turn on and I shove my axe in my belt, replacing it with a throwing knife. I send the blade soaring through the air. It hits Raven, but misses the target. She rips the knife out of her shoulder just in time for me to send another her way. She turns this time and I hit her in the lower back. She throws the two knives to the ground. The battle has begun.

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