Vulpecula ✔️

Protect.

Kayden's POV

"Ava!" I yelled. The sight was horrifying. She was sucked into that illusion. Closer to him and away from me. I was playing with fucking bullshit as long as she was in my eyesight. I could protect her.

I can't now.

"Kayden focus. They are gaining advantage on us." Clayton snapped at me.

"Ava is inside. Alone. I need to go to her." I stated and made my way, cutting through the skin of those creatures. Forward. Forward. I could only see the sight of her going in there. Nothing else mattered. It was her.

"You won't be able to. There are wards around the illusion. It's impossible." Clayton grunted as he fend off another of those creatures.

"You're a fucking witch. Do something asshole!" I yelled in pure frustration and anger. "Ava is there inside alone and probably scared out of her wits. I just to have her back in case things go wrong!"

"She will manage. I know she will. I can sense it with my magic."

"To hell with your magic!" I shoved the nogitsune and charged towards the forest but before I could step inside I was thrusted backwards by an unknown force. Dammit.

I tried again and again until I felt claws digging into my back. Already frustrated and with the adrenaline rush I cut off whoever came in my way.

I didn't show mercy on those creatures. They deserved to die. So they died and turned to ash under my gaze.

My own claws tore through them, leaving them burning and dead within the few seconds that I gave them of my day.

Even while speculating my next attack, Ava was in the back of my head. I know damn well she is capable of everything, but I didn't want her to go alone. I wanted to be there for her. By her side, fighting together.

From the corner of my eye, I could see Harry. He was fighting with all his might. There were too many of those creatures closing up on him. He was not only fighting them but also his fear of closed off spaces. Small spaces. He has claustrophobia. But Harry still faught so well. Smashing them against each other. Tricking them. And draining them of whatever fluid they function with in the blink of an eye.

Calla had been suffocating them with her snakes and then with the venom in her gaze and tongue she made them decompose. She herself looked like a battle queen, killing all those creatures with just her snakes.

Before I could look for the others my gaze snapped towards the naga that was charging at me while hissing disgustingly. Fucking bastard.

But before he could reach me, he burnt to the ground. Claws dug into my neck and I realised then that it was a trap. The naha set me up so whoever this was behind me could get his hands on me.

"Thank me later mate." Edward winked at me as he drew his own sword through the chest of the manticore. I hissed and rubbed at the back of my neck, I could see the blood and some poision mixed with it.

I wasn't the only one hurt here.

All of my friends were hurt and so were the people who came to help. We were bleeding from places but none of us stopped. We could not.

If I couldn't be with Ava, then atleast I could buy her sometime to kill Aldrik. And I hope that when she comes of that forest, she will find all of her friends alive, just hurt.

As Edward ran away, i traced his movements. He was swift. Too swift on the field. He is a Phoenix. He will rise from death and slay everyone who comes in his way of justice.