Behind the Trigger

~Chapter Ten: Act 2~

~Helios's POV~

As soon as I charged, the rest of my friends followed. Morta and Ash stayed calmly in place, but they were ready. Morta send a shockwave Vix's way, but he knocked it away with a blast of wind. They engaged in magickal combat, slowly floating off the surface like they did the first time. Celestial was firing arrows in volleys, but most of them were knocked aside. Andromeda and I fought Ash. He had the most skill with a weapon I had ever seen and successfully fought off Andromeda and I alone. Andromeda kept on whirling around with her knives, both infused with her magick. Her eyes slightly glowed like a supernova, but they still couldn't compare to Morta's. I tried to push him down my whacking my two swords in any way I knew how, but nothing worked. One sword, parried it. Two swords, blocked it. Andromeda and I both went at him at the same time, he knocked one of Andromeda's knives out of her grip before going after me.

We fought for what felt like forever but was probably only a few minutes. Our swords clashed, creating a waterfall of sparks that rained down on the field around us. I tried to focus on the battle going on between Ash and I, but I kept looking to the side to see how my friends were doing. Celestial brought out a knife and started to help Andromeda distract Ash, but Morta trapped Celestial in a cage for the time being. I knew she could get out, but I was still worried. Andromeda was using her knife and magick to try and distract Ash, but she seemed to be looking up to the sky at Morta and Vix.

Morta and Vix were a light show. Blue and white versus red and black. Shadow tendrils shot out of the Earth to get Vix, but he kept blocking them with air. He shot ice daggers at Morta, but none of them hit their mark. Since that didn't work, he landed on the ground and formed two knives out of ice, and grabbed them. Morta landed in front of him, her eyes still aglow. She used her staff and they engaged in a one-on-one battle. Andromeda ran over to help Vix with her knives, picking up the one she lost along the way. She projected a star blast at Morta, but she put up a shield just in time. The star blast dissipated and Morta went after Andromeda instead of Vix. I could see a gleam in her eye like she had a plan. Morta pounded on Andromeda, the intent to kill. Ash caught on to this plan that I couldn't find and left to go attack Andromeda as well. She was soon overwhelmed by Morta and Ash, the magick from Morta was too strong to fight off. Vix helped where he could, but he couldn't get in close without being flung across the field.

Andromeda was on the ground in seconds, her knives scattered. Morta had stepped aside and fought Vix again after realizing that Ash could handle Andromeda alone. I was too far away to help, and I was afraid that if I did things wouldn't end out nicely for me. Since Andromeda had no weapon, Ash went in for the killing blow aiming his sword at her chest. Vix saw this and used the winds to propel himself forward, catching the blade before it could strike Andromeda in the chest.

"VIX!" I yelled from across the field.

His body was laying on the ground, blood pooling out of his chest. Ash had taken the sword out as soon as possible, letting him bleed out. Andromeda got up and cradled his head in her lap, the light fading from his eyes. Morta was nowhere to be found, so I couldn't focus on that. Celestial was trying to get free out of her magick cage. I ran over to Vix and Andromeda, looking at my best friend dying before me.

Vix said his last words, "The most dangerous thing is to love."

Andromeda cried over his death. In his last moments, he confessed his love to her, but he couldn't be alive to have a relationship. Tears were streaming down our faces as Andromeda closed his eyes, laying him down on the grass. We were both filled with something more from his death. We were going to avenge it.

Morta came back into sight a few moments later, not giving us time to pick up the broken pieces inside of us from watching our friend die. She focused on Andromeda, so I went back to my fight against Ash. We fought harder than we did before, my blade and energy fueled by anger and vengeance. Vix had died because of Ash, and I was going to make him pay. Celestial was still trapped, but almost free. She was using her magick to break through the cage.