Institute of Whispers

14 - When Lightning Strikes

Zade had flown almost to where the atmosphere stopped. He could fly higher, he thought.

The four Infernals were close on his tail. Too close.

They had all successfully trapped him but he was able to break free, barely. His plan to separate them sort of worked. One had stayed but he didn't like the fact they were staying down because of Danielle. He prayed silently she was still fighting.

Zade hovered for a moment, catching his breath. As the Infernals reached him, he summoned his power within to explode. He knew it wouldn't take even one of them down now.

"Give up." One of them said, "There's no point. We have what we want."

"Then why follow me?" Zade inquired. His wings glowed bright with power.

"To finish what you started." Another smirked.

"Say hello for us." Zade's brows furrowed then he took a deep breath.

His wings stopped.

Zade was falling.

His wings cocooned his entire body.

Zade let himself feel the gravity take over.

Inside, his eyes were closed. Searching for more. Everything he can muster.

Then suddenly, his wings exploded open. Light erupting from his eyes, mouth, hands and wings as he yelled out. Leaving his lungs breathless.

The white light shot upwards. Towards his four targets. His body floated in motion. He pushed everything out. Anything to keep them away.

It was too bright to see if it hit them but it didn't matter. He needed to go back.

Zade twisted downwards, pulling the light back in. Safe inside.

He aimed for the giant hole in the roof of the castle. It looked like a black hole. But as he got closer, the room was lit.

"I'm never going to hear the end of this.." Zade muttered.

As he reached closer and closer. He couldn't sense her. She was gone. The Infernal as well.

He landed with a crash, leaving a small crater in the middle of the room. "She's going to kill me," he continued to mutter as he glanced around the floor. Bricks and flooring in pieces. Cracked lines streaming outwards, seconds away from creating more damage.

He couldn't sense her anymore.

"She's fine." A familiar voice came, "She's back in the Test as normal. We do not know where the last Infernal went though." Kelly raced over to Zade. "You look..." she looked Zade up and down, "I've seen worse." She grinned.