Angel's Ascension: Strife (Book Ten)

Chapter 30: Last Ditch Effort

"Give it back to me. I need that box, it's mine I made it!" Princess cried out. "Don't you understand? I need this so I can kill that piece of trash!" She scrambled to grab Cheyanne's purse. Her bloody nails ripped a hole before a hand pulled her away.

Tex held the end of her shotgun to Princess's face. "You need to calm down, missy. We got the box so don't worry about it." She struck her in the face with a frown.

Princess stumbled back and covered her face. "Ugh, why are you so intent on pissing me off!? Don't you get it? I have to control the box or she'll escape!"

"Easy there, Madeline." Ignis stood between them with both hands in his pockets. "You already have her trapped so there's no need to waste any more energy on it. We'll handle what happens but you need to rest."

"Don't call me that! I'll trap you in that box too." Princess swung in the air and chains flew out of her dress. They struck Ignis and wrapped over him.

Ignis struggled to break the chains. "T-These chains are really tight! I can't move or use my hellfire." He winced.

Lilith crossed her arms and blue flames ignited. "Here, let me see if I can get rid of them. My hellfire won't hurt." She fired a blast and hit Ignis with it as the chains rattled.

"Uh, I don't think it's working. These chains aren't going to snap." Ignis closed his eyes while sweating.

"We need to knock Princess out but I won't be able to use my guns for that." Tex soon slipped the shotgun on her back. "One of us needs to be quick about it." Her brow furrowed when she spat on the road.

Cheyanne glanced over to her undead servants. "I'll see if they can hold her back until Seleph arrives. My servants, use any force to stop her!" She yelled.

The group of undead servants groaned while they approached Princess. They reached out to her and spewed lightning from their mouths. Ice also shot off their bodies and struck her.

"These stupid meat puppets of yours do a good job of pissing me off. They can take a dirt nap while we continue this fight!" Princess quickly clenched her fists. Each undead servant fell to the ground while the magic died out.

"Dammit, I can't get them back up." Cheyanne narrowed her eyes. "Hanna, does that blaster of yours have a stun gun you can fire?" She asked.

Hanna flipped the dial on his blaster. "It'll take a second to charge so stay back. This won't be pretty." He aimed the weapon at Princess. With a finger on the trigger, he squeezed it and fired. A stream of energy shot out and struck Princess as she writhed.

Lilith bowed her head. "Poor Princess. She's so hurt by Psy's death, I wish there was a way for me to make her feel better." She sniffled.

"I-I won't let you put me down," Princess said with tears rolling off her cheeks. "She doesn't deserve to live, I need to kill her."

Yori suddenly pulled her into a hug and caressed her back. "Princess, please stay down! We don't want to hurt you but please just stop."

Princess stared up at her and cried. "Oh, Yori. My head feels like it's killing me, I want the pain to stop. Make it go away for me...." Her face grew red while her chest expanded. She held her bloody hand and choked back on tears before inhaling. The two embraced before Princess slumped over.

"She passed out from exhaustion I think. Where should I put her?" Yori asked. The wind soon blew into her while she held Princess in her arms.

A helicopter flew over the town and landed down the street from them. Seleph stepped out first and she planted her boots on the ground. Her eyes scanned the area before she spotted the group.