𝙏𝙃𝙐𝙉𝘿𝙀𝙍 // 𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙪𝙚 𝙭 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧

𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙤𝙙 𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧

// Change P.O.V //

Yukino skidded backwards, an arm raised over her face, hand clutching a golden key. Lakyn stood in a defensive stance ahead of the three young Dragon Slayers and the Exceeds.

"To be challenging me... is foolish on your part," Phyillida seemed to lick the words as they left her mouth.
"And to be underestimating us is foolish on yours," Minerva's green eyes narrowed.

"Lakyn, protect the children!" Yukino spared a glance backwards to the redhead.
"I'm already on it," she nodded.

"Open! Gate of the Heavenly Scales! Libra!" the silver-haired woman cried out, swinging the arm that was cleft with her key.

"What will your Celestial Spirits do against my Bat Body Magic?" Phyillida smirked as Libra appeared in a bright flash of golden light.

"And open! Gate of the Paired Fish - Pisces!" at her command, the rolling bodies of Pisces appeared beside Libra.

"Two gates at once!" Past [Y/N] gasped, awestruck despite the heavy situation.

Before Phyillida could react, Pisces flew forwards, attempting to encircle her. The purple-haired woman leapt up and flew out of their path.

"Libra! Change the gravity of the target!" Yukino ordered.
"As you wish!" with a magnificent swish of her arms and the scales entwined in her fingers, Phyillida came slamming back into the ground. No matter how hard she attempted to, her wings weren't any match for Libra's Gravity Magic.

As Pisces came at her again, she skidded to the side under the weight of Libra's Magic to dodge - straight into Minerva's attack.

"Territory Nihility!" Minerva shouted. A wave of magic created a thunderclap noise and the bat-woman flew backwards.

"For one with such self-importance, your performance in battle is deplorable! You—" the black-haired mage started to talk, but cut off with a gasp as Phyillida stood.

"Ah-ah-ah," she smirked, "I suppose my... performance is just too fast for your eyes to see. Look down."

Yukino's brown eyes trailed to Minerva's now torn blouse, stained with dark red.
"Minerva!" she sprinted to the woman's side, "Pisces, Libra! Do something!"

Pisces launched a co-ordinated attack, mother swooping down from the front and son coming in from behind. With barely any movement and a flash of darkness, Phyillida sliced the two fish into parts and with that, they vanished. Back to the spirit world.

Minerva stumbled and fell backwards. Yukino caught her and carefully laid down, hand on the back of her head.
"Libra, hold her down! I have an idea!" Lakyn exclaimed.

Libra swung her scales and moved her arms gracefully and, once again, Phyillida was pinned to the ground. Lakyn knelt and pressed her palms firmly against the ice cold floor. There was a rumble, and then in one sudden movement, Phyillida slammed into the ceiling from a geyser as black as night bursting from the ground.

Yukino's head snapped back to look at Lakyn, wide-eyed. The redhead stood, yellow eyes narrowed. She didn't smile.

"You three... stay behind me."

// double posting to make up for the short chapters eek //