The Echoed Souls

Chapter 3

Grian Quickly dodged the ball of molten fire but Grey, obviously being the more inexperienced one, just stood there in a daze, unsure of what to do. Grian turned his head and jumped infront of Grey and was blasted. "SHIT SHIT SHIIIT!" I yelled. Then I remembered. I closed my eye and instinct kicked in. "Execrandas flammas e foveis intimus inferni evoco." I opened my eyes and there was a Blue ball of flame and, in an act of anger and panick, I threw it at the mysterious woman. I heard a shriek. "Little shit. You're a fast learner aren't you?" She said, her voice followed by the audible sound of sizzling flesh. I was about to jump into the tree with her but she lept away. I ran to Grian and Grey. " Grey? Are you okay?" I asked. " Well... *Cough*.. that's a stupid question." He said in a small whisper. A large chunk of the tip of Grey's left wing  was blown off and a awful 3rd degree burn of his chest. "Grian. Will he be...okay?" I asked hesitantly. "I-I don't know. He's not healing and there is near nothing between his ribs and heart and outside his body." Grian said. All he did was sigh and walk away. "Grey. How are you doing?" I ask, trying my damnedest to keep my voice calm. "I feel weak but nothing hurts even though I know I was hit." He said, with a tone of voice that said he knew more than I did. "What is it?" I ask. " The fact that I feel nothing means my nerves were severely damaged. If my bodies tries the heal itself in this condition... It's going to exhaust itself and....and it won't be able to keep living and I will die." He said. "What? No. Nonononono. Can't someone else heal you?" I ask. Yes but Grian doesn't have the ability to heal and you don't know how to use yours. If you try without practice it's likely that it will backfire." He said. "If healing magic backfires what's the worse that can happen. I heal myself? I say it's worth the risk." I say and I'm about to put my hands over his chest to attempt to heal him but Grian intervenes. " If healing magic backfires it will heal the person that you are trying to heal but it will put all the damage healed on you. And at this severity it will most definitely kill you." Grian said as Grey sighed and closed his eyes. "There has to be something we can do. Someone we can take him to." I said, almost yelling and vision getting clouded by smoke. "There is but they are quite far away." Grian said. Grian put his hand on Grey and his breathing became less labored. "We will try to get him to him to them alive but there is no guarantee. I can Cary him but that means you will have to fly on your own." He said as he picked Grey up. " What do you mean fly on my own. Wasn't that what we were going to do any way?" I ask. "Yes but since you have 6 wings instead of two you might fall more offen than an average beginner. We were going to catch and carry you if you should need it but... Well you know the rest. Now time to go." He said as he started to hover.