Power of Destiny: Poison and Dagger

Chapter Seven

Blossom roared, the echo deafening. Blossom launched into the air, lashing her tail to gain momentum. By the time Majestic was alerted, it was too late.

Blossom rammed into Majestic's side, earning a snarl from the SilkWing hybrid.

Nothing will stop me from killing her. Not even Seastorm.

Blossom felt something unleash inside of her. Blossom closed her eyes, the last thing she saw was Majestic's serrated talons aiming for her face. Blossom opened her eyes, and stopped the SilkWing hybrid's talons in midair.

Blossom lunged with unnatural speed; she had felt this before.

Majestic snarled, picking herself up. Blossom tilted her head, noticing that Majestic checked her side, noticing a slight bruise but nothing else.

Prowling closer, digging her talons in the ground beneath her, she was ready to fight back. Blossom was already backed up by now, snarling at the dragon just a leap away. Blossom lunged first, clawing Majestic's neck as the target clawed her tail. Blossom lashed it, hitting her in the face.

Slicing through the air, Majestic closed in on Blossom. Blossom ducked, and slid under Majetic. The RainWing hybrid powered up, socking Majestic under the snout. The SilkWing hybrid was dizzy for a moment, and Blossom took this chance to attack. She reared, hissing, and unhinged her jaws. Blossom shoot venom. Blossom noticed Majestic had picked up on Blossom's reaction and went in to tackle the dragon in front of her, ducking under the ebony drops. Blossom lashed her tail, but Majestic grabbed the silver hybrid's tail with her teeth and bit down.

Blossom shrieked and pushed her to the ground. Rolling onto her side, Blossom whipped her head to see her attacker. Majestic's emerald eyes were filled with rage.

Blossom smashed her wounded, bloody tail into Majestic's side, reaching her talons up to hold Majestic's claw from attacking, while Blossom bit her shoulder. Blossom's opponent yelled and flipped, slamming both to the ground.

Blossom was squeezed under her, while Majestic was lying on top of her; Blossom could hear her hiss: "You're you here for me, correct?"

Blossom could see Majestic glare at her. Blossom saw her feel her snout for blood. Blossom noticed some trailing down her neck and under her snout where Blossom had either clawed her or head-butted her. Blossom also noticed the Silkwing hybrid's ear had a golden earring that was shaped like a HiveWing wing.

Weird. Why would she hear an earring that symbolizes her tribe's former "masters"?

"No, I'm just passing by," Blossom snarled, "What do you think I came for?!".

"No need to be sarcastic..." Majestic scoffed; Blossom lunged for her ear, aiming to rip the earring out, and maybe take her out too. Majestic's eyes flashed with hatred. To Blossom, she no longer was the scrawny SilkWing she had met at the Mud Kingdom and the Sea Kingdom's border. Now she was kind-of terrifying.

A sharp pain scorched through Blossom as Majestic roared in her ear, nearly shattering them. Blossom lashed out, raking her claws against Majestic's face. Majestic lashed out and dug her talons into Blossom's back, while battering her underbelly with her hind legs. Majestic stopped beating her wings.

Why'd she stop?

Majestic then lunged, biting one of Blossom's wings. Blossom roared and stopped beating her wings. She didn't know what Majestic was doing until too late. They both dropped like stones, racing towards the ground at incredible speeds.

Majestic and Blossom both tumbled through the air, clawing and biting and scratching each other as they tumbled, faster and faster.

"Blossom!"

She heard a screech, and she looked down, seeing the snow-covered ground below her.

"Too late." Majestic snarled in her ear.

They both thudded into the ground, spitting mad. The breath was knocked out of Blossom, and she gasped. Majestic was lying next to her, gasping for air and on her knees. Now, for the killing blow.

Blossom slipped Venom Fang out of its sheath, and held it above Majestic's neck. Blossom pushed a little bit, sending blood welling around Venom Fang's curved blade. The RainWing hybrid pushed deeper; Majestic gasped. Blossom suddenly felt a pain in her side as Majestic flipped, slamming Blossom onto the ground. Majestic's green eyes flashed with fury and she tightened her grip.

Am I going to die? Blossom wondered, What will it feel like?

Blossom suddenly felt the pain wrenched off of her.

"No one hurts my partner!" Seastorm snarled.

She kicked Majestic in the side of her face, again and again, dropping red blood on the ground.

Blossom got up, watching Seastorm beat up Majestic, until she realized that Majestic's wrists were starting to glow. Oh no. Majestic reared, she held the flamesilk strand up.

"Duck!" Blossom roared.

"Duck? Duck where? Where's the duck?" Seastorm looked up, confused. She was probably looking for the bird.

Majestic leaped up. A lavender blur smashed into her side, sending the SilkWing hybrid toppling to the side.

"Don't hurt them!" Hare snarled, lashing her spiked tail. Ice crystals were already blooming along Majestic's side.

She was wounded badly. Her side was bleeding, scratched, and had ice crystals scorching up her side; under her snout and her neck were bleeding scarlet; her back and claws were bloody; she also had one of her earrings nearly ripped out. Majestic made a strand of normal silk, and threw it on the ground. Seastorm eyed it. The hybrid SeaWing assassin reached for it; Blossom studied Majestic's face. It was unreadable.

What is she up to?

Blossom then remembered that this dragon was trying to kill her.

A wimpy part of her mind thought, Well, you tried to kill her first....

Blossom whipped her talon away from the SilkWing hybrid and swatted at Seastorm's, making her stop reaching for the normal flamesilk strand. Hare hesitated for a moment, then bit Majestic's neck, sending the SilkWing hybrid shrieking. Majestic then swung her legs in an arc, knocking both Blossom and Val down.

Majestic made a long flamesilk strand, and wound it around her claws. Majestic scratched the ice crystals with her flamesilk-strengthened talons. Once they had shattered, she turned her attention to the bloody dragons in front of her, serrated flamesilk-strengthened talons outstretched. She lunged for Blossom, Seastorm, and Hare.

Majestic spoke bitterly, "Now you'll join Moth."