A Raven's Darkness (Book 1)

Chapter 23: The Attack

Archean's Point Of View:

I honestly was not expecting Rosemarie to be in vine clothing and it was as if she knew it was my weakness. Did we seriously have time to ourselves? How is Sid okay with us wasting time when we should be looking for his daughter, Darth? Rose was talking and she made me tune in. "Hey, are you even listening?" I looked at her beside me in the lake. "I'm sorry Rose. What were you saying?" She chuckled. "You oughta just relax! Sid wanted to give us some free time." She pulled herself up and out of the lake. She offered her hand to me. I replied, "Thanks", as I took it. She pulled me up and we were pulled into a hug. I then awkwardly pulled away. She smiled at me and I looked away shyly. "Um, is there something on my face?" I asked. She giggled. "Nope, just looking at your handsome face." I could feel my neck start to get itchy. I wish she didn't say things like that. "Should we go meet Sid?" She frowned. "I wish we had more time." I sighed and looked back at her. "We will later, I promise." I placed my hand on her shoulder and looked into her eyes. She smiled and looked at me lovingly. "I love you." I smiled back at her. "As I you." She giggled again. "You're such a formal man. You can get emotional as long as you want around me." Her comment actually made me happy. "Thank you Rose." She nodded, ran behind a tree to put on her regular robe and clothing again, and then came back to me. She smiled and pointed to the forest clearing. "Time to go and see Sid."

Lucendo's Point Of View:

Two individuals of two different clans stood in front of Shiron and I. One wore a wooden mask and was from the Uten Clan. The other, the brown haired girl, was from the Bunard Clan. I looked toward Shiron as he relayed his orders. "Miya, protect us at the rear." The wooden faced person was apparently a woman named Miya. "Yursa, take the lead to scout." The brunette appeared to be named Yursa. Miya hurried to our rear as Yursa took point ahead of us. I heard a soldier's footsteps and I was beginning to worry. These girls didn't seem to talk much. Were they just slaves to Shiron? Surely that was not the case. The footsteps were coming closer and I was scared. The shackles around my wrists didn't help calm me down, as I couldn't fight with these on me. Yursa hurried ahead of us to take care of the soldiers. We caught up to her and saw the soldier's dead bodies and Yursa's bloody face. "Onward." Shiron demanded. Yursa nodded and rushed forward, with us following behind. I heard screams on the left and right side of us. Five of Shiron's people were on the left and five were on the right. It was a bloodbath of Craven soldier blood. The question was, why did it seem too easy? Where was Commander Coren? Yursa and Miya killed several soldiers and then we finally reached the castle gate. The five people on the left and the five people on the right met up with us. They were all guys. At the gate, stood Coren. He had a nasty grin on his face. "You thought you could escape?" His laughter frightened me and his eyes suddenly changed color.

Lucendo's Point Of View:

Coren's orange eyes changed into a black color, as he pulled out his large black sword from his back. The sword was like a broadsword, large and wide. It was sharp at the tip and had red ribbons attached at its hilt. He had both of his hands on the sword as he grinned. Shiron instructed the ten guys to attack. They all attacked on different sides and I watched in horror as Coren smiled and swung his sword and they all fell. Shiron touched his light blue earrings and his knives appeared on his elbows. "Yursa, with me. Miya, protect Lucendo." They fly forward, the brunette staying with Shiron's speed. I felt hopeless. Miya nodded at me, trying to reassure me that everything was fine. I watched Shiron and Yursa make their move. Shiron attacked from the front and Yursa attacked from above. She sheds her three blades from her robe, one in her mouth, one in her left hand, and one in her right hand. She spit out the sword from her mouth and flung it toward Coren's head. Meanwhile, Shiron was stabbing Coren's sword, which Coren used as his shield. Coren smiled and I knew something was about to go wrong. Coren shifted to his left side and pushed Shiron under Yursa's blade. However, Yursa moved her blade magically with a flick of her hand and placed her other two blades upon her back. Her blade fell into the ground and Shiron was saved. Coren stared at me and made his way over to where I was. Miya then jumped in front of me.