Mistletoe (BoyxBoy)

Chapter 13

Cantu forces burst into the room as I tackle Felix to the ground and end up flipped over his head.

"You fucking traitor," I growl, bracing myself. "You're family. How could you?"

"We just fucking met. I have no loyalties to you." He says, "You Ashers think yourselves so superior. When in reality you betrayed the realm long ago."

We go into battle. We match speed and ferocity. His knee finds it's way into my stomach the pain worse than it ever could've been before. His claws dig into my lower back and I feel him lift me over his head and launch me across the room.

I hit the ground with a loud smack, sliding across the floor into the base of the throne.

A boot comes down on my hand, causing me to let out a pained scream.

"How pathetic." My mother's voice rings. "You disappoint me more and more." Her hands go for my hair and she pulls me to my knees, bringing her other fist down into my nose.

*

Phillip delivers a headbutt to a rebelled Cantu warrior, pulling back in time to see his wife knock out their child.

Flying toward her in a dash, he tackles her the pair rolling a small distance away from his unconscious form.

"Stand down, Katia." Phil says, snagging a blade from the side of the throne. "I don't want to hurt you."

"Hurt me?" Katia scoffs. "You already killed me!" She undoes the spear on her back coming at Phil with a strong right swipe.

He blocks the speartip with his weapon jumping back as hee strikes begin to come quicker.

Despite the danger, Phil longs for the feel of his wife. The decades without her have been the hardest. And this is not the reunion he envisioned.

He'd finally slumber and join her in the after life. But that was ripped away. Now replaced with this cold dark reality that his wife was a puppet under the control of a madman.

The time in his head allows for Katia to land a strong kick int his chest. It sends him flying back into the throne.

"I should kill you right now." She seethes, driving her knee into his chest. The cold metal cuts into the flesh of his back.

"Katia," He groans, hand coming up to the top button of his shirt. He rips it down swiftly, revealing a golden chain with an emerald pendant.

She stares at it. A familiar melody playing at the back of her mind. Her fingers twitch with timid anger, a gnawing feeling nesting in her gut.

A silver haze illuminates the Hunter, her body rising a few feet. Orion steps forward, with a flick casting her aside.

"Phillip, we need to leave. Felix set us up." The Spark says, pulling him up and using telekinesis to lift the still unconscious Luna.

"I cannot abandon my home again." The Headmaster growls, striking down an oncoming Cantu.

"If you stay here, you will die." Orion states opening a portal across the room beside Hao, who starts leading their forces away.

Phillip frowns in frustration and nods. Together they fight a path toward the portal just as another rumble hits the room, bringing them to a quick stop.

"Brother! Leaving so soon?" Cartrite appears in the room at his left the Lionoss King and to his right a recuperated Katia.

"The Gods damn you, Brother!" Phillip shouts, changing course toward the Usurper.

Kove prepares to intercept only to feel a pair of arms surround his waist, throwing him aside.

"You will not interfere." Alister growls. His claws unleashed at his sides.