Ninja Turtles Meet The Huntress

Loss

The battle front moved. They took over Aiden's compounds without much resistance as very few wolves were left. They had all retreated. It only took a matter of days before they were once more toe to toe with the enemy forces. They didn't delay. Every available male and female fighter was present. The mustang herd that had previously come to their aid and stood ready in hybrid form, wielding bows and swords. Raph learned that they were the reason for the myth of centaurs as their hybrid form gave them the lower body of a horse connected to a torso of a human. Who knew?

Melody stood with Raph and Gabby in the midst of a small battalion of Cougars. They were also ready to fight. Raph looked around and hoped they could get Aiden. He hoped that this would be the last battle. When the order was called, everyone marched forward. A deep humming began to fill the air as a battle song was started. There were no words, just the throaty humming punctured with methodical cries and huffs. The resulting music was haunting and Raph knew Aiden would hear it and know they were coming for him.

The army went miles into the wood before enemy ranks came barreling through the trees at them. There was a mighty roaring and then the whole line devolved into utter chaos as groups split off. Gabby's talons flashed and twirled. Aiden hadn't come yet and she would do what physical damage she could before her mind was needed. Together, the Storm Pack destroyed any and all enemies of their pack, the allied forces holding their ground easily against the less skilled opponents. More and more plowed in and the body count grew higher. Gabby would remember what happened next for the rest of her life. Her pack was spread out over a small area, fighting for all they were worth. They were ready to end this and so was she. The battle was long and furious and Gabby thought they would surely die of exhaustion before the never ending tide of wolves was stopped. It was then, when her fatigued muscles began failing her, and her allies were being struck down around her that she felt it. In the midst of her hopelessness, the presence of Riley. Hope flared in her again as lightning crackled through the air. The Triplets had come.

The cry went up and the allied forces rallied around the royalty of their world. The three tall wolves waded forward in the sea of enemies, killing as they went. Soon, the entire enemy army was in a panic. It was then that Aiden decided to make his appearance. Desperation pushed him and he reached out, freezing the two brothers but finding Riley's mind out of reach. He sent his best betas wading into the fray. He needed the triplets dead if he were going to make it out of this. Gabby tried to breach Aiden's mind to stop him from blocking them but his focus was too strong. She could feel his desperation fueling his concentration. She needed to get to him, to break his hold on the triplets. Riley was an impressive fighter but she couldn't take on all of those wolves alone. Doing the only thing she could think of, she drove forward, heading straight for a much less protected Aiden. She immediately tangled up with a beta guard but she used her mind to disable him and then her claws to disembowel him. With Aiden's attention elsewhere, she was able to use her abilities to full effect until Aiden noticed and switched his attention, driving sharply into her mind. This allowed Frankie and Wayne to rejoin the fray with Riley which forced Aiden to switch his focus again. Just as she reached for her powers, Aiden was somehow able to split his powers between the two enemies he faced. She couldn't break through. She was too tired and he was too focused. Raph came to her aid and he and one of the larger guard betas tumbled off in a deadly brawl. Gabby beat relentlessly on Aiden's focus and to her surprise and delight, it started to give.

"Do something." She heard him bark as she again thrust her mind at his.  She was tearing through yet another soldier, trying to get to Aiden when she heard a familiar scream of agony and her blood ran cold. Her head whipped around and her heart stopped. Gracie was impaled on the talons of Val the Destroyer. His hand ripped down, spilling out her intestines and spattering the ground with her blood.