Golden wings

Chapter 55 - Nemesis

"Fucking thing!"

Alexis kept on trying to make the claw hold still; it was moving wildly. He was holding it by its big palm and slim wrist with his hands, while those sharp nails tried to lash and rip his face off.

"Uriel?! Could you give me a hand here?! Or more like get one off?!"

Alexis yelped and fell onto his back, because the claw jolted and tried to lunge onto his head. Meanwhile, Uriel snarled and panted; he parried Gwen's other two hands with the sword. He bared his teeth and stood his ground against his attacker's pressure; she had lunged onto him as well.

"I would, but I'm kind off BUSY!"

Too busy, Gwen was attacking with the aid of some vines...

He growled when she laughed, while both pressured against the sword, to push the other away or down.

Alexis paled, because a sharp nail was descending onto one of his eyes. It was nearing slowly, pressuring against his hands, and he barely could push it away.

This thing was going to-

"Yahh!"

Alexis let out a strong and relieved pant when something kicked the claw and sent it far along the ground. His shoulders slumped, because he saw Ayako huffing at his side, with some vines still hanging from her.

The hunter quickly lowered a hand towards him, for him to take and stand, because she was seeing the plants around them shake and crawl closer. Her icy eyes filled with sadness, once she noticed that he was not taking her hand; he was just looking at it with doubt and dread.

Ayako sighed and glanced around her anxiously. Both demons were focused on each other, the one she guessed to be named Uriel was keeping Gwen away from them. However, they could not waste time standing there like idiots, because the vines were still moving and Uriel only had two claws and a tail. They had to move, and she needed Alexis to understand.

"Look, I know that you know what I am! And that you know that I know what you are!" She glared at the blond, who was still not daring to react, too entranced with her hand. "But I don't care, alright?! Alexis, I have no reason to harm you!"

Ayako growled and whipped her free hand to slash in half a vine that had neared, to pierce her. That made Alexis react at last; he saw the plant fall onto the ground a few inches away from both, still twitching and moving. She felt her hand be grasped, firmly. She looked at him again and saw that he was frowning, with a stern expression. He still had doubt in his eyes, but his fear was fading fast.

"One thing I know, Aya." Alexis stood fully, and then took a deep breath to dare look over his shoulder. "You have to get out of here, now. If we cut our way through, you could-"

Ayako did not seem to like his idea. She only shook her head and looked again at the demons. Alexis raised a hand with impotence in front of him, because she bolted to cut more vines around them, and not to make a path out the clearing. She ignored his words, never one to flee.

She could not run. That beast would find her, anywhere.

While Ayako and Alexis tried to aid on their own against Gwen, Uriel kept fighting. His violet eyes were full of fear while he blocked with the sword, to stop every slash of claws or thorns. He felt dread, but he also felt hopeful and determined. He smiled, because he saw a small opening after one of her swipes; she had backed away, with her arms at her sides.

The young demon smirked and roared; he outstretched his arm forward, strongly and fast. The sword plunged, and met her skin. He kept on grinning, seeing the weapon sink into her chest. He pierced her squarely and precisely; he could see the end of the sword peeking behind her.