Two Kingdoms

Chapter 5

(The Evil Relation)

Shaylana grabbed an arrow from her quiver and found a dagger at her throat.

"I advise you to put that down unless you want your throat slit, dear." hissed Luci.

Shaylana reluctantly dropped the arrow. Both girls glared at the woman before them. They were surround by the men of the hunting group, Luci stood in the middle. Lana looked to Mel and nodded very slightly. Suddenly, Lana lifted one foot at a time and stomped on the man's feet behind her. His grip on his sword loosened. Lana was able to move out of the way of the sword, she pulled her own out. The group was too stunned to move, but Lana moved quickly toward the man that had a hold on Mel. Shaylana lifted her sword expertly and hit his arm, she spun around to face Luci, blood flew everything, and a scream filled the air. Mel ran up to Lana, pulling out her her darts she shot three poison darts at three of the approaching wolves.

Their whines of pain filled the air. Melissa quickly pressed the jewels embedded in her rings and two long scimitars extended into existence.

"What are you doing?! Get them!" Luci yelled, pointing to the two girls. Lucia looked around. The wolves were gone, driven off in pain by Melissa's poison darts. She glared at the two princesses.

"Y-you!" her face turned red with anger and her eyes changed to a dark murky green.

"Woah. That is creepy..." murmured Melissa.

Suddenly, Luci whistled sharply. A few moments later, more wolves emerged from the darkness.

"You may have driven away the first group of ice wolves but I have more!" she cried.

The two girls found themselves surrounded, once again.

Luci laughed maniacally, "Take them down, but keep them alive, i still have things to do...with them."

Lana got a arrow from her quiver and spun around shooting one of the wolves behind her. Another wolf came charging toward her, it jumped and Lana shot her sword up into it's stomach. She shot another to her side, but only got the leg it. Three more headed her way.

Melissa whipped out a dart and targeted an oncoming wolf. It fell down never to get up again. She brought her scimitars up just in time as a wolf leaped onto her to finish her off. The wolf collapsed bleeding blue blood onto the grass. She found her back pressing against Shaylana's.

"We fight to the end, right sis?" asked Melissa, puffing.

"To the end, and we will fight our hardest." Lana whispered, striking a wolf in front of her.

Melissa nodded. A sliced at an approaching wolf. She commando rolled and stood up in one swift motion. A wolf pounced and Mel quickly brought her sword up and sliced its belly.

"That's enough! Stay!" Luci held up her hand, commanding the wolves. Suddenly, she moved her hand in the air, making symbols. Green and black mist followed her hand, tracing the symbols. She stopped and look at the girls. "I gave you so much time, but you never came. You never came to your Aunt."

Lana and Mel look at each other with wide eyes. They turned back to their Aunt, to see her re-tracing symbols.

"Au-aunt? What do you mean?" asked Melissa, blinking at the woman, who claimed to be their aunt, with puzzlement written on her face.

"Oh come now, I'm sure you two have heard the story of Aunt Luminia, or Lumi. Not a very good meeting for an aunt and nieces, now is it?" The green eyed lady smiled, letting the misted symbols sit in the air.

"No. We have not heard of the story before." replied Melissa, feigning confusion.

"Never." Lana made her head shake.