Breaking Free: A Zodiac Story

Chapter 17: Powers Combined

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Every time someone says it! Gemini thought. She forced a smile onto her face and turned to Cancer. "We'll be fine, Cancy, I promise," she said, pushing back her frustration and disappointment.

Gemini leaped into the fray and blasted several soldiers away with a gust of wind. "Don't you dare hurt them!" She yelled.

My friends... I hope my family are okay.

She wondered if everyone thought the same thing, too. None of them had ever really talked about their families; Gemini wondered their families were okay, too.

Maybe they're staying strong for the others, she thought. Like... I am.

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"Taurus, duck!" Capricorn yelled as he fended off another attack from a soldier with a spear.

Taurus hurled up a wall of solid rock and ducked - the rain of arrows shattered against the stone. "Thanks, Cap!" He called.

"No proble - ack!" Capricorn's defence faltered for a second and the solider immediately dived in for the kill.

Taurus hurled several rocks at the soldier - they whistled over Capricorn's shoulder and slammed into the armoured man. The solider stumbled back with a grunt.

"Thank you!" Capricorn replied, before diving down at the shoulder with his spear of rock in his hands.

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Sagittarius fired volley after volley of arrows upon the wolf-eared general. Behind her, Aries swung his dual swords at any soldiers who dared approach them - fire trailed after his wake.

Lycan snarled fiercely at Sagittarius and bounded at her again, claws and weapons flashing. A sharp green glow surrounded his hands and he motioned upwards; pillars of rock shot up from the ground around the two fire elementals.

"Watch out!" Aquarius yelled, soaring in to scoop Sagittarius up. Nearby, Gemini summoned a blast of wind that carried Aries into the sky.

"Thanks, guys!" Aries called. Gemini gave him a thumbs up and lowered him to the ground. "Let's beat these guys!" She replied, closing her eyes briefly; she immediately split into two.

The two Geminis leaped into the fray, picking up and throwing various objects with their wind generation.

"Great job, Gemini!" Libra called, soaring in to lift away a soldier with his enlarged dove. Libra's eyes widened as he noticed two of the water elementals, fighting side by side - and there was a single soldier approaching from behind, wielding a sharp spear.

Hardly making a sound, he leaped off his bird after giving it a silent order. He landed by the water elementals and threw his hands up, creating two shields made of wind magic around them. The solider struck the wind barrier with a frustrated yell.

Scorpio hardly acknowledged Libra's appearance aside from a small nod. Pisces gave Libra a small smile. "Thanks, Libra!" She called.

"You're welcome," Libra replied, whistling. His dove immediately flew back and Libra leaped aboard. "Good luck!" He called, then he soared away.

Pisces turned back to the battle as the air forcefields vanished. Beside her, Scorpio immediately darted towards the soldier that had been about to ambush them, weapons glinting under the light.