The Jem

~53~

Ember and Darya made the steam that clouded their enemies' sight then quickly Crimson lifted the earth and trapped there feet into the mud so they couldn't move and now all they had to do was freeze them into place.

Brice grabbed Darya's hand and smiled at her. "I kept my promise. I told you it would be a good idea to take me." He whispered softly into her ear. She smiled at him then closed her eyes and stuck out her free hand, Brice mirrored her movements. A moment of silence then...everyone froze. The sound of the ice spreading rapidly onto the soldiers. The sound of fear escaping from their throats. The pair opened their eyes and looked at what they had achieved.

Snow began to fall around them but only on them. But the snowflakes were different, they were shinier and so much more beautiful as they caressed their skin and hair.

"You might not like me Darya, but I really like you. And at first, when you told me you wanted someone who would find you important and cherish you for who you are, I thought I couldn't be good enough for you. You've already been hurt enough. But then I realized, your are important to me. And I would look for you in the coldest of nights." Brice held her gaze, almost like he was frozen like the soldiers but his mouth kept moving.

Two droplets slid down her tan face, but suddenly a beautiful wave of water was printed on her right cheek bone, small but meaningful. With light blues and heavy whites and cobalt.

"You got your marking Darya." He wiped her tears with both thumbs then kissed her, the snowflakes still danced around them as war raged on in the background. They're markings glowed brightly. Wind is a beautiful whisper in the air, and water is a calming remedy of waves.
But together they were deadly ice.

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Crimson crushed the frozen statues with her thick roots and vines whilst Ember incinerated the rest. And when they thought they had actually achieved something-more arrived. Crimson ran into the centre of the battle field, killing whoever she could when a whip with sharp, poisoned spikes slammed into her leg. She cried out in pain as the man approached her. Many approached her.

She held her leg and tried to hold in her scream of agony. "Crimson!!" Darya shouted and tried to run over but was blocked. "It's ok, it's ok. I'm fine!" Crimson bellowed back but her voice was strangled. Some spikes were still in her thigh.

"The element wielders are taking the fun out of war!" A man with thick, twisted horns smirked.
They all began grimly smirking.

"You ass!" Crimson scowled but it came out weak. They all tittered in unison.

"Now there will only be three of them. Oh but don't worry dear, they will join you soon."

"Go to hell!"

"I think I'll stay here for a while. But I think that's exactly where your going." He sang as he tapped her nose, she bit his finger. "You earth bitch!" He growled as his long white hair rippled in the wind.

"Let's kill her already!" Another yelled.

"You won't be killing anyone!" Crimson knew that voice, came to despise it a little even. They all turned to Queen Cordelia. She was in iron armour, but didn't have a single drop of blood on her.

"Sorry your majesty allow me to end you first." He bowed mockingly. The queen's dark hair and nails grew so long it was frighting. She strangled some of the creatures with her hair and snapped others' necks all whilst stabbing some with her long nails. All the soldiers that crowded Crimson, were down. Her silver eyes flickered to Crimson and she smiled just a little. Then, she froze to her spot and her eyes widened. Blood dripped from her mouth and nose and she...exploded.

Her flesh rained down on everyone and Crimson screamed louder than ever before. Her hand coated in blood and her body now coated in the queen's remains. The queen who had so bravely saved her. An eyeball bounced onto the damp mud then rolled to her.

She looked up at the person who did it. Cassava stood there smiling. "Do you know how long I've waited to kill that whore!" She laughed.
Crimson hissed as she stood, "Round two!"
"Bring it on bitch." Cassava hissed right back.

"I've become stronger over this long period of time." Crimson limped closer to her. "Would you like a slow death or a well deserved death?" She asked.

Cassava thought for a second, "How about I kill you instead."

Crimson pounced at her. Cassava tried to reach for her neck but Crimson jumped over her and took her arm. She twisted once. Twice. Then gruesomely ripped it out of it's socket. Cassava roared in pain and hunger for revenge. Her skin became red and scaly and her eyes turned black. She grew little red horns and her hair turned jet black. She still had only one arm but she was a demon in the flesh.

Cassava stormed over to Crimson and skewered her abdomen. Crimson screamed again and her guts were half exposed. But before she blacked out, she saw the demon shrivel up then disintegrate and the last thing she heard was Darya screaming and Hunter shouting her name.