Elements: Can You Trust Me? (Book 3)

Narrow Death (Chapter 2)

Wysteria stomps her foot down on Sasha before turning away, feeling satisfied.

"I guess I just needed to kill someone to make me feel less grumpy," Wysteria laughs to herself before leaving Sasha.

Minutes, maybe hours, pass by from that moment.

The dark haired mage opens her eyes, feeling dry blood on her face. She reaches over and takes off another piece of her cloak and wraps it around her stomach for support.

"I'm gonna die at this rate..." Sasha grumbles to herself, scooting towards the wall and breathing heavily.

Her cloak is now tattered as her purple eyes study the damage done to her body. Her dark brown skin is covered in parts from her cloak, and Sasha realizes that she'll probably bleed out soon.

Wysteria must be going after them all today...she might actually get away with killing all of them too...I've got to warn them.

But the fact that she is bleeding out really wouldn't allow for her to be able to warn anybody.

Elemental Shield...it won't work against Wysteria without me. I've gotta get a move on.

Sasha heaves herself up, letting out a yelp in pain, she bites her lip to keep from giving away her location.

C'mon Sasha...you owe it to them to save their lives...get up! Move! You don't need to be healed, you are the strongest teen mage out there! What's a little broken arm and bleeding out? You can still fight!

Breathing deeply, Sasha gets up. She starts to walk when a cold pain grasps her leg. Add broken leg to the list huh...

That stupid woman. I can't believe I'm like this because of her...

Sasha finds a darker shadow of herself before dissolving into it.

Luckily this is easier to travel in. But I don't have a lot of time.

Navigating through everyone's shadows, Sasha hurries to find Wysteria or even the teens or whoever else with them to find and warn them of Wysteria's plans.

Oh! Try the town she is going to attack them at...yeah, that's a good idea. Maybe I can stop them from getting hurt that way...oh wait. I can evacuate the town too, but I have to hurry I don't know how long has passed...

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Sasha feels herself slow down while traveling through the shadows, it is a struggle but she kept at it, knowing that mages could die.

At least I haven't killed anyone yet...

Why'd I say yet?

I don't plan on killing anyone but to be honest...I don't even think I would blink an eye, would I? I mean, I've been trained so that I could without regret...does it mean that I will?

Oh just shut up already brain.

The town that Wysteria mentioned is in sight as Sasha sees that the goons have already made their way in. She spots Red Sport flying over and then helping the civilians.

An idea sparks into Sasha's head. She drags multiple goons into the shadows with her and rips a hole through them. Red Sport eventually finishes taking them all down and Sasha is glad she did something right.

Red Sport flies over the town as Sasha travels in the shadows. She finds some bushes to hide behind, so she comes out from the shadows.

Bright light shines and Sasha sees it fly straight for the teens. Sasha spots their hands going up and Sasha joins it, sending a black wave of magic towards the shield.