Defy The Earth

Chapter 11

The fight only worsened and moved away from the center, cornering them towards the woods. Some humans were still running around, not knowing where to go. And as Baekhyun summoned a bright dagger of light, a lady screamed –

"Help! I can't see anymore!"

Chanyeol watched how Baekhyun's wide eyes faced the lady and that small distraction from Baekhyun's side provided enough time for a spirit to insert its deep, pointed wooden claws into his neck. Baekhyun wailed out, stabbing the light dagger into the spirit before falling to the floor. Chanyeol was about to rush to him when he shouted –

"Chanyeol! The lady!" Chanyeol turned around to see a spirit running towards the lady. He summoned a fire blast – it took some energy to summon it for the millionth time – before blasting it towards the spirit, who fell down. He ran towards the lady and stabbed the spirit before taking her to some safe place, where other humans were. This task took him away from the battlefield a.k.a where Baekhyun was fighting; injured.

After the lady was safe, Chanyeol ran back to the area to see Baekhyun, still on the ground, surrounded by every spirit ever. Chanyeol couldn't see him clearly thanks to the thick crowd but he could see his movements. Baekhyun didn't get the chance to get up. Spirit after spirit attacked him and all he could do was trip them, stab them, summon light – every time he tried to get up, some spirit would push him down and attack him.

Chanyeol's eyes filled with rage as his powers flurried through him, forming a huge fire blast that left him shaking. The blast opened a way to Baekhyun by dissipating one part of the spirits. Chanyeol ran through the path towards Baekhyun as the spirits closed on in them. He saw blood on the floor, and gashes on Baekhyun's leather jacket.

This was not good.

Before Chanyeol could help Baekhyun up, a spirit raked its claws through his shoulders and immense pain filled him and his vision darkened before coming to focus again. Chanyeol stumbled a little and was about to kill the spirit before he saw Baekhyun throwing another one of his light daggers at the spirit, killing it instantly.

"Kill them fast Chanyeol!" Baekhyun said, before turning away and Chanyeol felt a surge of respect run through his body for Baekhyun, who was fighting on the floor with so many injuries but still fighting.

This brought adrenaline in his body and he tilted his sword forward. And he stepped in the enemy ranks.

And for the next thirty minutes or so, Chanyeol fought like a demon. His sword raked through spirits, stabbed them in the right spots, as he ducked and swung his sword around while kicking away anybody that could hurt Baekhyun. The Legend of Light did the same – he crawled around the area, kicking fallen spirits away, stabbing every spirit's foot and killing them at the speed of light. And soon, the crowd around them lessened, along with their energy levels.

Chanyeol offered a hand to Baekhyun, who got up, wincing.

"What happened?" Chanyeol asked, bending down to inspect but Baekhyun stopped him.

"Just a sprain," The shorter mumbled, "Don't worry."

For half-a-second, Chanyeol allowed himself to look at the beauty that was Baekhyun. He looked beautiful even though he was beat, tired and bloody. Chanyeol was too.

"Chanyeol," Baekhyun said, "Video-call the Base, tell them to take the humans away." His eyes looked at the corner where many people had gathered – the people looked beat too. They were crying and were scared and hungry and hot.

Chanyeol nodded, moving towards the car and taking out his tablet. He called the base and they picked up. Chanyeol noticed that all of them were there – in the room on the Twelfth Floor, dressed for war. They were viewing him from the huge camera probably that covered everything in the room.