Opavia

38.

Vitani and Kierra appeared beside Eneru before Laki, crossing their arms.

"You called?" He cooed. Vitani looked up as Zoro called her name beside Wyper.

"Laki, get away from then!" Wyper yelled, the girl frozen. Vitani blinked, leaning against Eneru's shoulder.

"Vitani?!" Zoro roared.

"She's with me now. They both are."

"Look at their eyes..." Zoro whispered. "What did you do to them?!"

"Nothing." He hummed, running a thumb over the mark on Vitani's neck. Her lips parted and she smirked.

"Sorry." She whispered, with a wicked grin. The pair turned at a gunshot, Laki shooting Eneru's stomach with her bazooka.

Kierra and Vitani's eyes widened, a tear of pity falling down Kierra's cheek.

She laughed though. "You Idiot!" She yelled, Vitani remaining silent.

"Get out of here." She whispered, pushing Kierra back. "Go! Kendrick won't come unless you call him. He's the only one that can sav-" Eneru immediately struck her down, her teeth gritting against the ground. Kierra fell silent, listening to Eneru laugh.

Vitani slowly looked up and crawled back, her hands shaking violently. Her gaze met with Zoro before the three disappeared.

"Don't tell me you're getting soft, Vitani." He wrapped an arm around her after getting to safety, inspecting her neck. "Your mark's barely reached it's climax."

She closed her eyes, wiping the dirt from her cheek.

"I'm fine." She assured him.

Kierra stood infront of the beanstalk, leaning against it. She looked up at the fighting, humming softly. She looked up, smirking up at an approaching Scandian.

"You can't pass, kid." She twirled her dagger.

"Let me through." He muttered. As he attempted to walk past her, Kierra leapt onto his back, pulling his hair and placing the dagger to his neck.

"Didn't I tell you no?" She hissed, slamming her elbow into his neck. He collapsed, Kierra leaping off him.

"Idiots." She shook her head. Eneru was summoned a little ways off, Kierra looking up as the large floating island before them began to collapse.

"Shit!" She lifted her arm, a shield of rocks forming above her. She gritted her teeth, lifting her other hand. She threw the shield aside as it dropped, Vitani walking past her. Kierra's mark was visibly fading as she stopped.

"Vitani!" She yelled, her sister turning. Her mark had been refreshed, her eyes yellow. Kierra's mark disappeared and she stepped back.

Zoro placed his sword to her chin and she looked at him.

"Hey!"

"Eneru, release them!" He ordered, Kierra moving his sword.

"I'm not under his control anymore!" She snapped, pulling her eye. "See?"

"What about Vitani?" He hummed, her ear twitching from where she stood beside him.

"His bites are what controls us." She explained. "And while mine faded, He freshened Vitani's."

"He bit her..." Zoro murmured.

"That's what you care about right now?!" She yelled, turning to Eneru.

"Vitani." He hummed. "It's three minutes until this game's reached it's three hour mark." He spoke. "I predicted there would be seven of us but there's eight." He went on to ask who would be dying, the contestants pointing to him.

Kierra suddenly looked up at the sky as a memory of Laki passed through her head, being reminded of her brother. She inhaled, Vitani bowling her over.

"Vitani!" She cried, pushing against her face desperately. Her eyes narrowed, digging her nails into her sister's cheek. Kierra's hand balled and a rock smacked Vitani off her, Kierra stumbling to her feet and sprinting off.

"After her." Eneru ordered, Vitani disappearing. Kierra was chased throughout the forest, throwing up rock barriers to avoid Vitani. Near the middle of the forest, Vitani appeared infront of her. She slammed her palm into Kierra's stomach, followed by two palms against her shoulders and a kick down. Kierra plummeted to the ground, looking up. Vitani grabbed her roughly, throwing her down.

"Snap out of it!" Kierra snapped, tilting her head back. "Ken-"

Vitani slammed her foot on Kierra's cheek, gritting her teeth.

Vitani grabbed her throat and lifted her from the ground, Kierra gritting her teeth. She balled her fist, the dirt below Vitani crumbling and unbalancing her. Kierra slammed her feet into Vitani's chest, flipping off her.

"Just die already." Vitani hissed.

"No can do." Kierra panted, looking up. Vitani gritted her teeth and appeared infront of Kierra. A rock barrier blocked her punch, Vitani appearing behind the wall. Kierra caught Vitani's ankle as she attempted to kick her, catching the other. Vitani flipped back, throwing Kierra at the wall which sunk into the ground. She flew past it, skidding on the ground. She stood up to find Vitani gone, a bow slamming against the side of her face. She plummeted into a wall, looking up shakingly as Vitani towered over her.

"Die." She whispered. As she closed her fist, Kierra raised a rock fist, drawing her arm back. From the other battlefield, Eneru had been completely knocked out which in turn knocked out Vitani's curse. She looked up at Kierra, uncurling her fist.

The rock gauntlet slammed against her body and threw her back, Vitani plummeting through trees. Kierra panted before collapsing, clutching her bleeding head.

"Damnit..."