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Chapter Seventy-Two

Chapter Seventy-Two - Tired

KARA

She threw daggers after daggers at me and I blocked it with an energy shield. She conjured up a rain of needles and I quickly stretched the shield to cover me.

The needles stopped and Jessica broke the shield before grabbing me by the neck and threw me to the other side of the field. She stalked over and grabbed my neck, pinning me on the large boulder she created.

I felt her squeezing the life out of me as I tried to claw her grip off. I lifted my legs and kicked her in the stomach, loosening her hold on me. I choked as the oxygen rushed to my lungs, replenishing it.

Jessica jumped back and pinned her forearm on my neck before summoning a dagger and slicing my left eye out of its socket.

"I told you I would get you back," she said, giggling lightly. I rolled my eye and let the wound heal slowly.

"Congratulations, I'm half blind now," I said as she let me go and I fell on my feet. I feel the blood slowly trickle down my cheek and gently wiped it away.

"Hey, you cut my ear off, so I think we're even," she retorted, crossing her arms across her chest. I laughed a little, "You can still hear, just not clear."

"Rhymesie," she said, summoning a bucket of water and handing it to me. She summoned a cloth too and I dipped it in the water before wiping the blood around the eye socket.

"You still remember that?" I asked as I cleaned the wound. She nodded, "We always did it when we were younger. Now that we're together again, it's fun saying the word when we rhyme."

I smiled and placed the cloth back in the bucket and Jessica made it disappear. She then took a few steps back, "Another round?"

I summoned up energy on each palm, "Don't hold back, Jess."

She summoned trees and rocks, lifting them off the ground, "Not in my nature, K."

I looked at her in disbelief as she stifled fits of laughter, "I hate you."

"I hate you too," she said in between laughs from her own joke. I started throwing energy balls at her and it exploded when it hit the tree she used as a shield.

I destroyed all of the trees she had and shot the purple energy from my hands at her. She countered with her own and the two energy clashed, making it explode, sending Jessica and I flying in opposite directions. The back of my head hit the force field hard and darkness consumed me.

I walked around in complete darkness as I tried to find her. The blood on my hands and the tiny sting on my wounds still lingered as I looked around. I limped as I walked tiredly, exhausted from all the fighting.

"Darling," I heard my mother call from behind and turned around to be met with the woman in white. I limped towards her and she held my arms, keeping me steady.

"Mother, I'm tired," I said, staring into her brown eyes. She smiled sadly as she shook her head, "You're almost done, Kara. Everything will be worth it."

"I'm tired of this. I'm tired of having to meet everyone's expectations of being the perfect Alpha. I'm tired of having to fulfill the requirements to be the perfect Luna. I'm tired of," I stopped mid-sentence, not sure if I should say it.

"Of what, darling?" mother pushed for me to tell and I sighed, "Of...fighting with Jess. I'm tired of fighting her. I just want a fresh start as best friends."

She nodded and smiled at me, "And you will have your fresh start, just not the way you expect it to be. I promise you though, it'll be worth it."

I looked at the ground, "Why can't you tell me what happens? You've seen it anyway."

She shook her head, "If I tell you, everything will go off-track. I'm sorry, darling."

I hesitantly nodded and she ran a finger over the misshaped ear, "These scars and wounds show how you've gone through hell and walked out alive. Embrace it, darling."

I smiled and nodded. She let go of me and took a step back, "I'll see you soon, darling. Really soon."

"If you say so."

She smiled and gestured to the light behind me that appeared. I gave her one last smile before stepping through.

My eye snapped open to meet a pair of brown ones. Connor let out a sigh of relief, "Thank Wolverine, you're fucking alive."

I looked around to see familiar faces, but not Jess. I propped myself up on my elbows to see her lying on the other side of the force field. I saw warriors going to take her away, but placed an energy shield around her.

"Leave her alone," I said, authority lacing my voice as the warriors back down. I got up with the help of Connor but before he could help me away, everyone other than me was forced out and the force field was back.

I looked up to see Jess steadying herself on a boulder as she took sharp breathes. I helped myself walk towards her and stopped a few feet away.

"Jess, are you okay?" I asked, concerned for her. She nodded and smiled, "I'm fine you?"

"I'm alright."

She got herself on her feet and smiled, "Sorry, K."

"It's fine. You sure you wanna continue?" I asked as I took a few steps back. She nodded and raised her fists, "You know I always keep my word."

I nodded and summoned energy balls, "Alright."

She rushed towards me and grabbed my neck before slamming me down on the ground. She kept throwing me back on the ground and I felt the back of my head start to bleed. I tried to claw off her grip but she was too strong.

The only thing that came to my mind was something I didn't want to do but did anyway.

I summoned a sharp fire blade and sliced her hand clean off. She jumped up and stared at her handless arm as I pushed the hand off my neck and got up.

"You just cut off my hand..." she said in a sad tone and I looked down, "I'm sorry, Jess. I have to be done with this. We're tired as it is."

She looked at me and nodded, "We are tired."

She let the wound close and let out a sigh, "Let's end this, once and for all. No more stalling."

"Okay."

She threw daggers at me and I dodged before throwing a tree on fire at her. She moved it away right on time before forcing me to the ground. I projected myself into the astral world to confuse her before opening a gateway behind her and dropping a fireball right on her head.

When she was distracted, I went back into the physical world and threw daggers at her. She recovered and dodged before throwing an axe at me. Before I knew it, the axe went through me and I fell onto the ground.

I watched as Jess walked to me to pick up the axe. She raised it before bringing it down and I looked at Connor one more time.

He was horrified by the scene I couldn't see. His eyes held fear and sadness as he stared at me, seemed to be mouthing something.

I couldn't hear what he was saying as my hearing was slowly fading. My eyesight started becoming blurry and I knew what was coming.

It was inevitable.

Too much blood was pouring out of the wound.

I could barely make out the silhouette of my mate as I tried to voice out the words.

I love you. - Kara

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