Chapter 251: The Challenge
Ice splintered and erupted behind Ger, throwing him forward. Evanna watched mouth agape at the enormous creature that flew into the white sky, camouflaging it and making it hard to see it. It was so quick; she didn’t see much of its form.
That wasn’t the only threat right now, either. The icy lake groaned, cracking in places and started separating. Evanna steadied herself, her hand clutching Arawn’s as they stared at each other for a moment. He squeezed her hand before nodding once and letting go.
Arawn called upon his gift and slammed his fist into the thick ice, shooting his own above the ground. Its effects dispersed, and everyone jumped upon seeing this new layer of ice. Ger managed to scramble up in time after struggling with the ice he was standing on that slowly tipped into the water where the creature dove out from.
Evanna’s gaze flicked between each person in their group, scanning them once before moving on. Everyone was okay, safe on Arawn’s icy makeshift ground. The elven prince slowly rose, seeming unbothered by the amount of power he exerted. Evanna palmed his cheek, the material of his mask under his eyes beneath her hand as she gazed at his startling blue eyes.
"*That was nothing, Evanna. Come, we need to get away from here,*" Arawn advised, his voice calm; it soothed Evanna’s racing heart, though she could not stop the fear vibrating through her being.
The icy shivers were stronger than ever before. Evanna’s body visibly shook, almost toppling her over. It was so sudden she didn’t have time to alert anybody.
"*We need to find cover!*" Garrett shouted to the others who were rushing towards them.
"*Evanna.. what is this sword?*" Fiza stepped up to Evanna, her demeanour calm even though her throwing stars were already twirling around her fingers skilfully at this new threat.
Evanna frowned, looking behind her before pulling it free from its sheath. Her eyes widened at seeing it glow a brilliant red. "It’s the dragon sword," she whispered before looking up to the skies as startling realisation hit her.