Chapter 17: The truth
Chapter 16
"She’s rewriting the rules," Kael muttered. "We’re not just fighting power. We’re fighting her will."
Velmaria walked forward now. Slowly. Calmly. The battlefield warped beneath her bare feet.
"You fought well," she said. Her voice was no longer soft. It was final. Like she had decided to end them finally, like she was done having fun.
Borin charged, rage and fear flaring in his eyes, he could no longer think logically at the moment, this thing , this Beast was beyond logic, beyond anything a hunter could comprehend.
He held a hammer made of steel and magic, moving with so much speed as he glided using earth magic. But he didn’t reach her. His body collapsed mid-swing, twisted unnaturally and crumbled like paper... blood splattering all around his dismembered corpse.
And then, there was only one person left.
Kael.
He didn’t speak. Didn’t move. Just stared at her with a look of defeat, he knew he couldn’t win no matter what he tried. His grip tightened around his sword, but there was no strength left in him.
Velmaria stepped close. Her presence towered over him.
She reached out, gently placing a black rose into his bloodied hand. "Give this to your leader," she said, her crimson eyes gleaming.
"Tell them I don’t want prey next time. I want a warrior."