Chapter 25 - : 25 : Monsters!
"Onii-Channn!!"
Ivy’s desperate scream pierced the tunnel just as a sharp web of poison tore through the air toward her. Her eyes were squeezed shut, her little hands up like a useless shield, as the horror of the monstrous spider bore down on her.
"Ivy!" Aiden’s voice roared with urgency.
Then—
"Crytalian Barrier!"
The glow of magic erupted between Ivy and the danger. Lysandra had leapt in front of her without hesitation, her arm outstretched and her barrier shimmering to life in time to block the deadly silk. The poisonous threads sizzled harmlessly against the glowing shield.
Ivy slowly opened her eyes. Her breaths were short and shaky as she stared at the green-skinned figure in front of her. Lysandra, panting but defiant, held her ground.
Lysandra glanced over her shoulder, her smirk unbothered despite the sweat on her brow. "You’re such a pain in the rear, brat."
Ivy’s eyes filled with tears. She looked down guiltily. "T-thank you... I’m sorry..."
Before anything else could be said, a blur of motion flashed before the girls. Aiden was already moving, his body propelled by pure emotion. With one furious cry, he drove his dagger into the spider’s ribcage, finding the exact joint where the armor was weakest.
The spider shrieked, the sound unnatural and vile, echoing like metal grinding against metal.