You Owe Me Two

Chapter 28 - Destruction Befalls the Forest

××Zypher××

Wild grabbed a hold of the strap on my bag and pulled me roughly towards her using it.

"What are you doing?" I rushed out, watching intently as Wild frantically dug through the pockets. With a triumphant smile, she pulled the fire amulet from inside.

Wild roped the amulet around her neck effortlessly. Her wings sprouted from her back, lifting her upwards in one swift movement and closer to the red demon. Wild stopped next to the blue-haired fairy. The two didn't acknowledge each other but both watched the king who still held the demons attention. The king began moving his arms in a seamless pattern that meant nothing to me but I could feel the power shift in the air. The fairies waiting on the ground and in the air began mimicking a similar pattern of movements.

Wilds wings lit with flames, the tips burning, bits of ash and embers falling to the ground at her feet. Her wings grew larger, more intricate in seconds. Crimson sigils traced down her arms in ancient patterns from her shoulders to her wrists, glowing with unmistakable power. The ends of her hair shifted, dancing with fire. I could feel the heat grow from where I stood. 

Wild turned to look at me. Her eyes shined at a new level, the orbs turning to bright suns. Then she was gone. Her wings once again bringing her into the sky, leaving behind trails of smoke and glowing dust. The other fairies in the charred clearing performed similar transformations, each focused on an element.

"Attack!" A strong yell from the Fairy King brought me out of my awe. I snapped my head up to where the red demon was now spouting fire into the air. 

Wild and the other fairies went straight for the demon. The demon tried to swipe at the ones closest to it but they managed to dodge. The fairies flanked the demon and quickly began targeting it with spells.

The sky was soon consumed by color and light. Powerful fairies of the four main elements flew through the air and shot magical beams at the monster destroying their home. Shouts and chanting rained to the ground in a jumbled mess of words, summoning and commanding special and regular spells alike.  

I tried my hardest to follow Wilds movements but found it to be pointless. There was too much going on in the air. As soon as I found her, she was already disappearing behind another cloud of smoke or shoot of water. 

The ground shook from one of the creatures deafening roars, forcing me to slam my hands over my ears. After a few seconds of finding my footing, I looked around to see if it had caused any damage. 

With ringing ears, I zoned in on a small group of fairies huddled near the edge of the forest. They must not have had the same powers as Wild and the others attacking the red demon. 

I rushed over to the group and urged them to stand, helping pull a few of them up from the ground.

"You need to get out of here. It's not safe," I said, pointing in the general direction Wild had sent the young boy and the rays. I had to yell over the sound of the battle behind us.

"One of our friends went back to get his little sister. We're waiting for him," A female fairy with orange hair said, her hands clutching tightly to the arm of a tall man with black hair. A screech caught our attention and had me turning to look at the demon. 

One of its arms was missing. Pitch black blood oozed from the wound but the demon seemed just as committed to killing each and every fairy. The fairies may have the upper hand but this area wasn't safe for anyone right now. 

"Point me in the right direction. I'll get your friend and his sister if you get yourselves to safety," I tried to reason. If I couldn't fight the demon, then the least I could do was help other fairies get to safety.