run!”
“But I—”
“Just run! Get somewhere far from here!”
Stumbling on her own feet, Valeriana speedily took off running as fast as her feet could take her. The man glanced at her direction but had to divert his attention to Seraphina for her incoming attack.
Emmett pulled his own weapon free swiftly and parried the blow skillfully with one hand. “What are you doing, Seraphina? You are raising your sword against a fellow comrade. Do you intend to betray your own kind because of that human?”
“I need you to not tell the others, Emmett.” She told him. “The girl deserves to be able to maintain her current way of life. To tell the Court would mean to destroy what she has. She had already gotten into enough trouble as it is.”
“That is not for you to decide.” Emmett replied. “Besides, I do not think she can ever go back to the way her life was even if you try to save her now. You've already gotten her involved.”
They exchanged blows, their blades ringing noisily with every clang. Sparks would also occasionally flash before them as they fought, momentarily lighting up their surroundings.
“Perhaps that is my biggest mistake.”
“That girl can see demons. That is not something a normal being of her kind is capable of!”
“No.”
Seraphina took a swift turn, her feet shifting while she put in her whole strength in one swing. The clang was almost deafening as their blades clashed, sending waves of vibrations that stopped immediately as their weapons were pulled back as fast as they were swung.
The woman jumped back before rushing forward once more, determination burning in her vibrant blue eyes. Her strikes were quick and simple. Still, Emmett managed to either fully elude her attacks or parry her blow.
He wasn't serious by the way he was moving. The fact that he was staying defensive the past minute that Seraphina was relentlessly attacking him made it obvious to the woman that he wasn't taking their fight seriously.
His eyes gleamed with no emotion, as though it didn't affect him. Seraphina, with great effort, was slowly pushing him back. She truly did not know what she was going to do if the Celeste before her decided to go all out.
“Lady Seraphina, you are serious about this?”
“I am more than serious.”
Emmett then stepped forward, bringing his blade to willfully clash against her own. He gripped it tighter and skillfully struck from above, leaving Seraphina to defensively bring her sword forward to protect herself.
They both paused from any further actions as the man began to press down hard, letting a battle of strength to take over. He knew that Seraphina made up for lacking in that particular area with her speed and techniques, so if things were to last any further, her body would give in from the strain.
The power behind Seraphina's blows mostly came from her movements. But if raw power was going to be discussed, she would immediately lose. The woman was stronger than average females, but compared to Emmett, she was nothing.
She knew he was targeting her weakness. Gritting her teeth, she nimbly slid off the disadvantageous position and struck him from behind with the back of her sword. Emmett grunted from the blow but turned to his opponent.
Emmett struck down at her hard. With a clang, her weapon came flying, landing on a bush nearby.
-*-
Although Valeriana had that nagging feeling eating away at her guts that said something bad was happening to Seraphina, she couldn't stop her feet from running. She didn't know what happened right after, but she just suddenly found herself lying on the bed of her room, covered in sweat and panting like a dog. She didn't know how long she was trying to get away, but her lungs burned and her knees ached.
“Valery! I have your dinner in the microwave! Just eat it when you feel like it!” Her mother's soothing voice echoed from downstairs.
“O-okay!” She answered back.
Her chest rose and fell and beads of sweat
“But I—”
“Just run! Get somewhere far from here!”
Stumbling on her own feet, Valeriana speedily took off running as fast as her feet could take her. The man glanced at her direction but had to divert his attention to Seraphina for her incoming attack.
Emmett pulled his own weapon free swiftly and parried the blow skillfully with one hand. “What are you doing, Seraphina? You are raising your sword against a fellow comrade. Do you intend to betray your own kind because of that human?”
“I need you to not tell the others, Emmett.” She told him. “The girl deserves to be able to maintain her current way of life. To tell the Court would mean to destroy what she has. She had already gotten into enough trouble as it is.”
“That is not for you to decide.” Emmett replied. “Besides, I do not think she can ever go back to the way her life was even if you try to save her now. You've already gotten her involved.”
They exchanged blows, their blades ringing noisily with every clang. Sparks would also occasionally flash before them as they fought, momentarily lighting up their surroundings.
“Perhaps that is my biggest mistake.”
“That girl can see demons. That is not something a normal being of her kind is capable of!”
“No.”
Seraphina took a swift turn, her feet shifting while she put in her whole strength in one swing. The clang was almost deafening as their blades clashed, sending waves of vibrations that stopped immediately as their weapons were pulled back as fast as they were swung.
The woman jumped back before rushing forward once more, determination burning in her vibrant blue eyes. Her strikes were quick and simple. Still, Emmett managed to either fully elude her attacks or parry her blow.
He wasn't serious by the way he was moving. The fact that he was staying defensive the past minute that Seraphina was relentlessly attacking him made it obvious to the woman that he wasn't taking their fight seriously.
His eyes gleamed with no emotion, as though it didn't affect him. Seraphina, with great effort, was slowly pushing him back. She truly did not know what she was going to do if the Celeste before her decided to go all out.
“Lady Seraphina, you are serious about this?”
“I am more than serious.”
Emmett then stepped forward, bringing his blade to willfully clash against her own. He gripped it tighter and skillfully struck from above, leaving Seraphina to defensively bring her sword forward to protect herself.
They both paused from any further actions as the man began to press down hard, letting a battle of strength to take over. He knew that Seraphina made up for lacking in that particular area with her speed and techniques, so if things were to last any further, her body would give in from the strain.
The power behind Seraphina's blows mostly came from her movements. But if raw power was going to be discussed, she would immediately lose. The woman was stronger than average females, but compared to Emmett, she was nothing.
She knew he was targeting her weakness. Gritting her teeth, she nimbly slid off the disadvantageous position and struck him from behind with the back of her sword. Emmett grunted from the blow but turned to his opponent.
Emmett struck down at her hard. With a clang, her weapon came flying, landing on a bush nearby.
-*-
Although Valeriana had that nagging feeling eating away at her guts that said something bad was happening to Seraphina, she couldn't stop her feet from running. She didn't know what happened right after, but she just suddenly found herself lying on the bed of her room, covered in sweat and panting like a dog. She didn't know how long she was trying to get away, but her lungs burned and her knees ached.
“Valery! I have your dinner in the microwave! Just eat it when you feel like it!” Her mother's soothing voice echoed from downstairs.
“O-okay!” She answered back.
Her chest rose and fell and beads of sweat
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