“Let’s begin the party.”
Her grin might've chilled me if I wasn't too focused on what was coming. Dozens of Fireborns and Soulborns rushed onto the field. Worse, I sensed a Starborn among them, hidden fromsight. I scanned the demons frantically, but I couldn't locate him. I wasn’t scared of the others, but the Starborn could be a problem.
“Take Di as far as possible,” I instructed Adam.
I needed Diablos away from here. Something wasn’t right.
“But-” Di started to protest.
I turned, silencing him with a deep kiss, pouring all my love and desperation into it. I needed him safe. I couldn’t think straight when he was this close to danger.
When I pulled away, he nodded, trembling.
He wrapped his hand around my wrist and said, “Please, don’t get injured. Come back to me.”
“I promise you,” I vowed, kissing him briefly again.
My heart tore in two as I released him.
Adam turned to Cain and said, “Cain, take Diablos away from here. I’ll fight alongside Dagon.”
Cain nodded, guiding Di away. The others from Adam’s group emerged.
I didn’t waste time. The sooner this was over, the sooner I would return to Di. Summoning Blue, I relished the shock and fear that flickered across their faces. Blue soared, circling above, awaiting my command.
The air crackled with energy. Powers unleashed on both sides. We were out for blood, but so were the Fireborns. Fire danced in their eyes, mingling with a twisted hatred I'd never witnessed.
The scent of charred embers filled the air, tainted by something rotten and twisted. Fireborns always had this unique scent of fire and embers, but it wasn’t the same as I used to remember. Adam's grim expression confirmed my suspicion.
I prepared to let Blue unleash destruction but froze when I saw the woman's triumphant smirk. My heart stopped as I spotted Diablos amid the Fireborns, beside Cain and that vile woman.
"Son of a bitch," I swore, lunging forward only to be halted by Adam.
"Wait," he warned.
I wasn’t waiting. Di was in danger.
How could I let this happen? My knees buckled. The woman held a knife to Di’s throat, and another Fireborn was playing with his fire close to Di’s face.
My insides churned. I wanted to fucking obliterate them. I needed to kill them slowly, agonizingly painfully, to show them what happened when they threatened my world.
They will pay for this. They fucking will.
I focused on Diablos.
He was standing still, his hands balled into fists. His eyes were trained on me. He smiled gently, even if it was a forced one.
“Now, now. Look how fast that fight ended,” the bitch gloated.
“Cain, why?” Adam’s voice was full of anger.
“I don’t have to explain myself to you, Adam.”
That traitorous bastard was dead.
“Let’s not waste time. Bring it,” the woman gave the command. She was their leader, and she was the first who would fall when I got to them.
Another demon emerged, carrying the bow and arrow we sought. Impressive yet meaningless compared to Di's safety.
