She's creating a new spell, a spell of death. I guess she really doesn't want me leaving here alive. I feel something in me grow cold as I drop my head and laugh. Is this how you want to do this? I slowly look back up at her with a twisted smile.
Whatever she sees in my eyes has her chanting faster. I struggle to lift my hand as I say "Fine, let's play." If she wants to make me her enemy, so be it. I will be her enemy and the very thing that her nightmares are made of.
I reach for the power of the others around me and grab them like ropes. I grit my teeth as something dark, old, and powerful comes to life in me. The flow of power quickly reverses. The mages around me cry out in shock and fear as I begin to pull their magic toward me.
This was forbidden magic. Taking someone else's magic was taboo and something not everyone can do. I didn't even know I could do this until just now. Someone screams as they try to break my hold, but I wasn't letting go.
Unlike them, I rip the magic from them quickly, like pulling a band-aid off. Their magic comes to me, answering my call, and becomes my own. The mages drop at the same time as if someone had cut the strings of a puppet.
Aiya growls like a damn dog lifting her hand full of deadly magic. She screams at the top of her lungs "DIE!!!" She throws the ball of death straight at me. As quickly as I can, I suck up all the power I have into my hand and hit the ball of death head-on.
As the two collide, an explosion knocks me flying back and everything becomes dark.
When I feel the sun on my face and birds chirping, I frown and groan. I try to open my eyes but it's entirely too bright. I groan again as I slowly roll over. When I feel the leaves under me, my frown deepens.
I blink a few times before everything begins to come into focus. Where was I? I look around at the tall trees surrounding me and wonder how I landed in a forest. When my memory comes flooding back, I quickly sit up and look around. Where was Aiya?
I look around at the endless forest with a perplexed look on my face. How the hell did I end up in the woods!? Forest? Woods? Ah, hell. I don't even know what to call it. I was in girl scouts for like a week!
I reach up and touch my head before hissing in pain. I guess I hit my head... When the woods become silent, I freeze. I slowly look around but when I hear a blood-curdling scream, I jump. Was that Aiya?
I narrow my eyes a little before shaking my head a little and mumbling "That doesn't sound like her..." I quickly push myself up and take a step. My world tilts and I stumble into a tree. I cry out as my shoulder hits the damn thing. I think about turning the thing into a toothpick.
I shake my head and stand up. I pat the tree and say, "I'll forgive you since you caught me." I start walking towards the sound. Being in the woods this far, the ground was covered in a thick layer of leaves, making it tricky to walk.
When I hear more yelling, I pick up my pace. As I get closer, I use my magic to silence my steps. What I see has me pausing. For a second, I thought they were all women but upon closer inspection, there were three males and one female.
The girl was young, and she was currently on the ground while they stand around her in a threatening manner. She clutches her torn dress and glares at them with tears running down her face. It even looks like they've hit her. Her lip was bleeding.
My eyes grow cold as I realize what's taking place. I have no idea why the men are in dresses and have buns but it's not my main concern right now. I use my magic to sneak up behind them. The language they speak isn't something I know so I use my magic to change that.
"Strip her! We're gonna have a feast today boys!" The man with the brown dress says with an evil smirk. I look down and see that he actually has on pants under the dress so maybe it was just a long shirt. I Step up closer and say "A feast? That sounds amazing, I'm quite hungry."
All three men jump, nearly coming straight out of their shoes as they all spin around and point their long swords at me. They blink a few times in surprise, looking me up and down with confusion before looking around us.
"Why is she dressed like that? And she looks... different. Look at her eyes man..." One man says with confusion and fear while the other one says, "Who cares, I can practically see everything." I frown at that comment and look down. I was still in my uniform. Sure, it was formfitting so it showed off my figure, but you couldn't see any skin.
The only skin showing was my hands and neck up. I look up and frown, looking at their clothes again. I look at the girl behind them, quickly putting things together. I don't know where I am, but my outfit seems to be an issue.
The one in brown slowly lowers his blade as he says "She's not a Cultivator, there's nothing to fear. We've struck gold today. Grab her." As soon as he finishes, the girl behind him yells "Run! Run away, quickly!"
I look her in the eyes and realize she's a nice person. I never planned to leave but she's yelling at me to run even though she's in trouble. I smile as the first man tries to grab my arm. As soon as he touches me, I release my magic.