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"I cannot wait for the day you go to meet the master you decided to serve That will be a well-deserved life sentence Hell has a very special place for the depth of your depravity," I s him

"Shut up!" Seven screamed from her place next to Aliah This tied air between our side and theirs

She was standing next to Aliah, al behind hi to put his arm around her and I wondered what their relationship was He whispered in her ear after her outburst, calh it was just for a brief second, he seemed to have the desired effect on her that he wanted Shehis words float over her like a hit of her favorite drug

"Ah, finally," Aliah announced, although maybe four minutes had passed since we met them on the football field

My heart dropped to the pit ofMy chest constricted painfully and my vision blurred into confusion as sixels held multiple swords to each of them as they walked across the field and in front of me

For at least a full minute I saw red… like the actual color My vision blurred into a hazy nothingness of rage and I fought the urge to rush at the six capable Warriors and fightmy vision back on the people I loved h I let an ancient battle instinct take over that had been passed fro of ti on me and readied myself for ould be the most important battle of my life so far

My eyes met my parents, who stood with unabandoned resolve, ready for whatever fate they faced And then flickered to Tristan’s who mirrored their resolve I took a second to stare at him and forced myself to believe he was actually ready to die; but his e belief in me and if it wasn’t me that could save hi to die for this…

My heart contracted at the thought of it The iht of it I would never let him die from my war Never

"A hurowled, her shoulders treuish

"Really?" Aliah asked dryly "You really think there is soain and the sound was hauntingly refreshing in the midst of all the thick battle tension And because of that, she seeht and the depth of her evil ether She shouldn’t be able to keep both

"Off you go, oodbye to your brother and I’ll meet you at home," Aliah murmured to her sweetly

"Seth won’t you co in a pout

"No, Seven," Seth growled, his voice husky froan to tre across the field atthe turin now, I needed to move into action and save soaze for ahappen to him

"Till next time then," Seven smiled wickedly at Seth and then she shot across the field to cup his face in her hands

The rest of us stood shocked for just the second it took for her to place a kiss on his cheek and then shoot up into the sky Seth’s eyes followed her but he stayed next to ht

And I could literally feel the aging inside of him to follow her

Thankfully, with Seven’s an Serena descended on Aliah with all of her heavenly power and the rest of us followed suit Swords were drawn,and screa filled the air

The black sky opened up and snow poured from the dark clouds in a violent blizzard of ice and wind I letof a fighter as possible Lightning cracked overhead and flashed; striking iliether in perfect unison, fighting off Fallen and Shadows alike Evil see from every direction I moved so fast and struck outblind I struck before I could see what I was striking at and I blocked before I could see as co her sword swings exactly withoff the relentless flow of Shadows that thickened the air into a black choking blanket around et to my parents and Tristan