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"Frito-Lay!" Doren yelled, waving his knife overhead

Behind her, Kendra heard ing from the pool around the shrine With thenificent horses with pure white fur and gleaed to hulorious swords

As the reinforceed forward, the de to sword and spear Other creatures continued to ee from the pool: the tallest dryads Kendra had ever beheld, are and proud; a fiery flock of phoenixes; and dripping naiads, clutching daggers As each wave of newcoround

Countless san to fountain up from the pool A few bore weapons and flew to help Most did not join the battle, but zipped off in the opposite direction Other creatures eed and fled as well Many s with golden antlers, and other strange beasts exited the pond only to run away Kendra could hardly believe the quantity of life escaping fro roar drew Kendra’s attention away fro Astrids and phoenixes had flown out to confront hi their way through the demon ar around the De back his allies while a sh the coround, and Kendra could see Bracken leading the attack Warren and Vanessa fought alongside hi hacked an astrid fro towered over his opponents, sto as they tried to surround hiorilla

A woraceful, wreathed in light, the wonized her fro the Oculus

Rostimus dropped to one knee, head bowed "Your majesty"

"Rise," the Fairy Queen said, her voice rich and serene amid the cacophony of battle

"It’s you!" Kendra exclaimed, entranced by her presence "It’s really you! Why did you come out?" Worry filled her voice The advance of the wave of reinforce in accordance with our plan," the Fairy Queen replied Her eyes regarded the fight with Gorgrog "But I rog is too much for him I will not stand aside and lose ?" Kendra asked

"Wefor our plan to have a chance," she replied "Kendra, when o with them This shrine will shortly be overrun"

"I will see her to safety," Rostiave a nod She turned to a slender, beautiful fairy warrior "Ilyana, oversee the retreat if I am unable"

"Yes, your majesty," the fairy replied fir sword and took to the sky, flying without wings Gorgrog, noticing her approach, sent Bracken tu with a vicious kick The Fairy Queen swooped at the Deht blade looked tiny against his reat force of his blow did not overpower her Their swords connected again and again, each clash resounding loudly There came a lull across the rest of the battlefield as many of the participants turned to watch

At that moment, Peredor landed beside Kendra with her brother in his arround

"Seth," Kendra gasped, kneeling beside him Her brother was a mess, his face pale, his shirt tattered, his shoulder and sides drenched in blood Vasilis glowed dirasp

"I need a unicorn!" Peredor shouted

"Hey, Kendra," Seth ot the artifacts"

A handso the tip of his sword to Seth’s forehead Then he placed a palainst his chest

Some color returned to Seth’s face

"The poison had aled the venoe re and tried to stabilize hiet him to the Sands of Sanctity"

"Thank you," Kendra said as the man hastened to rejoin the battle The forces that had rallied fro pushed back The Fairy Queen had lost the initiative with Gorgrog and was struggling to survive his incessant blows As Bracken sought to aid hisstruck his sword fro whistled toward Bracken The Fairy Queen partly deflected the huge sword, but the stroke still sent Bracken reeling to the ground with a gaping wound across his chest

"No!" Kendra cried, feeling useless

Warren and Vanessa frantically helped the astrids, fairies, dryads, and la to co The Fairy Queen stood over her fallen son, desperately deflecting

Kendra had no way to help! She was about to witness the demise of the Fairy Queen, Bracken, and the rest of her friends If only there were so she could do!

Her eyes fell on Vasilis The weapon held her gaze, and the sounds of battle receded She had a peculiar feeling that the weapon was calling to her She made up her mind in an instant "Seth, can I borrow your sword?"

"Vasilis?" he asked

"Bracken and the Fairy Queen are about to die," she urged

"It may not work the sa on his forehead "But sure, take it I’lanced at Peredor "Get my brother to the Sands of Sanctity"

Seth held out Vasilis, and Kendra accepted the weapon The di a brilliant white radiance Kendra ialvanized, her senses sharpened, as if her whole life had been spent half asleep, and only now had she truly awakened As blinding light beamed from her sword, the de their heads away and trying to shield their eyes Astrids, dryads, unicorns, and fairies once again drove them back

But Kendra was focused beyond the nearby de All her ain, to rescue her grandparents, to protect her friends, to save the world froed on the antlered for to kill Bracken and the Fairy Queen He was the leader of the demons He embodied the threat they had to overcome

Vasilis towed her forith such violence that her feet hardly touched the ground She skipped ahead in huge bounds, much faster than any mortal could possibly run Demons parted before the intense fervor of her blade, and, as Gorgrog drew nearer, rather than fear, she felt elation All of the energy others claimed to perceive inside of her seemed to have suddenly surfaced She felt no hesitation, no worry, only an overwhel able to help the people she loved<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>