Before I could open my mouth to protest, the three monsters moved as a coordinated unit. They launched themselves forward, closing the distance between them and myself.
I had no chance to block the blow before it landed at the center of my chest. My body jerked, wrenching from the ground.
I was flung across the expanse of dirt, thrown like pebbles. I crashed, spine first, into a massive rock, before crumpling to the ground. I coughed, my vision spinning. When I looked down, there was large tear at the center of my chest. And golden blood spewed.
I drew in ragged breaths, working hard to use my starfire to heal myself. I pushed to my hands and knees as my chest started stitching itself together.
Only to be plucked up by my wings as long claws slashed through my gown and ribs, drawing more blood.
“Well, well. She lives again” the beast holding me said with glee. “We’ve found her. It isher.”
Chapter 19
“Infinite,please,” I begged, throwing up a silent prayer. “Please don’t let me die. Not like this.”
Terror filled my mind. My chest.
I was going to die.
“Pathetic,”Quazar’s cruel voice rumbled across my mind.“You can’t handle one little blow? Embarrassing.”
Tears burned at the back of my eyes. My death could send Papi to an early grave. He still hadn’t recovered from Manmi. If I fell, after he begged me not to Ascend…
And Evanae. My sweet Evanae. We were sisters by birth, but best friends by choice. I couldn’t fathom her sorrow. Nor Ellabeth’s…
No. I may leave here bruised, but I wasnotdying this dawn.
The creature smacked me into the ground, shoving a sharp item into my back. I screamed, crying against the pain. Another grabbed my hair, yanking on it, ripping out several strands. I wouldn’t last much longer like this. The object in my back started…drainingme.
Wait.No.Draining?
These had to be Spirit Harvesters.
“Bingo.”
I fumed.
He knew. He burningknewthat Spirit Harvesters were here and heleftme. I screamed. Not from pain. But from rage.
Ifyused. In the process of transfiguring, the object slipped out of my physical body, releasing me. I kicked out with my feet, swiping under two of the Harvesters. They lost their balance, giving me just enough room to get a better advantage. I blinked back stars, pushing past the shock of my wounds.
Summoning star bolts, I shot one after another at the monsters, aiming for their heads. I took flight into the sky. They flew after me, without hesitation. I shot the biggest one in the head and kept flying across the deserted island.
The blow did nothing.
I summoned a spear and shot it at another of the Harvesters. It caught him square in his chest.
And did nothing.
I tried weapon after weapon, using my starfire to heal what I could internally, while trying to fight off the Spirit Harvesters. But it wasn’t working. None of the blows landed fatally. It was almost like they wanted me to strike them because they knew it wouldn’t work.
I was in such eternal rot. Flying with all my might, I curved around torn down stumps. I pushed higher into the sky, hunting for a way out of here.
All the way in the distance, I could spot a star gate.
My mouth fell open.
I bet Quazar had flown straight for it, leaving me here to fend for myself.
