Rays of black, red, and gold shot outward until they morphed into heated flames that danced and spiraled around Jaxsin. None of us moved as he walked forward, the spiraling force of fire heightening in intensity while it tightened its spinning force around Jaxsin.
He seemed to hit the resistances of the black wall. It only took a few seconds before he walked past it, and I gawked as the dome began to grow further, the black electric shocks suddenly shifting to gold and red.
The first shot of fire burst through the top of the dome, followed by another and another. Only thirty seconds passed before the dome was pierced with multiple streams of flames and cracks began to form along the remaining barrier.
There was one final crack, a loud sound that echoed around us before the entire structure shattered into millions of tiny pieces, and there was Jaxsin holding Brianne in his arms, her head resting against his chest.
I noticed Elsa was curled up against Brianne's chest, her eyes closed as her tail moved lazily from side to side while her tiny purrs reached my ears.
They're safe? No... they’re alive.
Jaxsin’s grin showed his white teeth as he began to walk over to us. He stopped two steps away and Finnick and Connor immediately moved to make sure Brianne was okay. It was like she was in a deep slumber, but it was Fuwa's voice that cut through my daze.
"She's okay," he declared. "I won't deny that some of the darkness tried to injury her, but she seemed to counter it with Elsa's help as well. Like...darkness against darkness?" He didn't seem sure of the last part as he furrowed his eyebrows.
"Fuwa?" Connor questioned, and I noticed it too: that he was beginning to fade.
"Can't be wasting any more energy," he declared. "Professor Phoenix will be here in a moment. Rest and know you've won against whatever that just was."
He disappeared then, leaving us in silence as Finnick took Brianne from Jax's grasp.
"I never said you could steal her," he muttered, but Finnick only rolled his eyes. "Why do I have a growing suspicion you're going to pass out at any second? Show off."
"Hmph. Bold fucker."
"Jaxsin," Connor warned and Jaxsin merely shrugged.
"I'm not afraid of you."
Connor rose up and Jaxsin turned to meet his approach with a glare. "What? What you gonna-"
Connor tugged at his shirt and kissed him firmly. That left me standing there, speechless, while Jaxsin’s eyes widened and the darkness in them began to struggle to remain.
Connor cut the kiss short, only to mutter, "Didn't I warn you if you lost control a third time, things would get ugly?"
The pout that took over his lips was one of dissatisfaction as he stuttered, “F-Fucker. I'm going away."
With a few blinks, Jax's golden eyes with bits of orange and red were back and he looked at Connor in confusion before he groaned.
"Was Jaxsin here?"
"Yup. Had to pull off a fancy show of magical dramatics to get Brianne out of the protective bubble," Connor summarized. Jax looked confused but immediately looked at Brianne, who was in Finnick's arms. The sight seemed to calm him down and I noticed the sudden exhaustion that plagued his eyes.
"No wonder I'm tired as fuck," he muttered, and Connor caught him the next second.
"Easy there," Connor whispered and lowered him to the ground. "Are you okay?"
"I’ve felt better. Crap," Jax groaned. "I could use a nap."
"Nap away, but are you going to explain when you got that necklace?"
"Oh," he replied and actually let out a weak chuckle as he relaxed against Connor. "The Goddess of War gave it to me in my dream."
"Goddess of War?"
"Elsa."
It didn't make sense to me but Finnick whispered, "Your sister held onto the possession, so you could claim it?"
"Bingo," Jax mumbled. "If...Jaxsin was an ass...my bad. He...just teaching...lesson...our...Bri..." He trailed right off as he dozed off.
"All of this is really confusing." Connor sighed and looked around the chaos before he met my eyes. "Kaito, are you okay?"
"Ya..." The simple word was an obvious lie, but I couldn't say anything more.
"Guys!"
We looked over to see Mia, Miya, and Alice. The three of them raced towards us while Professor Phoenix, Miss Electra, Raphael, and even Master ZenSu were close behind them.
Seeing Master ZenSu only reminded me of the big dilemma I now faced with everything that just happened, but Brianne's words suddenly repeated in my mind.
"Then you have to take care of yourself. No one will judge