it landed on my nose. Looking up close really proved that they were made of the light element, which left me wondering if my spell had somehow purified the very creature that mimicked the darkness.
The whole exam was a maze of random attacks and circumstances, but that jumbo slug appeared as though it were a shadow creature of sorts.
It could have been an exam prop...hmmm.
Glancing up at the timer, I noticed that it had stopped, and it wasn't long until the words PASSED showed up in capitol green letters.
"Yes!" I cheered and saw Finnick, Jax, and Connor cheering and waving their hands in the glass watch box. I waved at them before I waited for the door to open so I'd be able to meet up with them and find Kaito so we could celebrate.
I waited and waited, but the door remained closed.
With a frown, I reached to my ear to press the button that communicated to the box for emergencies. "Um. Is there a problem or did we not just pass?"
My eyes were still on the glass box as I watched Jax walk over to the speaker box and answer, "You definitely passed. Maybe it's a malfunction?"
"Out of all the days and exams, I have to be the one to get a malfun-"
The ground beneath me suddenly cracked, cutting me off as I looked to the floor.
"Hmm? Wha-" The ground beneath me suddenly broke entirely, but instead of falling in, I was sent flying upward. I tried to flip myself through the air so I could see whatever had just attacked me and counter it with my own attack, but the flip landed me in a state of fear as I lifted my sword in time to defend myself before I was slapped right into the very ceiling.
"Ugh!" I grunted and fought hard against the thing that was attacking me. I couldn't figure out what it was, a centipede with loads of arms or a malformed creature of darkness.
I quickly checked the box to see the guys were already trying to get to me, but it was soon clear that they were locked in the glass box. Finnick picked up a chair and quickly tossed it at the glass, but it merely bounced the very item back.
Connor already had his daggers out and tried to stab at the glass, but again, it did no damage.
Shit! We're trapped! Fuwa?! Elsa?!
I called to my familiars, but it must have reached deaf ears because neither of them replied or showed up, which made me realize that I couldn't sense them at all.
What the hell is going on?!
The darkness suddenly disappeared, which left me screaming as I plunged to the floor.
"EVANDO FREE!" My command ignited intense winds that rushed to catch me before I hit the floor. I quickly landed, but I couldn't take one step before something pierced right through me.
My scream was loud, but it was merely the start of my screams as black needles pierced me left and right. Some were small and pricked at my arms and legs, but it was the large ones that sheered through me like a sword that left me screaming hysterically while my body froze in agony.
I expected blood to leave my body but there was none. Instead, my fingertips began to grow numb while their vibrant color began to dull until my fingers were tinted all the way black.
What's going on? What's...what's happening to me?!
Darkness. Bad. Destroy. Submit to destroy.
My sword clattered to the ground as I fell to my knees due to my legs losing sensation, which left me struggling to breathe as the darkness continued to spread the cold, numbing feeling that left me feeling...empty.
A soft chuckle caught my attention, but I couldn't move in the direction it came from. Jax's voice called to me through the speaker in my ear but it was no use. I couldn't move, my senses were failing me, and the enemy was mere steps behind me.
When they revealed themselves, I couldn't even curse, my mind already beginning to drain away, leaving me like a helpless doll under someone else’s control.
The man before me grinned wildly as his eyes locked onto mine.
The eyes of the person who was once my best friend.
"Looks like I rose from the dead to make sure you came and joined me, Brianne," Elijah whispered as he looked down at me in delight. "Finally caught you. Finally!"
He clapped his hands like a little boy who'd just gotten his birthday cake, but the