Witchling Academy Semester Eight - Avery Song Page 0,167
in delight.
"Brianne! Jax!" Elijah screamed and tried to race towards the beast.
"Elijah, wait!" Eliyahu cried out to him as he followed his lead to try and stop him. I watched in horror as a sharp purple needle struck through both of them. Their bodies were lifted up by what I realized was the tail of the beast before it hissed loudly and tossed the twins into its mouth.
"No...no." I backed up in horror before I fell back on the cement of the hall that had yet to crack from the intense shaking. Arrows of black crashed into the snake, and my eyes immediately looked to see Finnick as he sent more arrows to try and distract the beast.
It hissed and raced towards him, and I caught onto Kaito, who had both swords in his grasp and was charging towards the creature. With a cry of war, the snake took a huge inhale before it spat out threads of venom.
"Kaito! Finnick!" My screams wouldn't do a single thing to save them as Finnick and Kaito tried to avoid the attack but were caught in the white-green threads that burned their flesh.
Their screams were joined by all those that were drenched by the poisonous liquid. I was left in a state of shock as I watched their skin begin to melt off their bodies until there was nothing but bone.
Not a second later the entire field collapsed, and I watched it all as people fell into the sinking hole.
I fought to breathe as panic overtook me - my cheeks already wet with tears as I realized no one was going to come and fix this. I had to do something. I had the power to do something, and it had to be done right now if I wanted to ensure this wasn't irreversible.
Lifting my shaky hands, I watched as they seemed to double in vision, which only made me realize I was on the verge of passing out.
"No. I can't fail again. I can't...I can't fail! They're all relying on me! I can't let them die!" I placed my hands to my temples as I closed my eyes shut to try and concentrate. "Please. I beg of you. Work!"
"Why should I?"
My eyes shot open as I lifted my head to see my surroundings were now black and there stood a little boy.
The boy that reflected my childhood self.
"You..." I whispered as the little boy approached me. "You're me."
"I'm your inner child," the boy declared with power. "And I don't see the need to help you."
"Why not?" I questioned. "Our friends. Our loved ones. Innocent people just died and we have the power to change it!"
"And what happens when you make another mistake and they all still die?" he questioned. "Then what?"
"That's not going to happen!"
"What if I told you that this is the forty-ninth time you've tried to save your friends?" His revelation silenced me as the boy shook his head in disappointment. "Again and again, you've gone back and lived the semester with the agreement you'd forget going back. I told you I'd give you fifty shots, and today is your last one."
I was speechless as the boy simply shrugged. "If you're going to waste your last chance, I might as well let the present happen."
"Let me try one more time," I pleaded. "Allow me to remember."
"The only way to remember is by having magic in this realm, which you don't," he replied as he lifted his hands to show their thrumming force while his energy burned around him.
"Why...why don't I?"
"Everyone's magic comes from the inner child within. Unless you incorporate an outside source, only your inner child can carry the magic inside your body. So as of now, you're nothing but a catalyst."
His words for a boy were heavy in their emotional toll on me as my mind begged for me to admit defeat, especially now that I knew the truth. I'd done this almost fifty times and lost, reset, and made it all the way here to fail again.
What would one more chance do?
The urge to give up grew stronger and I lowered my head to my shaking hands. What caught my attention was the tattoo on my wrist and I recalled how each of the most important people in my life perished.
Closing my eyes, I fought hard against the sting that threatened to make me shed tears. My heart sank at the feeling of defeat. Why couldn't we prevail? I simply couldn't grasp the reasoning.