Witchling Academy Semester Eight - Avery Song Page 0,63

do, and it would happen at any moment.

That flicker of energy made me turn right there and then as I summoned another blade into my free hand. My magic surged into both hands as I conducted the final move that would at least ensure Connor survived and Finnick's, Brianne's, and Jax's bodies were spared.

The move with my right hand aided in summoning a swift whirlwind that sent my team to the side, and as I completed the rapid spin movement, I paused, facing the forest as I watched the approaching blast heading our way.

I raised my sword like it was a javelin, and with the last bit of magic, the blade multiplied into twenty-four that I sent out with a battle cry.

"DIE!" I screamed as I shot the weapons - my eyes locking onto the final executioner.

Elijah.

"KAITO!" Connor screamed, but it was far too late as I slowly looked back to the man in question, who watched in horror as the world slowed. He knew my time was up, but I gave him a tiny smile as tears streamed down my face while blood began to drip down my nose.

"See ya, bro," I whispered before my body was pushed back entirely.

There was no voice left in me as I went flying backward - my body soaring through the air as stabbing ripples of heat crashed through my body. It shattered my bones and broke the flow of my magic as I crashed into the glass doors.

The impact shattered them, but I couldn't even feel the sharp fragments of glass get stuck in my body. It felt like I was already floating as my body crashed to the ground.

"KAITO!!!" The scream that hit the chilled air was already far away. My head fell to the side and my opened eyes twitched as pain consumed me.

My consciousness would fade in mere seconds, yet it felt like an eternity as I saw the hints of moonlight that began to wash over the destroyed area. My eyes inched further to the side, catching onto the bodies of my friends.

The move had pushed them to one side of the balcony that was protected from the blast, and that image somehow brought me the peace I needed.

Out of all the damn failures in my life, I'd done something right. Even at the brink of hopelessness, I didn't cower but fought my hardest till the very end.

I wasn't a hero. That was obvious. Out of the Notorious Five, all that would be left was one, but at least there would be someone to live our legacy. Someone to tell everyone what great people we were and who knew each of our hopes and dreams.

Who knows if this would shatter Connor entirely, but I prayed it wouldn't. That he'd find the path of light in this current realm of darkness and grief.

My eyes began to struggle to remain open, but a flicker of light caught my attention. It was like a door had opened up, or maybe a portal itself, but a person stood in my line of vision - their silver boots with teal designs catching my attention.

They moved from my sight then, and I wondered if I'd imagined it, but my focus was now on the moon.

Something touched me, or it felt that way, but all sensation was leaving me as my vision finally took the plunge. As the darkness began to take me, a soft voice whispered from afar. "A blade can be used to move mountains if the swordsman has every intention of moving them. I guess you took my words seriously." There was a brief pause as I fought to remain in this body that felt as though it was slipping from my grasp.

"Rest, swordsmen. Unite with the ones that love you the most. Time will determine your fate."

Her words ignited a tiny light in the distance, and it grew and grew as the silhouettes of three others stood in waiting. I recognized each of them, their auras seeming to burn with colors that reminded me of my important ones.

Brianne. Finnick. Jax.

The teal green silhouette reached outward, and even though their hand was of darkness, I wasn't afraid. I'd be okay. I knew it in the depths of my soul, and I even hoped Connor would know I was in good hands.

I left my body then as I soared closer and closer until my hand landed in his. There was no facial expression or anything, but it didn't matter, for we were all