“Are you okay?” I ask as I step over Adam.
“Who are you?” she asks.
“Ryanne,” I tell her. “What’s going on?” My eyes scan the area, looking for anyone needing immediate help. There are a couple guys to my right fighting a large group of Gadramicks. I push my magic toward them. They stare at me before finishing off the men in front of them. Nodding their thanks, they move onto the next ones.
“We were attacked by Gadramicks while we were going to attack them. They killed my family. I want revenge,” she says as she bends down and kicks Adam in the stomach. He curls into a ball and groans. She doesn’t have a weapon, so she has to make up for it with physical techniques. “Look out!”
I flip around right as a Gadramick barrels into me. “You’re the one we’re looking for!” he growls. I roll to the left and thrust the palm of my hand upwards, breaking his nose. He stops fighting me and grabs his face. I push him off of me and kick myself up. Ignoring his nose, he jumps up and stalks toward me. “Dravin will be so pleased when he finds out I found you.”
Flipping backward, I push magic out like I’ve done so many times in training. His forward momentum is halted when the magic connects with his chest. I run toward him and jump kick him, knocking him to the ground. While down, I hit him with a lightning bolt. I hear Adam coming for me from behind. The girl I was talking to earlier is now fighting someone else. I keep my back to him until I know he’s right behind me. Swinging my leg out, I twist my body and kick him in the jaw, knocking him out.
“I’m getting really tired of you, Adam,” I say as I step over his body.
I turn and look up right as the girl stumbles backward, grabbing her side. Blood starts oozing out of the wound, covering her hand. I run toward the man and hit him with a lightning bolt. I grab onto her as she starts to fall backward. She’s a lot taller than me, but I manage to keep her upright. “Larkin!” I yell and throw a shield up around us.
Larkin appears right in front of me. I hand the girl to him. “She needs healed. Bring her to Logan.” When Larkin has a hold of the girl, I turn around and start fighting another Gadramick. I peek over my shoulder; Larkin’s still standing there. “Go!” I shout.
The guys that I helped earlier seem to be surrounded again. I hit this man in the jaw and run toward them before he even hits the ground. Calling more magic to me, I smile as I feel the wind pick up. I hit two of the men with my liquid lightning and kick one of them on the chest as he falls to the ground. As I’m preoccupied, a Gadramick grabs me from behind, lifting my feet off the ground.
All of the guys that I’m trying to help are busy, so I’m going to have to save myself. I lean my head back and hit the Gadramick in the face. He groans and loosens his grip but doesn’t let me go. I push more energy into my leg and back-kick him in the shin. When he drops me, I swing my foot up and kick him in the chest. He flies back into another Gadramick. The guy fighting the fallen one finishes both of them.
“Thanks,” he says as he helps one of his friends. I head toward the other one. The wind is blowing crazily now. Again, I don’t have a hair-tie when I really need one. Wind, I need you. I throw my arms up and push them forward. Wind gathers around me and flies forward, hitting the Gadramick in the back. Momentarily stunned, he falls forward and stops fighting. The man uses this to his advantage and punches him with all his strength in the jaw. He falls to the ground limp.
“You’re her, aren’t you?” he asks me while the other guys gather around.
“I’m not sure I know who you’re referring to,” I say, and I send another lightning bolt across the field toward a Gadramick. It hits him in the shoulder giving the girl he’s fighting enough of an advantage. There’s only one more Gadramick left in the field. When he sees me looking at him, he stops fighting and disappears into the trees.
“The prophecy. You’re the girl from the prophecy,” he says; his eye lighting with excitement as he watches me. He’s younger than I initially thought. I’d put him close to my age. Before I can say anything, Larkin blinks in behind me.
“You’re going to give Colton a heart attack if you keep disappearing like that,” he says as he walks up to me.
“Is she okay?” I ask.
“Yeah, Logan’s healing her, but Colton’s very mad that I didn’t bring you back first when he found out that you were fighting against Gadramicks, especially since we just got you back from Dravin’s compound.”
“You’ve been to his compound?” the guy asks. The other three men are standing behind him silently.