Night Visits(28)

I kept looking for this Theodora person, I knew now that she'd been the one I'd seen that first day, the one Nicola had called the serpent but all I saw before me were these beastlike men with hairy forms and just a slightly smaller stature than Donovan and his army.

One of these things opened his mouth in a scream as Donovan's sword fell across his neck and I saw his razor-sharp teeth. So far it seemed the Seraphia army was holding their own but there was no denying the prowess of the other side.

There was continuous movement as men rushed into the fray seemingly unconcerned by the threat of losing life and limb, some actually seemed to be enjoying themselves if the wide grins on some of their faces was anything to go by

My horse was suddenly spooked, by whom or what I don't know but my ass was headed head first for the ground. My first thought was of my unborn children as it was a far drop to the floor, but I found myself flipping head over feet in a move I've never used and would've been too scared to learn.

I landed next to the horse on my feet in a fighting stance, but most surprisingly there was no fear. It's as if all the fear took a back seat and in its place was an overwhelming feeling of power and then I heard it, my sweet child's voice.

It was all the warning I got before I found myself fighting for my life. 'Shine mother'. The words were no sooner uttered than I was facing what looked like a flying axe. I dodged it and stunned myself with the precision with which I did it.

The men who were guarding me seemed held back by an unseen force; there were yells and growls from my protectors as I was left alone to face my enemy.

Where was the racing heart, the fear of dying, there was nothing but a strong urge to survive and funnily enough joy in the fight to come.

"Tamara NO!"

I heard Donovan's scream at the same time I became aware that I was in motion. I opened my mouth to scream but a loud screech up ahead stopped me short.

"Oh holy night." It's the best I could come up with as I found myself face to face with my enemy, my eyes widened in apprehension before my arms and legs went into motion.

Theodora wielded her sword like something out of Xena but I ducked her first swing, swept my leg out in a wide arc and knocked her legs from under her. She was up almost as quickly as she'd gone down.

She held the sword over her head ready to swing at me again, I could hear the battle in full swing behind me and somehow I knew Donovan was trying to reach me but was being cut off.

'Concentrate princess I'm coming for you don't worry.'

Somehow I didn't think he was going to get to me before I'd kicked her ass. I grew hip to the fact that I was doing things that I should have no way of knowing how to do and that can only mean one thing.

'The hand with the sword, hit it at the wrist.' Nicola's voice was as calm as if she was reciting a nursery rhyme. I folded my fists as I came up and knocked them as hard as I could into her wrist. The sword flew out of her hand and she roared.

"Arrrrrgggghhhh, usurper, you'll never win against me." She was seriously fucked in the head.

I grinned at her but it wasn't my grin, it was sinister and mean and menacing. Before I could even begin to attack, Theodora suddenly got the most frightened look on her face as she tried backing up from me.

As she backpedaled I advanced. not quite sure what had spooked her but certain that this must end now.

"You, those eyes, but those are not your eyes.'

"No, they're my daughter's bitch." I'll figure out how I knew that later, for now I ran up her legs to her chest as she was eight inches or more taller than I and chopped her in her temples causing her to fall back. It barely stunned her for a bit before she was back on her feet. Amazonian bitch.

Anger poured off of her in waves and instead of retreating she now went on the attack. My daughter, (because let's face it I was in no way running this show), decided that it was a good idea to taunt the crazed bimbo, my middle finger went up before I used the forefinger of my other hand to beckon her forward.

"Come get it bitch." Oh yeah Ms. Nicola was trying to get my ass killed.

'Never mother, now fight.' And fight I did, I jumped, I rolled, I kicked, I punched, there was no hair pulling involved in this brawl, this was all out war, the more she struggled to reach me with her arms and legs the harder it became. It was almost as though there was a shield or force field around me that did not allow her to connect, this only worked to enrage her even further, I was playing a game of cat and mouse with her and enjoying the hell out of it.

'Finish her.' Donovan growled the order at me from somewhere off to the side as he too fought to get to me. Okay this I wasn't too sure about, I mean end her kind of sounded like kill her and I've never.......

While I was thinking how hard it was to take her life the bitch came at me with a knife, 'Heads up mother.' I looked up just in time to catch the blade Donovan flung my way and in one unbroken movement I caught, turned and plunged it right into her heart.