25 Chapter Six - 2 || Chain Reaction (2/2)
”I wouldn't go out there. Those wolves are demonically possessed and out to kill. There's a lot of them to handle, and you'll have to deal with any escaping demons.”
”Possessed?” Essairyn echoed.
Akari nodded gravely. ”First tier demons aren't very dangerous on their own, but they're capable of possessing other creatures. Unless the demon leaves the body on its own, you'll have to killed the creature being possessed. Also, ordinary wolves are intelligent, born predators. Possession enhances their abilities, making them more formidable.”
Essairyn frowned. This was now the third demon disturbance since entering this world. And in all three cases, it seemed that the occurrences were out of the ordinary. Could they be connected somehow?
She turned to Mr. Welfort. ”I'll stop them, so can you herd the rest of the animals back inside?”
The man gaped at her in shock for even bringing up the idea to fight against them. ”You heard what she just said; you shouldn't go out there! Even though you have strongmagical abilities, you're still only a human!” he protested.
”Don't worry, I can handle this,” she assured with a grim smile.
In truth, she was a little concerned about the large number of wolves; it looked like there were at least fifty. She had only dealt with large demons one-on-one, but she figured each one individually wouldn't take much to defeat. Besides, the thought of taking on so many actually electrified her.
”Then if you're going to do that, is there any way I can help?” Darren asked.
Essairyn nodded. ”If you can assist Mr. Welfort in herding the animals, they can escape quicker.”
”Ok, sounds good,” Darren agreed. He knew that with no weapon or magical abilities of his own, he wouldn't be able to help her fight. But he didn't like the idea of staying inside either while she was out risking her life. ”So, what's your plan?”
”I'll cast some barriers in front of them and direct their attention toward me while you two get the animals inside. Shout when you're done and run inside the barn.”
”The barn? Why not the house?”
Essairyn smirked. ”So I can finish them off of course.”
Everyone looked at her in surprise except Akari who had hopped off Essairyn's shoulder and begun casually eating the leftover stew ingredients. The girl glared sharply at the sly fox before sprinting outside. Darren followed, and the older man was left trailing behind and wondering how they were both so fast.
As she ran, Essairyn formed a new weapon in her hand while casting a long barrier a few meters in front of the wolves. In a matter of seconds the foremost wolves crashed into the transparent barrier and the ones directly behind toppled over their fallen bodies.
The middle and rear wolves slowed down and searched for the source of disruption. They quickly discerned the source as tiny magic pellets came barreling toward them from Essairyn.
Provoked, the wolves changed direction and rushed headlong toward the approaching human girl. Once she was within twenty feet of the wolves, Essairyn flung a wide arc into the throng and leapt into the air above them.
The arc knocked out the front wolves upon impact, and as she came down, she sent a blast of magic outwards from her body that sent the wolves below her flying. She landed on her haunches and sprung toward the wolves with a now fully formed weapon: an eight-foot scythe.