Chapter 97 - Land of the dead- Part 3 (2/2)

I stood straight but I felt something sharp pierce my body making me grit my teeth to prevent myself from screaming with pain. We looked around to see where Olivia was but there was no sign or trace of her. I could feel my heart beating like a fish trying to struggle outside water. Calm, I said to myself, taking deep breaths but it turned to short when I heard Olivia speak behind us. We turned quickly to face her as she took a step gracefully with her bare feet. Evan came forward while he pushed me behind him.

”You'll have to fight me before you even touch her,” he said pulling a sword out of his ragged clothes.

”If you insist,” she said clicking her teeth while she raised her sword, ”Eve, did you know your getting people hurt because of you stupidity. I asked only for you but you have here creatures putting their life ahead of you unnecessarily,” she said and before she came to strike me, Evan pushed me out of the way making me fall on the ground.

”I have waited so long for this,” I heard Evan say as he took away his ragged like cloak away from his body and presenting a skeleton like structure beneath it. There was something odd the way his back and face was structured. Something clicked in my head as I saw what was going on in front of me.

Evan and Olivia fought for the others throat while I stood there stupefied but only for a short while until I fell on the ground with pain. Their swords clashed against each other, making the sound resonate throughout the forest. One of the tree with a smaller trunk fell down as Evan trying to attack Olivia. I could see the sparks flying around as their swords met each other in a furious battle. The trees around was an advantage to Evan as he could glide over easily but at the end Olivia was far more powerful than Evan was. After all she was a witch of dark sorcery while he was just a shadowed creature. Something sparked making Evan bring both his hands around his throat and fall backwards.

”EVAN!” I went to his side and saw him heave for air like he was struggling to breath, ”What did you do?” I asked Olivia who just smiled looking at her sword.

”Putting his misery to death. There's only darkness beyond this place, now then,” she replied nonchalantly, ”Let's get your pretty heart sacrificed and all of this will come to an end,” she said looking at me.

”Save yourself,” I heard Evan say with his raspy voice though his jaw didn't move. He was telepathically talking to me. I stood up holding the sword in grip and saw her smile flatter a little before she came at me, her sword slicing the nearest tree as I dodged. I put my all as I pushed her sword and striked it.

”You fight well,” she complimented me as I defended myself against her, ”But a light can be diminished by darkness.” First she cut the chain that was around my neck and then thanks to her my sword went flying to my right side. We had come to a bare land without trees now.

”We could do this in a more nicer way but you didn't listen,” she said raising her hand towards me.

”Don't you feel any remorse?” I asked her.

”Remorse for what? For liking the man of my sister's mate? Or killing my mate?” she asked me with a sick smirk, ”Or killing my family?”

I looked her in her eye and saw the hollowness in it. She was an empty shell, void of emotions. I wish someone had saved her before she gave in to the darkness.

”Tell goodbye, sweetheart,” she said chuckling as a red light emitted from her palm that was raised at me.

”You know something, Olivia,” I said with a smile now which only confused her. I could feel myself rejuvenate as seconds passed like something cool circulated me, ”You were so clouded by the darkness that you failed to notice certain things. Things like how your mate loved you and how much you could love him. Things like how much your sisters trusted you but you only betrayed them. Everyone is obsessed with something but your obsession has passed its limit. Lastly you failed to notice that if light can be hovered and diminished by darkness then so can light brighten up a darkened place.”

When the red light like substance came towards me I raised my hand and saw a blue light pushing it back. My wings hadn't returned but my powers did. I knew at this situation it was kill or be killed and I couldn't have second thoughts about it. The red and blue light tried overcoming each other as they moved back and forth. The wind around us had increased its speed as the leaves moved fervently.

As I was both injured and tired, the strength I had was leaving me and slowing the red light began overpowering my energy.

”My obsession is going to win, dear Eve,” she said as the red light closed in towards me but someone seemed to have interrupted it as Olivia stood still in her place with her hands on her either side, ”My obsession...” she said softly as she fell on her knees.

Ruka was standing right behind her with his black wings spread wide. His hand covered in blood and I saw Olivia fall forward, noticing the deep hollow formed at her back.