73 The Kidnapping (1/2)
In the darkness of night, Lexa was stirred awake with the feeling of unease. She didn't know what, but something felt wrong...
But looking around the inside of the tent, she couldn't help but doubt this feeling when she senses nothing in her vicinity. Andria was still sleeping cutely beneath her, the tips of her fingers peeking out the sleeping bag as she grasped the edge of it and murmured quietly in her sleep.
Brushing it off, Lexa was just about to go back to sleep when her eyes suddenly flew wide open and her fur stood on its end as she was suddenly grasped roughly by the back of her neck and thrown maliciously to the side.
Her mouth opened wide to let out a pained scream, but to her shock, no sound escaped her lips!
Lexa let out a silent cough as she turned to look at the who had thrown her, but looked on with a confused expression when she saw nothing in front of her. She didn't even felt any aura around her, indicating that there should truly be nothing there.
But that was clearly not true!
'Some sort of ghost?!' Lexa questioned internally with a furrowed brow.
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'This cat is actually a Magical Beast?!' Savre's eyes opened wide in surprise. 'I can actually sense aura emanating from it. 'Its rather weak, probably a Minor Magical Beast... But it also seems young, so that level is actually rather impressive... Either way, I can't let her go. Killing her seems a waste, I'll just take her with me.'
Savre walked up to the cat as she looked left and right, unable to get even a clue on his baring. Savre smirked contentedly at this before raising his fist, aura enshrouding it in a blue glow. It let out a blue glow that was still invisible in the eyes of the kitten.
But to his surprise, when his punch was about to make contact with the soft flesh of the kitten's upper back, the little Magical Beast leaped from its spot just in time to dodge the attack. His fist continued forth as it struck the ground explosively, sending shards of earth flying madly, though still no sound was emitted. Only the earth let out a rumble.
'How did it sense me?!' Savre exclaimed internally just as he noticed the flaring of aura to his left side as four white lines flew through the air, threatening to strike him in a matter of seconds.
Despite his shock and delayed reaction, Savre was still at a level that outclassed the kitten's, and reacting swiftly, struck out with a dagger that was previously strapped to his waist. The dagger was empowered by the Element of Wind, causing it to be frighteningly sharp and agile as it struck into the side of the attacking spell, shattering it instantly, the remnants of the spell whizzing off into the air harmlessly before it dissipated rapidly.
'This guys powerful!' Lexa gritted her teeth and exclaimed internally. She only had one option left! 'Scorching Ray!!'
The bangle on Lexa's tail shun with a red glow, grabbing Savre's attention before it sent off three beams of red light shooting at him at extreme speed. Savre realized the power of this attack was much more powerful than her previous attack and instantly summoned a thick, deep fog that enveloped his body. When the three beams struck the black fog, they seemed to vanish in its dark form and there seemed to be a struggle happening within before two of the red beams suddenly struck back out, heading in the kitten's direction instead!
The kitten didn't have a chance against the speed of these beams, only managing to avoid the brunt of one of them whilst another struck her straight in her back leg, piercing through and burning her flesh. If her voice wasn't muted, she would have been unable to hold back the shrieking scream that would have escaped her mouth.
The pain was excruciating!
Lexa's right leg buckled, unable to hold her weight and she collapsed to the tent's floor beneath. Her eyes were scrunched together as she gritted her teeth and tried to hold back her pain. She couldn't afford to lose herself now.