53 Library of Mages 13 (1/2)

Emily and Rose that were supposed to watch my fight with the Sky panther were now facing four people that showed up out of nowhere. Two of them were holding automatic machine guns, the other two were carrying a sword and a spear.

All of them masked and wearing black clothes with their intentions obvious as the weapons were aimed at us.

I didn't want to believe it was because of the deal with Emily's father, unfortunately, I couldn't think for any other good reason that someone would target us. Noticing that I joined them Rose held her hands up and said to the assailants. ”Who might you be? Why are you trying to attack us?”

”Leve now lady, and we will let you live. We only want the guy and the girl.” The one carrying the spear responded. It only confined my suspicions. It was hard to believe someone would send assassins after us so quickly, now I slightly regretted making that deal.

”Who sent you?” I asked.

”You don't need to know. But there is a message. 'You should've stayed away from the Flores family.' Now that it is done, we can complete the assignment.” The guns pointed at our heads were like reapers scythes about to decent. Rose didn't like that, and with a flick of her hand, the guns glowed red as their barrels melted.

”Those two are under my supervision, unfortunately for you, I can't let them die.” Fire gather around her body as a battleaxe materialized in her hand. Emily summoned her feathers, and I manifested my soul image. ”I will take care of the one with the spear, Emily the two with knives, the one with a sword is yours, Dominique.”

””YES!””

Rose dashed at the spear wilder and hastily pushed him back. The two that were carrying guns now switched to knives and were coming our way while the one with a sword wanted to go support the spear wielder.

I dashed between the knife wielders and with full force attacked the sword wilder! I transformed my soul image and with a soul sword fought. If I fought with my fists my reach would be much smaller then my opponents, if I want to fight him like that I had to first disarm him!

The time I spent training with a sword didn't go to waste. I could see the basic movements hidden in the flashy technique he was using. I saw gaps, only a split second big, in his movement. It was barely enough for me to use, I slashed at his chest, leg, shoulder. All of them small and not too deep.

”You…” but feeling the pain made him serious. With a big swing, he forced me to take a step back. His blade started glowing, clearly charging with power. I would be stupid to let him do whatever he was doing!

With one step I coved the distance between us and like snake clutched his wrist and with all the force in my hand crushed it. He didn't scream, realizing nothing more than a hiss he grabbed a knife with his other hand. I stopped it with my other hand. Grabbing the blade my soul image shrieked, It was just enough to stop it!

If he exerted any more strength, it would've been priced, and my hand slashed!