I know it's been awhile since I've written one, but here it is. It's quite short, since it was retty much just a battle scene.
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Chapter 8: Through Blinding Light
“Arghh! What’s this!” yelled Kenai.
The room was brightly lit, blinding Kenai’s sight entirely.
“What do you mean? It’s just a bit of sunlight, nothing to worry about. What, are you like a vampire or something?” teased Caitlyn.
“Not exactly,” answered Kenai. “However, these rays must be disrupting my magic. All I can use is Specter, but even then it’s not working at its full potential. I can only sense where things are, that’s it.”
“I guess that’s the second trial, being able to navigate by only using Specter,” predicted Caitlyn.
“I don’t think so,” replied Kenai. “Caitlyn, get ready. We’re in for a fight.”
“Will you be okay? You can’t even see!” cried Caitlyn.
“True, but you can see clearly, no? Just cover me and keep me on my two feet. Here they come!” shouted Kenai.
Caitlyn tried shooting at the souls, however, the blasts weren’t making contact. In fact, it seemed like they were coming right back.
“Hey! Stop shooting them! They can reflect your spells right back at us! I’ll cover you while you enchant your blade. Just use your sword and take them down when they get close!” advised Kenai.
Caitlyn ran behind Kenai and quickly got to work enchanting her weapon. All Kenai could see through his specter were blurry distortions of the enemy, but it was all he needed. Stabbing through multiple monsters at the same time, he was successfully able to let Caitlyn fuse her blade with light magic. It was now a much lighter rapier, with a red ribbon tied to the hilt. The blade gently quivered in that air as Caitlyn swung it about.
Caitlyn then ran out into the fray to give Kenai a rest. He was exhausted; fighting and holding out Specter for a long time took most of his energy. Kenai sat himself down near the door to catch his breath.
Luckily, Caitlyn’s rapier proved to be quite useful. She was very quick with her jabs and was easily able to kill the fiends one by one. When the souls started to converge around her, Caitlyn couldn’t escape.
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Kenai crushed an entire side of the crowd using the impact of his lance. He then worked his way through the rest of the pack, freeing Caitlyn and letting her start a killing spree of her own. With nothing more than a few scrapes and bruises, the two were able to clear out all of the souls.
“Thanks for helping me out back there,” acknowledged Caitlyn. “If it wasn’t for you…”
“Don’t worry about it,” shrugged Kenai. “We definitely need each. We can’t get through this if one of us falls. The next trial is the last one. I request that you stay out of it, for your own safety.”
“But you just said…”
“I know, but please listen. I do not want you to have anything to do with the next trial. Don’t even go into the room. Is that clear?”
“Fine, my brother trusts you, so why shouldn’t I?”
“Thank you. Please wait here until I return.”
Kenai opened the door walked into the shadows behind it.
If she came with me, she would know the truth. That would be too heartbreaking and cause many unneeded problems. I cannot let her know…
Here's Ch.9: Shadows of the Past!