The silence lasted for seemingly ages. Even the rustling of the trees ceased in those few moments.
Filia closed her eyes and prepared for the worst. Trying to hold down the instinct to run. She felt physically sick and dizzy.

Things were staring to feel unreal to her.

Mintues later, she'd gathered he thoughts into some sort of understandable order.

What are you going to...

There it was. A surge of power building up behind her.

Don't. please. don't.

No good, he was. She started to her feet, but no fast enough.The attack slammed straight into her back, sending her flying with a piercing scream, through a good number of trees, and crashing to the floor in a heap.

Must fight

Filia felt a sickening tightening in the pit of her stomach as she realised that single attack had rendered her helpless and strong enough only to play dead and hope her attacker went away.

Attackers, she noticed as the two mazoku materialised close enough for her to reach out and touch, had she not been so weak. She couldn't hear them, all she could hear was a buzzing and thumping in her head, but between grassblades and bloodsoaked hair, she could distinguish the shapes of a rather foul mooded woman, who Filia correctly guessed as being Zelas, and Xelloss, feverently nodding to the dark lord's ranting and raving, which involved a lot of pointing at the injured Filia.

Xelloss took aim at Filia again and fired.
This didn't hurt, it actually just jolted Filia slightly.

The exasperated Zelas yelled again, pointing. Filia got the impression this outburst was followed by a quieter more dangerous threat.
Another weak jolt hit her.

Zelas didn't yell this time, she smoothly snapped her fingers sending the weaker mazoku flying backwards too. She ignored him after this point and prodded Filia with her foot..

Dissatisfied with what she saw, another blast thumped it's way into Filia's side, then Zelas vanished into nothing.

Filia was thankful to say the very least.
A few moments later, she was suprised. Both of them had the power to wipe out hundreds if not thousands of her kind in a second. So why she was still here puzzled her.

Xelloss ran over to her from where he had landed. He too was bleeding, but like a human. He dropped down by FIlia and pulled her close to him.

"Don't die." he murmmered though what sounded like a sob. 'Don't.You mustn't. Filia?Don't! Come on. Filia!!"
Xelloss shook her hard, trying in vain to get some response. "No... no.... no.... Somebody help... A recovery spell... anything... anything...." He trailed off as he noticed something glowing around his fingertips.

He knew this one. Recovery!!

But having no experience handling magic as a human, he spell was only half effective. But hopefully enough to give the dragon maiden enough time for him to get her somewhere where she could be helped.

With being human came the determination that took them through pain. He lifted her over one shoulder and began the long trek back to town...

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Dammit, I need to write longer chapters!!!