Dave fell backwards on the ground in shock; he had no idea what he could do to help Evangeline. Dave has never seen an ArchMaga before and it was the first time he felt the true prowess of a mage - and a high levelled mage at that! Dave trembled in fear as his weapon dropped on the floor beside him. Joshua must have seen Dave's reaction to Jezebel's strength and power, because the next instant, there were shouts from him. "You idiot!! How long have we been Guards?! How can you be afraid of an enemy that is stronger than you?! Is this how you show me your abilities as a Guard?? To cower in fear?!" Joshua screamed at the top of his lungs. With just those few sentences, Dave regained his composure. Steadying himself, Dave grabbed his weapon and took aim at Jezebel, who was slowly stepping towards an injured Evangeline on the ground. Dave took a deep breath as he decided to try out a new stunt he has never tried before - shooting 5 arrows at once, with another 2 as follow-ups. Grasping the arrows and under the notice of Jezebel, Dave waited silently for a right moment to release the arrows.
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Jezebel took her own sweet time walking towards Evangeline who was lying on the ground in pain. Senkrad was utterly worried when he saw that Evangeline's wound started bleeding again and Elliotte's words went through his mind the second time today - "Any aggravation or light hit... cause sharp pains for Evangeline... faint... could be in serious danger." Evangeline was already on the verge of passing out, and Senkrad knew he had to do something... But what? Physical attacks had no effect on the cage. All of a sudden, it dawned on him.
Elliotte had given Evangeline and himself new-found powers, even though it was a small amount. They both WOULD have a slight amount of magic within them. Grinning, Senkrad aimed his gun at the cage and concentrated his energy on his gun and the bullet. He felt the energy leave his body and slowly merging with his gun, Bloody Rose. When Senkrad pulled the trigger, the bullet flew out and left a trail of sliver in the air. It was a magical bullet! As it hit the cage, the bullet stayed in mid air for a couple of seconds before dissolving into thin air. Cracks then started to appear at the area where the magical bullet had hit. In a few moments, the cage shattered and Senkrad landed on the ground lightly, aiming the gun at the other cage near him. The cage broken, Revilis and Xino jumped out, free. Jezebel heard and felt the two cages shatter, thus swinging around in Senkrad's direction. Her face turned a shade of black when she found her three hostages released.
Evangeline struggled to her feet as quietly as possible when Jezebel's back was to her. She staggered towards Dave as Dave held out his arms to help Evangeline stand on her two feet. Evangeline's vision already started to blur. Jezebel looked over her shoulder and was fuming that she was outnumbered and out-smarted. However, she gave a sinister smile that sent shivers down spines and vanished on the spot. Senkrad was fast enough to realise what Jezebel was up to. "Watch out! Jezebel's gonna attack-" Senkrad shouted over to Dave and Evangeline when Jezebel reappeared directly behind Evangeline. Senkrad wasn't fast enough to warn them. Xino and Revilis watched and gasped.
Evangeline, being injured but still quick-minded, took her sword and swung it in Jezebel's direction. By pure luck, Evangeline's sword struck true and Jezebel's staff was knocked out of her hands. Jezebel flinched as her staff rolled on the ground away from her. Eyes widening, she desperately reached out to grab her weapon, to no avail. Revilis was a lot more faster than her, and her staff was already in his hand. Jezebel gritted her teeth and hastily drew a magic circle with her hand. In a flash, she was gone, and so were the rest of their classmates who were frozen in time. Exhausted, Evangeline wanted to glance out of their classroom window but was alarmed to find that there was no window. Her eyes widened as she glanced around her surroundings. They were not in their classroom!
"I thought we were in class?! Weren't we still having lessons when Jezebel froze time?? Where are we- " Evangeline exclaimed, when her bleeding wound forced her to stop talking. The pain was causing her to lose the strength to even stand up on her legs. She knew she was going to lose consciousness soon. Senkrad stepped forward and carried Evangeline on his arms, after thanking Dave for holding onto her. Xino and Revilis came towards the group, along with Joshua who was now mobile. Joshua's wrists and ankles were red from struggling against the force that was pressing him down.
"Jezebel must have transported us to The Realm. In the other world, i think our class must still be in time freeze." Joshua deducted and the rest agreed. "What we must do now is to find a way to go back to our world, and safely. The only solution is to find Jezebel. She definitely isn't some small fry, since she can transport a large number of people into another realm." Senkrad held Evangeline steady as Joshua continued speaking. "We have to find a place that we can rest for the night. Evangeline is wounded and we all need to rest." Evangeline looked around in the dark and found the place strangely familiar. Her eyes shut slowly as she felt herself being carried.