Chapter 50
Something collided with the figure, possibly Lancelot, Kara was unsure, she was blinking slowly, something warm and wet was trickling down the side of her head, coating her cheek. The battle around her raged on, Kara's body wanted nothing more then to close her eyes and collapse but another spurt of magical fire gave her the strength to get to her feet though she staggered unsteadily.
It was as though everything around her was moving in slow motion, maybe it was due to her new head injury or the adrenaline coursing through her body, more flames blasted pass her as she rounded the corner, the heat was intense and she could feel it scalding part of her exposed skin. Kara blinked and looked around, burned bodies littered the courtyard, Kara's stomach turned, she could now hear yells and taunts of others, but it was the scream that had her mind focusing, forcing her vision to clear
Then she saw her, backed into a corner, hand clutching her side, an angered look on her beautiful but pale features, but she was tired as well, her magic taking it's toll. Kara watched as Morgana's hand flew out casting another spurt of flames towards the men that had her cornered, but these thugs had shields and the amount of fire Morgana could produce was lessening.
Kara rushed towards at the sight of Morgana in peril, sword in her hands, her balance was not yet 100% but she needed to help Morgana, luckily the warriors were too focused on Morgana to notice Kara rushing up behind them, that was until she plunged her sword into the side of the man closest to her, she forced the blade in with all of her might
"KARA!" Morgana screamed out
The blonde turned around in time to drop out of the way of another attack, Kara pulled the dagger from her belt and stabbed the thigh of the new attacker, he yelped in pain before kicking out his good leg, connecting with the blonde's shoulder, something cracked horribly but Kara kicked back, catching him where she knew it would hurt, the man fell to his knees, she then lashed out again with her booted foot, breaking his nose easily, the man fell back motionless.
Kara pushed herself to her feet, facing Morgana who was pale, sweat coating her skin, clutching her ribs, staring wide eyed at the blonde, Kara raced towards her, ignoring the pain surging through her shoulder and the dizzying sensation in her head, she wrapped her arms around the raven haired sorceress, holding her close before pulling back a little.
She pushed back Morgana's hair from her beautiful features, her fingers lingering on her soft skin that was now tarnished with cuts and smeared with blood, her lip was swollen, Kara took her all in, every inch of her beautiful face
"I thought I'd lost you" Kara whispered, holding back the tears while still caressing Morgana's face "Don't ever do that to me again" the blonde warned
"I told you that I would protect you until my last breath" Kara continued, wanting to be angry with Morgana for leaving her behind to face the army alone, but she was just so glad to see Morgana was alive and to hold her in her arms
Morgana's eyes filled with tears
"I just could not bear it if anything happened to you" she admitted, her own hand going to Kara's cheek
"Do you think that I feel any differently Morgana?" Kara questioned, wiping away the tears on Morgana's cheeks, The blonde shook her head, taking a deep breath, letting go of her anger "Are you hurt?" she asked looking down at Morgana's body, unsure if the blood was hers or not
"No" Morgana answered simply
The tone of her voice made Kara look back up into those green eyes, they had a new light in them, it happened slowly, Morgana giving Kara plenty of time to move away but the Blonde didn't, she couldn't, Kara could now feel Morgana's steady breath on her skin of her lips, Kara swallowed hard, her own breathing unsteady
Morgana's lips were warm, soft as they pressed against her own, their grip tightened on one another, a hand running through Kara's hair
The blonde's mind blurred, but she couldn't stop herself from leaning into the kiss
It was Morgana who pulled away first but she remained close, her green eyes burning with a fire within her, but guilt also flooded them as it did Kara
"I'm sorry Kara" she whispered as their foreheads rested together "If I am to die today then I needed to do that at least once"
Kara closed her eyes, shaking her head gently "I won't let that happen"
"You might not have a choice"
Kara felt Morgana pull away, she opened her eyes, Morgana was looking pass her, fear creeping into her features, the blonde knew who stood behind her before she even turned around, she shifted so she stood in front of raven haired sorceress, shielding her ignoring the hands that attempted to drag her back
Kara looked up to see Helios standing across from them, a smug look on his face, blood dripping from the swords that he held, he was alone, the rest of his men elsewhere fighting the knights of Camelot
"Is this why you left my side Morgana?" he asked softly, his tone sending a shiver down Kara's spine "If a pretty face was all you needed I could have had a dozen brought to you" he laughed to himself, the sound was terrifying
Morgana stayed quiet, she was still hunched over slightly, her hand still on her side, breathing unsteadily, Kara could tell she was struggling, the blonde reached her hand back slowly, finding Morgana's free hand, taking it within her own, squeezing it comfortingly
The movement didn't go unnoticed be Helios, his sneering smile grew larger, he pointed one of his blood-soaked blades towards the two women
"I will tell you what I am going to do Morgana" he tilted his head looking Kara up and down, a manic gleam in his cold eyes "I will separate the fair haired maiden's head from her shoulders while you watch" he chuckled darkly as he began to make his way over his fallen soldiers, not even casting a glance to them, his hungry gaze fixed upon the two women
Kara glanced around, she released her hold on Morgana and grabbed a discarded sword, she moved towards Helios, attempting to keep him away from Morgana who called out her name, but Kara only had one goal, Keep the warlord busy until someone found them or Morgana had regained her strength enough to use her powers, neither seemed to happen any time soon.
She attempted to steady her shaking hands but fear had a tight hold of her, she came to a stop in front of Helios's tall and muscular frame, he was grinning ear to ear, Kara held the sword blade towards him ready to strike
"Let's have some fun, shall we?" the he sheathed his swords and stood there facing Kara "Give it your best shot"
