The candlelight flickered across her stern face as she made her way towards the archway where everything would come to an altering end. This was it. Everything she had been waiting for, all these years. Revenge, sweet revenge. Her remedy for this illness that had plagued her life. Her heart thumped louder with each step as she came closer. As she crossed the threshold, she held her breath. She heard the sounds of people shouting and metal crashing. Relieved, she smiled. Someone would still be alive. Maeve rushed towards the sounds, more alive than ever before.
Sinbad gritted his teeth as she made another cut up his arm. Each time she cut, she pressed harder. The thick liquid poured freely from his wounds. As she pressed harder this time she hit something. Bone. Sinbad cried out in agony.
"Rumina!"
Startled, the petite dark witch turned quickly to see who spoke. It was her. The redhead who still was determined to defy her. Rumina stopped and pulled out her dagger. Sinbad's head rolled back trying to hold back the painful tears. Warm, sticky blood clung to his body like honey. The top of his ear hung on only by a thread. Maeve was appalled at his grimly appearance. Blood trickled down his bruised eye. The rest of the crew was still chained to the wall.
Rumina's eyes narrowed as she strolled over to Maeve, "So peasant witch, your finally here. I had hoped you would be here for your love's last breath." She chuckled maliciously. But Maeve's reflexes were in the best shape of her life. Before Rumina even had time to blink Maeve had released the crew, including Sinbad who slumped to the floor in a bloody crumple. Rumina's head swung around as she watched the crew rush to Sinbad's body.
"As you were saying, witch? I do believe my powers rival your own. Don't ya think?" Raising her eyebrow at the raven woman. Rumina hardly flinched before she had used her powers to pull the daggers off the wall and send them in Maeve's direction.
Holding her hand out she stopped them mid air and they crashed to the floor," Pitiful, I thought that the daughter of a powerful sorcerer could do better." Maeve smiled angelically at Rumina.
Rumina spat at Maeve before using all the power she had to send a crash of light at Maeve. She caught it and sent back her own wave of magic. The two woman became enveloped in a mystical bubble of white magic versus black magic. It was time. Maeve versus Rumina. Good versus Evil. Everything she had done up until point didn't matter anymore. She would either win or die trying.
Doubar, Bryn, and Rongar helped Sinbad to his feet as he spit blood from his mouth. Firouz made a dash to the cage that held Dermott and opened it. Dermott came flying out and darted right for Rumina's head. She shrieked as the bird clawed at her face. Maeve send a harsh bolt right at Rumina sending her to the floor. Moments before, Rumina's fist intercepted with Dermott making a forceful impact that sent Dermott to the ground. Maeve cried out as she rushed to her brother's side.
Maeve knelt down beside him grasping her mouth tightly to hold back any sounds. Dermott stirred the slightest inch lighting hope in Maeve's eyes. She cradled him in her arms as she tried to inspect his wings. Rumina stirred. Her eyes blazing, she turned to focus her energy on the daggers littering the floor. As Doubar held Sinbad, his eyes saw Rumina staring intently at Maeve, her intended victim. What were moments flashing by but felt like a hundred years, The daggers flew across the room in quick and slow motion. With all the might he had left, Sinbad forcefully pushed his brother away as he bound across the room shouting for Maeve to move. No sound touched her ear until moments later. Helping Dermott to his unsteady feet she whirled around only to be knocked down by Sinbad's heavy weight. She crashed to the floor, throwing her body on top of her arm. She felt it crush under her weight.
The sharp, shiny daggers jolted right into Sinbad's body like a pin cushion. Bryn cried out but it was too late for anyone to changed what had happened. Rumina laughed still lying against the wall in agony. Maeve hurled to Sinbad's side as she saw his body hit the wall sending his head into an immediate concussion. Her broken arm sent pinpricks of pain up her shoulder. His eyes watered with blood and tears slid shut as his breathe fell into a slow jagged wheeze. Doubar and the rest rushed to his side as well. Firouz instantly pulled the daggers from their deadly state and applied pressure to stop the bleeding. Maeve staring in disbelief at her beloved's mortal wounds, she whirled around and locked on to Rumina who still didn't move but tried to. Maeve got up quickly and pulled Rumina to her feet with her powers. She chained her to the wall as she approached the witch. Maeve rested her good hand on hersatchel slowly.
"If he dies..." She couldn't manage to speak another word. She pulled out the stone from her satchel. Rumina's eyes grew wide with horror. Maeve lifted the necklace to Rumina's head.
"Please! No! Anything!" Rumina cried out.
Maeve let it slid across her head and down onto her neck, This is for everyone I love!"
The stone immediately lighted up. Rumina convulsed as she felt the stone eat her magic away. Maeve watched through emotionless eyes. Then turned back to check on Sinbad. He was lying on the floor in a bloody mess. Maeve cradled her arm and she used her good one to check on Sinbad's pulse. It was weak at best. They would be more than lucky if Sinbad made it through the night.
TBC
