Some how, Nekura could hear his voice muffled by the water, and it snapped her to consciousness. She had no care forwho was after her. It could have been her worst enemy for all she knew, and she would not have thought twice about protecting her friend.
She ignited the water around her, setting her body on fire, which was harmless to her and only her. She revealed her wings and burst through the ice, melting it as she took flight.
"No one uses me to get to my friends" she yelled at the figure in shadows. Her nose however told her it was Kai who, unfortunately for her, just happened to be the one person she could never beat.
"Frozen Arrows" she called out, as a bow formed inher hands and several arrows appeared in a quiver on her back, all made of ice. She took aim and let several arrows loose, aiming straight for his heart. Nekura was furious. Kai was her enemy, as well as her friends, and he had just tried to kill her, no doubt trying to get to Lee.
"Kai, I swear to the gods, if you're after him again I will not let you live for another second!" she screamed, bearing her razor-like fangs.
He just sighed heavily at her and asked "why must we always play?" He dodged her attack with ease, and sent his own at it. As the two attacks collided they sent a large shockwave through the area, causing all three of them to be flung back by the force. When the smoke cleared, Kai and Nekura stood glaring at each other, then the elemental picked up the sent of Lee's blood.
"Well then, I guess you just did my job for me," Kai gloated as he disappeared into the shadows of the night.
"Son of a …. Healing Wind" she called as a gentle wind surrounded her friend, melting the shards of her arrows, and healing his wounds. "Sorry about that" she said, landing by his side, whimpering slightly. Lee just closed his eyes and began to slowly drift out of consciousness. "I'm cold," was all he managed to say. Nekura dropped to her knees next to him, and used her control over fire to heat the air around him to a comfortable temperature and placed a hand on his stomach. She was thankful for her powers, as troublesome as the sometimes were. They aloud her to protect and heal her friends after all, but sometimes could be a problem to control when her anger got the better of her. She was thinking this as she warmed the inside of her companion, making sure he would be comfortable. "Any better?" she questioned him, her voice sad and regretful. His eyes stayed closed, but he still responded, letting her know it was a little bit better. She couldn't help but smile. The she looked down at the ground, lowering her head, allowing her eyes to be covered by her silver bangs "I'm really sorry, I never meant for that to happen. It's all my fault you wound up hurt," she told him, nearly crying, a few tears dripping down her nose and onto the ground. She removed her hand from his stomach and pulled her knees up to her chest.
"I' m fine, I'm not hurt, I'm not dead, and I have all my strength back now," he told her, placing a gently hand on her shoulder, comforting her. She looked up into his crimson eyes, her own ice blue orbs gleaming. She smiled at him and nodded. "Now let's go take care of this guy," he said, slightly tightening his grip on her arm, looking determined. She simply stood and nodded at him. "Let's," was all she needed to say to him. They flew off into darkness of the night. They would rest for now, and in the morning, they would return to this spot and follow Kai's scent until they found him.