Oh, poor Daisy! She's about to get her heart broken! This is all Arstonese's fault! :(
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Life in Seabank
Chapter 6
Isabell knew that she had to hurry. The flames were beginning to grow on Elmer's body, and she wasn't sure he would last much longer. His screams seemed muffled, choked as if the fire was reaching his throat.
Arstonese charged toward her, giggling. He had his eyes half-closed, and he didn't seem to be paying much attention. Isabell quickly jumped to the right and he crashed into a tree.
"Ha," she said. "You can't do much better than that?!"
"Just you wait and see," Arstonese flustered, his face red with sweat and blood. "I'll be better than any of you!" he promised.
Yeah, right, thought Isabell, trying to keep a calm disposition. Still—she was afraid, very afraid. Who knew what Arstonese was planning next?!
He raced at her again, but Isabell thought she realized what was happening and she neatly ducked out of the way; then sent Arstonese flying with a well-balanced shove into a tree.
Isabell quickly planned what to do next. She would have to use her venom claws—something she had never done before, and wasn't so eager to do.
But she would have to do it.
Otherwise, Elmer would die.
While Arstonese was staggering up off the ground, Isabell shot a quick glance at Elmer. His struggles were growing weaker, and his screams were more high-pitched in sound.
He's gonna die! Isabell realized, panicking. I'd better hurry!
So, when Arstonese was quickly planning his next move, Isabell shot at him, swift as a lightning bolt, and showed him what those claws were made of!
….
Arstonese was surprised when the cat came hurtling at him again, claws unsheathed.
That's fine, he thought with a sneer. Those won't hurt too much.
He was wrong.
The long, red claws ripped into him like fire, and that's when Arstonese realized that they must be….
"Poison claws!" he yowled. He fell to the ground, twitching in spasms of pain as the venom coursed its fire through him.
"No worries," Isabell said, standing above him, slowly changing back to human form. "The venom will wear off in a few hours, but in the meantime, you won't be able to move. I win!" However, she showed no traces of gloating in her face's features. Her eyes blazed with fury all of a sudden, and Arstonese struggled to sit up.
"What do you want!" he hissed.
"I want Elmer to stop burning," Isabell replied simply.
"Too late," Arstonese sneered. "He's dead!" Arstonese waved his wand, getting weaker and more paralyzed by the minute, he noticed, and the fire all faded off of Elmer's body. When Daisy rushed to him, he was not breathing, and his heart wasn't beating.
"Elmer!" she wailed. "Elmer, no! We were supposed to be together, forever!!!" She glared at Arstonese. "This is all your fault!"
"Hey!" Tortimer suddenly shouted. "Let me go! This fight is over; now set me free!" He had not said anything during the fight, but he had watched it all in silent fascination, his eyes alight with horror most of the time.
Arstonese feebly waved his wand again, set Tortimer free, and vanished.
….
Isabell sighed in relief, now fully back to her human form. "Phew; I'm glad that's over!" she groaned. "I gotta get some sleep…."
"What about Elmer?" Daisy looked up from her dead love; her face streaked with tears. "We've got to do something about Arstonese! He's a menace!"
"I know, Daisy; I know," Isabell replied. "Although not right now; I'm not quite sure what to do."
"Well, we'd better find out a way, then," Daisy replied, her eyes blazing with the deep fires of fury. "I want to avenge Elmer!"
….
Later, after struggling back home, Isabell was in bed in the attic. It was the perfect place to sit and relax.
"Oh," she moaned. "Oh. I'm so tired." The fight really had taken a lot out of her.
Finally, Isabell could not stay awake any more.
She put her head down on the pillow and fell asleep.
