Chapter 18: Raven
Ryn and Alcyone returned. They squawked and fluttered their wings urgently, taking ahold of my cloak and yanked me toward the fire.
"Peace," I instructed them. "What is it that bothers you so?"
Alcyone informed me in my mind, Ruidi is gravely injured. You have to help him, Mistress!
I stood up. "I shall do what I can." I took a few healers with me, and entered the Void.
Caiyi
I tried to hold off the Scissors as long as I could. Believe me, it's not easy to both drag an unconscious person and defend yourself from someone who wants to kill you. Meanwhile, Charlie was trying to wake Shirley up.
"WILL YOU HELP ME?" I shouted.
"Why won't she wake up? WAKE UP!" He yelled.
And she did. Her eyes opened.
Raven
I appeared at the scene with a horde of disheveled healers being dragged by two ravens. Ryn squawked raucously, jerking a girl by the hair towards Ruidi, who lay bleeding on the ground.
His left arm was sliced open, the sinews inside parting to reveal a bloodstained bone. The girl that Ryn had dragged shrieked upon sighting the wound. But true to her profession, she began to heal him.
Ruidi
I opened my eyes to see Caiyi and a healer's face hovering over me. At the very edges of my vision I saw the healers and two glossy black birds keeping the advancing line of scissors at bay.
I tried to sit up, but I felt dizzy. I avoided glancing at my left arm, because I knew it would make the headache worse, and probably even trigger a wave of nausea.
"A scissor got you, man!" Caiyi told me.
"Such a grotesque image," Raven gestured to my arm.
"I know..." I replied. "Stand back, guys..." and I burst into flames. I would get through to her. I would help her. Just stay there, please...