Ch: 9 Sacrifice

Dove lunged at Pit and Fey, duel spinners poised for battle. The three took turns blocking, dodging, and attacking each other. The controlled mortal landed every hit while the angels avoided harming their friend.

"Dove, snap out of it!" Pit yelled. "Please!"

Dove continued to attack by slamming Fey to the ground with brutal strength. She cornered Pit and disarmed him by swinging her duel spinner into his hand, causing it to go flying. Her face was expressionless as she grabbed the angel by his neck cutting his air off. Pit struggled to pry her hand open, but the attempt was a failure. He stared deep into her eyes searching for the friend he knew. His lungs burned and black spots started to appear.

Suddenly, the pressure around his neck was gone as something slammed into Dove. Pit slid down the wall coughing painfully. His vision cleared to find Fey standing above him.

"You alright?" she asked holding out her hand.

"Yeah." Pit rasped as he was pulled up.

The two heard a moan and looked over to where Dove was lying. Fey walked over to her and shook her. Dove's eyes opened, revealing their natural color.

"What happened?" Dove asked. "Why do you have wings?"

Fey glanced at her back, noticing her pure white wings, then helped Dove to her feet. "You were under Medusa's control," she answered. "As for my wings, it's kinda obvious."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"...Because I had to keep it a secret."

"..."

"I've had enough of this!" Medusa screeched.

The three looked to see the goddess surrounded by a giant dark sphere. They covered their eyes when the sphere suddenly got bright. The sphere disappeared and it revealed Medusa in her battle form: a giant hydra-like creature.

"You pathetic weaklings will never defeat me!" she bellowed.

She lunged at Pit, Fey and Dove hoping to snatch one. The trio jumped out of the way and began their assault. As the battle continued, Medusa was weakening and the fighting trio were getting tired. Just as Fey, Pit and Dove thought it was over, Medusa suddenly grabbed Pit by his wing and snapped it. Pit screamed in pain. Medusa dropped him when Dove through one of her dual spinners at her.

"You little insect!" the goddess yelled. She grabbed the mortal and Pit, leaving Fey by herself.

"Let them go!" Fey shouted.

Medusa laughed. "You have to choose which one I let go."

Fey looked at her friends with sad eyes. She wanted both to live, but there is no way she would live with a heavy heart if one died. "Kill me."

Dove stopped squirming in Medusa's hand. "Are you nuts?" she asked.

"I don't want to live with the regret of saving one of you. It is time for you to embrace your destiny. In order to do so, you need to live!"

Just after Fey said this, Medusa dropped her captives and stabbed her with her claws going through her. Fey's last thoughts went her one true love who she would never confess her feelings to. She took one last glance at her friends and died, her body disappearing as light particles.