Lana looked at zai, she saw his eyes bleed like poisoned ink
A loud gasp escaped her, she felt Her heart beating faster, her pupils shrinking with concern.
She wiped the bleeding tears from his face, her fingers trembling as she did, tears covering her own vision
As she saw his gritted teeth and groan of pain
In a quick motion she channeled her energy and imbedded her green flames in his eyes, dancing gently and spreading like ocean waves
Zai barely grasped onto their energy to fuel his own power
So he managed to make the bleeding slowly stop Right before he fell unconscious.
she slid An arm behind his head gently supporting his collapse.
She slowly bended him to lean against the ground
She laid her head above his chest to listen to his heart, it was beating just fine
A sigh of relief escaped her once more
He was alive that is what mattered… he should wake up soon enough
Then—
A piercing buzzing sound cut through the air
The pack of glowfangs froze into a blank,
Their eyes like unmoving ice, pupils dilating
The sound itched their head commanding them to return to the puddles
They all ran back in sync like pupets pulled by an invisible string
The mother glowfang that just got bitten included
Except… she was too weak to do so
She rose from the ground trembling,
Her neck bleeding crimson
She limped forward staggering
But her pups?…
they were completely unaffected by the buzz, they were in control of their mind
They whimpered desperately chasing their mother
Soon enough she tripped on the floor and fell unconscious, her weak body melting on the ground
Lana felt her heart pounding in her chest, like a hammer banging her ribs open, the pressure of the responsibility of zai and mother glowfang on her shoulders as well as the distressed pups
She lunged forward to the mother fang, and quick
Y noticed the wound on her neck
Her pups squirming around her, nudging her with worry.
She blazed her fingertips with green flames emerging them with her wound …..
Her eyes darting back and forth from the wound to the pups
Heart thumbing , limbs trembling , sweat dripping from her forehead.
After a whole hour
Then only did the The bleeding finally stop
The pups snuggled to their mother whimpering as they kept Licking her wound to comfort her
A sigh of relief escaped Lana's chest
As she collapsed to the ground with her knees
Her eyes flickered looking back at zai
To check on him.
Sigh*
Slowly, Her fingers traced her own shoulders
Wrapping her arms around herself, a tear dripping against her cheeck
More and more tears flowed silently
Memories of simple days replying in her mind
But ever since that attack on her village
Everything changed….
The ache of separation from her old friends
Stinging her chest again
"I wish you were here…." She murmured as she cradled herself
Then! She heard sounds in the midst of the dark tunnel
like wings flapping in the air ..
What is it? could it be that eroded fang? Or it could be…
"SWAN!?" Lana yelled wit hopeful eyes as she desperately needed help
Hoping it could be her
The voice got closer and it was what she expected…
It was the eroded fang!
"Ughh! Can't i get a moment of rest" she silently groaned in her mind
She doesn't even have enough energy to fight him off
But her eyes were pierced and determined
The fang walked deliberately… his red smoked eyes sharp as ever
Lana : "distract… I gotta distract him from them…" she thought to herself
She summoned the flaming dagger
Stabbing it to the ground to support her weight as she got up trembling and
Her breath staggering
"Hey!! Over here!" She yelled as she ran away to lurk him away from the others
The fang screeched as he chased her following the blaze that swayed from her dagger as she ran
She couldn't run that far anyways given her weak condition…
Still its the least she thought she could do, sooner or later she found herself cornered
"No… this can't be it… It cant end here!.."
"Her heartbeat quickened heavily at the thought of it
Her eyes staring at the fangs eye , wide open with fear as he came closer deliberately
Gritting his teeth , black saliva dripping from his jaw as he opened it wide
Lana crossed her hands on her head protectively, screaming as he lunged at her
But then! It was the fang that was screeching as his eyes were being poked and pierced by an annoying creature
Lana she raised her head to look
It was SWAN! She was flapping around the fang like a bug and poking his eyes violently
Lana chest fell her heavy breath steadying itself
Lana : "SWAN!" She yelled in relief and a hint of worry
Turns out both her expectations were true