- So what do we do now? - She desperately ran her fingers through the hair on top of her head, tugging at it.

- We will do what we can. - Eugene smiled. – We will fight. Lillian is immortal, but the others are not. We must stand against them until the rest of the group arrives.

- The rest of the group? - Finally leaving her hair alone, Temithea frowned.

- You don’t think that knowing about the prophecy I’ve been sitting idly by all this time, do you? I also have my own "eyes and ears" everywhere. The magicians and werewolves will be here soon, it’s only a matter of time- I sent them a message as soon as I saw everything happening here.

- I sent a messenger to Riliya, but... but I do not know if she was able to get there alive. - Pursing her lips, she only silently prayed that Giselle would survive.

- So we need to do everything we can to buy time. - Eugene said affirmatively, patting her student encouragingly on the shoulder.

As soon as Eugene’s spell fell, a new round of chaos erupted around the carnage, from which both women skillfully dodged, covering each other’s backs.

Eugene created ornate complex spells, blocking and destroying several bliars at once, as if this was not a particularly difficult task for her, but no matter how many she destroyed, they seemed to become even more and more.

Temithea fell to her knees, pressing her forehead to the ground, as the tip of a spear whistled over her head. Whoever it was was purposefully aiming at her. Well, she was ready to play this game for a living.

Summoning her powers, she caused the ground hundreds of meters around her to shake. The thickness of the nerd opened up, leaving behind deep cracks into which clumsy ogres and briars fell like cockroaches.

Aт extraordinary inspiration reigned in her heart from this small victory, which was able to give her people time to rest.

Small groups of bliars were quickly destroyed and now they were separated by a wasteland of strewn dead bodies, behind which witches armed to the teeth with black magic stood like a formidable wall.

A light gust of wind stirred her hair as Dexter appeared next to her. His armor was covered in blood, and his gaze expressed the utmost hostility bordering on madness. He didn’t even try to hide his fangs when talking to her, but she didn’t ask for it. She accepted him for what he was–a vampire. It was his essence, though very different from hers, though so alien to her.

- Thanks for sending Amanda away from here. – He said in his smooth baritone voice.

- You don’t think she’s going to leave and not come back, do you? Amanda is too stubborn not to come back.

- At least, maybe Raphael will be here by then.

A sharp jerk, blurred vision and tangled hair plastered to her face... Dexter sensed danger in a second and moved the girl from her place when suddenly a spell flew at them.

- We have wounded, but they will soon return to service, they are also helping to remove the bodies of the dead. But still, so far, we are holding up well and our losses are significantly less than those of the enemy. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

- It doesn’t mean anything. We haven’t fought our enemies yet. - She glanced at the wall of witches in the distance.

After taking a short break, Dexter rushed back into battle, moving chaotically and zigzagging, he put all his strength into one blow to neutralize the enemy, not giving him the opportunity to rise and attack in response.

Temithea could only see the result of his quick actions, since she couldn’t keep up with the speed of his movements even with all her strength. It delighted her.

They moved closer and closer to the place where the lights were smoldering, sparks of magic cascaded and the sky flashed with bright light waves. They ran as fast as they could to help those they knew only from the stories of their ancestors.

- On the left! - Nicole briskly returned the spell to the witch, who decided to attack them stealthily.

Her witchcraft skills have greatly improved, moreover, her combat magic has become several levels higher. In tandem with Urum, she repelled any attack and returned everything a hundredfold, using all the thicket of the earth’s power and natural energy, which was her native element.

Whoever she didn’t have time to deal with, a werewolf came to the rescue, tearing enemies apart for parts, as if in another life he was a ripper.

Temithea stopped ten meters away from the slender figure of a woman who hid her appearance behind a hood. No one tried to interfere with them, no one tried to attack, but she was already ready for any outcome, holding her sword ready, whoever this woman was.

- It’s been so long. - The girl spoke with a soft giggle.

Something in her voice was so familiar, but the echoes of steel, screams, growls and the agony of death around her made it impossible to concentrate.

- Don’t you recognize me? Although, judging by you, we’ve all changed a bit. - Her voice dropped several octaves. – Dear sister.

The pupil of Thea’s blue eye widened in surprise, but immediately narrowed and a warm magical energy began to appear on her fingertips.

- Madeleine. - She gritted her teeth and took up a fighting position as soon as a magic wand flashed from under her sister’s cloak.

- Surprise! - Madeleine drawled in a disgustingly squeaky voice and threw a spell at her, which flew literally centimeters from her head. - You’ve taken away everything I’ve ever dreamed of. You’re like a curse on our whole family! You and only you are to blame for everything that is happening now. I hate you.

The brown eye was completely extinguished, giving way to two azure-blue ones with a full shock of snow-white hair.

- It’s only your mother’s fault, who decided to take a bite out of more pie than her mouth could hold. - Thea replied harshly and deflected another spell from her sister.

She was in no hurry to attack her yet, not wanting to harm her, but with each new attack, she realized that the choice would only be "Madeleine or her."

- It’s your fault that Xana died. - The explosion rattled the ground under Thea’s feet, but she jumped back in time. – But you know, now I’m even glad of it. She was so annoying and so dumb. Did you know that the three of us have different fathers?

She burst into a frenzied laugh, chasing Thea and stepping on the corpses under her feet as if they had never been living people.