Chapter Six (Akasha)

The nymph had just finished shifting when a spear flew by Ari’s head, her eyes turned orange and she accidentally the nymph on fire. The nymph shifted back in a rush as she let out a blood-curdling scream and frantically tried to put the flames out.

Sunama, with her eyes flickering turquoise from her power, doused the fire with water that she called up from the earth.

“Great, you gave away our position?” Ari yelled as smoke rose from the nymph.

“No, the smoke from the nymph did.” Sunama yelled back, “Because you set her on fire!”

I walked over to the nymph who was lying on the ground and helped her up; she was already healing.

“Stay away from me.” She snapped, getting up off the ground.

“This isn’t helping matters!” Gia spoke calmly, as an arrow flew past her nose. “That’s it, I’ve had enough.” Her eyes turned emerald, green, and she tried to create a void in the ground, but ended up creating a small crack. Sunama was holding her stomach as she laughed hysterically, Gia slapping her in the face with a vine.

“Stop it!” I yelled with my mind as my sisters ceased fighting to look at me.

The wood nymph looked around confused by the sudden silence then turned on Ari, “You stupid little pixie, can’t you control your magic! You almost killed me.”

Frustrated, I said, "Ari, apologize to her, and you guys realize the Goblins aren’t gone yet?”

As if to make a point, Prince Rehan walked from the trees as his army of goblins surrounded us. “No escaping this time.” He smiled, as my sisters and I took fighting stances, the jokes and light heartedness gone and replaced with an aura of anger emanating in waves from us.

He was tall, with a medium muscled build, his skin tinted a pale green, light brown patches marked his hands and forearms in the shape of mountains, his face had thick line tattoos that traced his jaw and framed around one eye. His black hair was braided and fell down his back, and his yellow cat eyes glared at us menacingly. A gold band wrapped around his upper biceps, showing off the muscle in his arms. He had the signature Goblin fangs and black claws.

Ari with an orange gleam in her eye, “We will see about that, you green bastard.”

“Watch your mouth.” He spat as he moved forward, a guard holding him back.

I could feel my sisters calling their powers forward in preparation.

Concentrating, I called my power forward, feeling it rush through me into my fingertips. I could sense the spirits gathering around me. Ela and Karm appeared beside me.

“What’s going on?” Karm asked as he looked around at the goblin army.

Ela stated, “we were trying to find you, but our anchor was destroyed in the fire and I guess the further from the village we got the harder it was to connect with you. Thank you for summoning us.”

I nodded and thought to them, “I was wondering what happened to you, we will have to recreate the anchor once we deal with these guys.”

“This should be easy for us, fighting against five girls and weak pixies, no less.” Prince Rehan laughed.

“Just let me at them.” Karm fumed.

“Fight us and find out.” I baited him. He wanted to underestimate us. Fine by me gives us an advantage.

“They ordered us to bring you in dead or alive. I think dead would be easier. Get them.” He ordered his army as they charged us.

Ari, her eyes blazing orange, sent streams of fire from her hands shooting directly at our enemies as Huricana, her eyes shimmering white, added wind to make the flames bigger to reach more of them. Sunama eyes swirling turquoise pulled water from the surrounding ground creating a water funnel to push goblins back into the tree line while Gia eyes sparkling emerald, green used vines to slingshot rocks, I pulled out my sword in time to block an attack from an oncoming blade, shifting back and forth between my spirit form and my corporeal form making it hard for them to land a blow.

I used my abilities to give Ela and Karm the ability to lift objects and move them; they picked up swords from fallen soldiers and joined the fight. The goblins at first were surprised to be fighting a floating sword, but quickly got over it.

The other spirits with the ability to grab and carry objects did the same except for those that seemed to be from the goblins allies. They stood back and watched as the fight continued.

Gia was outnumbered and trying to fight off the Goblins when a knife sliced her arm, abandoning my battle with the guy I was fighting I turned and prevented the Goblin from taking her head, power radiated from me as I grabbed his hand making him connect with me, the sword fell as I took control of his spirit, and a vacant look filled his eyes as he turned and left fighting his own army.

An Elf man appeared out of the woods and blocked a blow to my head before I could even blink. The Goblin I had been fighting was trying to take me out while I was distracted.

I turned and saw an army of Elves surrounding the Goblins. I turned to look at the man who had saved me.

“Stop now!” the man that had saved me ordered, as he pushed the sword away and the man fell to the ground, he looked at my sisters then his gaze fell on me, as I looked up at his towering frame his eyes the color of emeralds bore into mine, stopping for longer than necessary before looking back at the Goblins and Elves.

“What a hunk.” Ela smiled, nudging me while Karm frowned, “don’t worry, I will always be yours." She smiled, cupping his face and kissing him, as their swords fell to the ground.

I shook my head and turned from the scene in front of me, thinking to them, with a chuckle, “I will summon you later to fix the anchor, go get a room.”

Laughing, they faded. As did the other spirits I had accidentally summoned with them.

“What are you doing here? They are nothing to you?” Prince Rohan spat. As I turned to face Prince Rehan standing beside the newcomer, looking sideways at him, I took in his appearance.

“It is none of your business, why I am here? You are surrounded. What will you do?” the man questioned.

He was tall and lean but muscled, wearing the dark camouflage clothes the elf kingdom scouts wore. His hair was long and black, falling just below his shoulders, but one side of it was braided while the other was bald. Tattoos of birds lined his neck and the bald side of his head. His high cheekbones and pointed chin were the trademark sharp features of an elf.

Elves had tattoos of birds to show how strong their abilities are and usually the more birds the more powerful they are like the stars that pixies had on their shoulders and necks, another trait they are said to have is tattoos that are usually on their shoulder of a phoenix, Elves keep them covered unless they are around people they trust because they changed color with their mood and from a very young age elves are trained to hide their emotions, as a way to gain an advantage in battle.

Ari, who had moved to stand beside me, reached out and shook my shoulder, smirking at me as I looked at her, confused. She looked at the man, then me, and winked. Bratty sister figures out everything. She knew I was attracted to this dangerous and sexy man.

 “What’s up?” I thought into her mind,”

She leaned over and whispered in my ear, “You’re sharing your thoughts with us." She giggled, “they are indecent.”

The man beside me chuckled, making it worse.

I looked at my sisters, who were snickering quietly behind my back; I shot them a scowl as I focused on the enemy, cheeks reddening.

“We will leave… for now.” Prince Rehan declared as he turned, his bright yellow eyes settling on Sunama briefly before he turned and left.