A retelling of a classic fairy tale that takes a completely different path over the river and through the Wood...
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The Battle (part 1)
The Battle (part 2)
An angry, gray-eyed raven
squawked and swooped in, pecking out the eye of the Big Bad 1 Gnarly Tree. The tree
lurched around, flapping its branches.
Stomping around blindly.
“Down,
Hood girl!” Ella roared.
Ruby
ducked and covered, as Ella sent her shocky sparks searing into Unnatural Big Bad 1 creature. A squeal shattered the air around them when Big Bad 1 hissed and withdrew, taking several steps back.
The
Lycan pack had Big Bad 2 surrounded. The mayor rushed her, but it only took a snap
of her powerful branches to send him reeling backward. Landing on a rock, he yelped.
The rest of the pack closed around her. And then Ella was there, waiting and
ready. She was everywhere at once.
“You
not getting out of this alive, Ella,” Big Bad 2 sneered.
“Not
a problem,” The Mage said as the two circled each other. This confrontation had
been a long time coming and could only end one way, “Neither are you.”
Ruby
held a blue power orb in her hand to help Ella. She pulled her arm back to hurl
a protection bubble around Ella just as her legs were knocked out from
underneath her.
Before
Ruby could catch her breath, she was strung up by her feet. Her world suddenly upside down, she dangled,
helpless. Opened her mouth to scream for help, dirt suddenly flooded her
throat. Air escaped her. Panic engulfed her. Wide-eyed and voiceless, she had
no choice but to stare up at Big Bad 1, beat-up, broken, and
angry.
That gray-eyed raven swooped in and made another pass at Big Bad 1, but a large branch sent the bird sailing, “I’m going to kill you, Hood.”
This was it. Ruby closed her eyes and braced.
Love this scene! Lots of drama. Can't wait for the next installment....!
ReplyDeleteThanks Dee! Appreciate you stopping by. So glad you enjoyed it!
DeleteIs the "Big Bad 1 Gnarly Tree" and the "Unnatural Big Bad 1 creature" the same person? Also, is the blue power orb Ruby was holding the same spell that became the protection bubble around Ella?
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