Chapter 96: Reynold Got Hit

Reynold and Nyx were still inside Nymeria’s private quarters when the ground outside started shaking.

Even Nymeria floor was shaking too, making the the wine bottles on the table to starts rattling.

Right after that, loud screams and shouting started coming from the outside too.

Reynold turned his head fast towards the door. "What is happening out there?"

Nymeria quickly rushed over to the window and pulled the curtains back. She looked outside for one second, and then shut it back quickly. She turned back to Reynold and Nyx with a serious look on her face.

"The school is under attack," she said.

Nymeria rushed to the door and pulled it wide open. Reynold was already on his feet, and was standing right behind her.

Nyx was getting up from the sofa.

Nymeria looked at Nyx.

"Are you sure you want to go outside? My room is safe and locked. You can stay here."

Nyx shook her head. "I am fine. I am coming with you."

Nymeria nodded.

The three of them rushed out of the room and into the open hallway. Nymeria slammed the door shut behind them.

They ran down the stone pathway as fast as they could.

The moment they left Nymeria’s quarters and reached the main magic buildings, the whole place was a mess.

Students were running in fear toward the safe house. Many of them were bleeding from arrow wounds on their shoulders and deep sword cuts on their arms.

Some students fell down on the ground, quickly got back up with crying faces, and kept running.

While all the other students were running away to hide in the safe house, Nymeria, Reynold, and Nyx were running in the opposite direction and straight toward the danger.

As they ran, Nyx started rolling her hands and moving her fingers in circles to use her magic.

But nothing it was nit working. Not even a single spark came out.

She bit her teeth as she was getting angry and scared. "Why is my magic not working?!"

Reynold and Nymeria looked back at her. Nyx was still rolling her hands around, but nothing was happening at all.

"Fu*k! Why is it not working?!" Nyx yelled.

Nymeria grabbed Nyx by the arm and pulled her behind her back. "It is fine! You will be fine. Just stay behind me!"

Reynold could see the pure fear and frustration all over Nyx’s face.

Nymeria quickly pulled Nyx into a short hug and patted her back. "You will be fine. Just stay behind me."

Nyx swallowed and nodded.

They resumed running.

Soon, they reached the open courtyard, and the scene was even worse.

Arrows were flying down from the roofs like rain.

Reynold, Nyx, and Nymeria pressed their backs flat against a stone wall so the arrows would not hit them.

Reynold peeked his head out a little.

"Who the fu*k are those people?"

"Those are the Forsaken," Nymeria replied.

Suddenly, a loud sound cracked in the sky above them.

Reynold looked up. Glass steps made appeared in the air and was followed by someone running down the floating glass steps. The figure was wearing a white robes, and her glass sword was already out in her hand.

It was the white mage with Nymeria and Nyx minutes ago.

High in the sky, loud roars started echoing as bonded dragons were flying out from their dragon stable.

Their mouths were already open and spitting huge waves of fire on the forsakens.

Reynold turned to Nymeria, shouting over the loud noise. "Why are the Forsaken attacking the school if they already have Gwyn?!"

Before Nymeria could answer, they heard heavy boots marching on the stone floor. The footsteps were getting closer and closer to them.

Nymeria peeked around the wall and saw a group of Forsaken soldiers walking straight toward them.

"We need to move now," Nymeria said.

Reynold shook his head. "What? No! We should stay and fight them!"

Nymeria turned and gave him a deadly glare.

Reynold grumbled under his breath. "Fine."

Nymeria grabbed Nyx, who was still looking scared and helpless, and dragged her along.

Reynold followed right behind them.

Nymeria quickly turned into a small, quiet corner between two big stone buildings and Reynold followed.

She then turned to Nyx and looked her in the eyes. "Can you use a sword?"

Magic users were taught how to fight with swords in case their magic ever stopped working just like what was happening to Nyx right now.

Nymeria saw how scared Nyx was. She reached out and gently squeezed her shoulder.

"Your girlfriend is going to be fine," Nymeria said softly. "Gwyn is alive. But right now, I need you to stay focus. I need you to be present right now. Can you do that?"

Nyx swallowed the spit in her throat and nodded her head.

"Alright. I can... do that... i can use a sword," Nyx said.

She nodded and took a deep breath. She then stepped out from the corner, and entered the fight.

Nymeria threw both of her hands wide open and bend her body as she pushed her palms out with fast, flowing movements like a dancer.

Immediately, a big blast of shadow magic flew out from her hands and the blast hit three Forsaken soldiers right in front of her, throwing them flying backward through the air and crashing onto the ground.

Without stopping, Nymeria raised both of her hands up toward the sky.

Clang!

Two iron swords flew right off the waists of the fallen soldiers and came straight into the air toward her. Nymeria then swung her arms toward the corner where Reynold and Nyx were standing.

"Catch!" Nymeria shouted.

Reynold reached out fast and caught one sword by the handle. Nyx caught the other sword, and hold the handle tightly.

She just stood there for a second, looking down at the heavy steel in her shaking hand.

Reynold did not even wait. He rushed out of the corner into the open.

A group of black arrows came flying right at them.

Reynold moved his body fast, swinging his sword in a quick circle. The steel of his blade hit the wooden arrows, and knock them out of the sky before they could touch him.

A Forsaken soldier charged at him with an axe. Reynold ducked low under the swing, and stepped into the soldier’s space, then he hit him hard in the neck with his elbow and quickly turned his body and cut the man down with a quick slash.

Behind him, Nymeria was fighting with full power. She ducked under a long spear and swung her left hand, and black shadows came out from the floor, wrapping around the forsaken legs and pulling him down.

She turn on her feet and sent another blast of magic straight into his chest, breaking his armor into pieces.

Nyx finally walked out of the corner. Her breathing was shaking, and her hands were tight on the sword as she watched the bloody fight in front of her.

Suddenly, a forsaken archer on a high wall pulled his bow and aimed an arrow straight at the back of Nymeria’s neck while she was fighting two men.

The archer let the arrow go. It flew fast through the air.

Nyx did not even bother to think and she ran forward, jumped, and swung her sword up with all her strength. The flat side of her blade hit the flying arrow with a loud ting, knocking it away onto the ground.

Nymeria turned her head slightly to Nyx. "Thanks."

Nyx nodded back. The fear on her face was gone now. She hold the sword handle with both hands, bent her knees low, and got ready to fight.

Two Forsaken soldiers ran at Nyx with big broadswords. Nyx moved fast on her light feet and ducked under the first big swing and blocked the second sword with a loud clash of metal.

She turn around them quickly, using her light body to move past their heavy armor, and slashed one soldier right behind his knee, bringing him down to the floor.

Reynold was fighting hard right next to them. He blocked a heavy sword strike, pushed the enemy back with his shoulder, and stabbed his blade deep into the soldier’s side.

He pulled his sword out, breathing heavily, and turned around to check behind them.

Thwack. Thwack.

Two loud hits broke through the noise.

Reynold stopped moving completely.

All the air rushed out of his chest in one painful gasp. He slowly looked down at his own body.

Two black arrows were stuck deep inside his chest, and blood was already spreading quickly all over his clothes.

Reynold’s hand went weak. His sword slipped out of his fingers and fell onto the ground with a loud clang. His knees gave out, and he fell face-first onto the ground.