Elian;
The entity begins walking toward her again.
Slowly this time. Like it already knows it's winning.
Panic floods me violently. Not for myself, but for the fact that Asa looks like she's dying. I need to help her.
I… I should get her out of here. She needs help.
I slam my fists against the barrier.
"LET ME OUT!" I scream as I try to break through the purple orb around me, but it repels my efforts. Asa jerks her head toward me immediately.
"DON'T YOU DARE!" Her voice cracks through the garden furiously.
For a second, I freeze. Breathing hard and trembling, and tears burn down my face.
"I can't just stand here!" I shout brokenly.
"You can and you will!" She growls, and the entity appears in front of her.
Its claws drive straight through her shoulder, and everything inside me stops.
My heart, my breathing… the world.
Asa gasps sharply as blood splatters across the grass.
And yet—Even with claws still buried inside her— She grabs the entity by the wrist.
Then smiles.
