Laserian

I was furious, furious enough to kill everyone and anyone in my path. When an injured Iramus came to me I didn't even hear whatever he was saying, my mind focused on one thing and that was finding her.

It didn't take me long to find her because as a panther my senses were sharp enough and now I was desperate. I could smell her from miles away and I had an idea who might have taken her. Running the fastest I have ever had, I reached the small cottage built near our concert area.

Blood, strong stench of blood clouded my vision and my fury doubled. I smashed through the door and saw Eibhir bend over her with a knife in his hand. I knew I had to save her.

I scratched Eibhir without any mercy and slammed his body hard on the wall, making his bones crack. I had no time to ponder about the situation that what will Marc think so see what I did to his dad.

She was trembling with fear, pale and her eyes red with tears. It broke my heart into million pieces to see her this way.

"It will be fine. I am here now." I pulled her in for an embrace, effort to calm her down.

Her heart beat was loud and erratic as she sobbed into my chest. I couldn't bring myself to think that I brought this on her. Because I tried leaving her out of guilt one time and it didn't went well for either of us.

I lifted her face up to see her eyes which talked when she herself couldn't. There was fear, pain and then relief in them.

"L-Liosa." She stammered out the words and pointed behind me.

Shock hit me hard when I saw a limp body of my only human ally. As if Amber knew what I was thinking she nodded and moved ahead with me, still shaking. We both checked for pulse and Amber sighed out in relief when she found the pulse.

Liosa was hit hard on head, back of her head soaked in blood. She was unconscious and in need of immediate medical attention.

"Where will we take her?" Amber asked pretty sure we can't just take her body right through the battle area.

"I can take her to a human doctor." I was not sure what else to do.

I felt myself losing the calm.

"She will die this way," Amber whispered more to herself than me.

And suddenly she got up, her legs still wobbly. She had a new aura of determination.

"Amber." I put a question behind her name as I lifted Liosa in my arms.

"Come with me, we will get her to a bloody doctor. A little threat act will not shake me and make me blind to dying friends." Her tone was bitter even though she was still pale and kind of weak.

I didn't contradict her, it was better to see her courageous than trembling with fear, it was heart breaking to see her cry and weak.

She walked out of the cottage and took direct beeline for the battle area. I had no idea what she was thinking but I didn't say a word as I saw a new fire in her eyes and colour returning to her face. She was angry and she was determined.

I followed her with a limp Liosa in my arm and each time I saw her this way, I felt bile rising up my throat. I have killed people, I have seen them die but holding a dear friend half dead in my arms brought back bad memories.

We were in the area after a while of walking in utter silence and few mumblings from Amber. I was worried that she will walk right in the battle. Few Quantums and Hoods hissed as she closed in but before I could growl and scare them away or yell at Amber to walk away, I saw a miracle unfold before my eyes.

As she walked passed with a clenched jaw, frown, pain and anger, she spread her power. She just walked among them like a wind, a cool breeze that was calming the animals around. She walked by them and they were docile animals ready to follow her command.

But she was not bothered with them and their reactions. I followed her to Hoods personal doctor who was at the far end of the forest, battle area working on few injured Hoods.

I settled down Liosa's body in front of him and without a word, he started his work. I straightened up and looked at Amber and then at the battle area behind me. There was utter silence all around, nothing like a war zone. Just the sound of heavy breathing of Quantums and Hoods echoed in the air.

One by one every animal, an army of hundreds of animals shifted back into humans looking confused and wary.

Marc walked up to us clearly in awe and mirroring my own expression.

"M, that was pretty cool." He grinned in her direction and she looked up from Liosa and realised what she just did.

"Marc." She sighed in relief and hugged him.

Even though they were friends and I was well aware but it made me a tiny bit annoyed.

"How is Terian and Heather?" She asked as if they were her own.

"Fine, great actually since they have each other now. Iramus is recovering. Everyone else is fine, except my evil dad."

"I am sorry Marc." Amber whispered not even at fault.

"Why? Because you should have let him kill you?" Marc's words reflected pain and hatred.

"You stopped the fight." I found my words finally recovering from awe.

I avoided looking at Marc since I was still in minor guilt of the condition I left Eibhir in.

"I guess I did. I was just too angry when I saw Liosa half dead and what Eibhir did to me, how Iramus got injured guarding me. Just bottled feelings flowed out, I guess." She was being modest about the whole thing.

"What do you want to do now?" I was a soldier and I needed the right leader.

Following her seems the world's best thing right now.

She looked around her and then at me. She sighed sharply and gave me a weak smile.

"Let's get over with this."

With this she walked over with a new found confidence.

"Battle is done people, go back home. You have quite a few of injured of your own and Its better if you don't kill anymore. I don't want this stupid fight to continue.

You think Hoods doesn't have a leader. Maelcurus Mainle is a leader to be looked up to. And for you Quantums you need a new leader, other than savage Ailis Mattix." Her voice was filled with authority and Marc grinned at her with pride.

Everyone looked at her with respect and gradually started leaving from the place as if there was something about her words they couldn't unfollow.

"You need a new leader for us , huh? And who decided that you can order that?" A familiar voice sharply challenged Amber.

Ailis, stood there all bloody and dangerous looking. She was the most savage of them all. She still looked outraged.

"Do you want your little lover boy , my brother, to be the amazing leader?" She shrieked her words while Amber looked appalled at her bloody state.

But she continued, everyone listened to her words, stunned at her harsh behaviour.

"But do you know, my brother, Talfryn. He is not even my brother. He is a bloody half- Hood." She shouted closing in on Amber and I stepped closer to protect her.

Surprise flickered on Talfryn's face on his sister's word.

"Tell me Laser, "She sneered at me, "Can you smell him , like other Quantums? Tell me you don't wonder how he can turn into a wolf when no Quantum can? Tell me Laserian O' Fearghaile, that your mother was not a half Quantum."

Her eyes were wild and she had the nerve to challenge me.

But before I could attack and even shift into a panther, she said something that changed my world.

"Tell me, Laser, don't you wonder what happened to your little brother? Because if you do wonder then I will tell you something surprising, Talfryn Mattix is your supposedly dead brother."

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