I plunged my sword into the gap in his armour and he let out an ear piercing screech. His whole body stiffed underneath me as the light in his eyes dulled. I just killed a person. Well, he's a demon but still. I gulped but before I could mourn the death, a sharp pain erupted in my arm. I looked down and saw a huge cut in my arm. The source of the cut stood a few inches away from me, with her sword raised, her stance was defensive.

If you can't think strong, then think smart. Find the person's tell. Chastity had instructed me during one of our training session.

I tried to find her tell, something she has or does before attacking. She charged but I managed to dodge her attack. She's impulsive. She doesn't think. She just attacks. I racked my brain, trying to think of how I could take advantage of that. She attacked once again, making a cut in my arm. I hiss in pain, clamping my arm with my hand. Tears stung my eyes, which made my vision hazy, but I could make out my attacker charging towards me. Despite my pain, I dodged right, bring the hilt of my sword into her back, pushing her towards the ground. She scrambled on the floor, trying to reach her sword. I picked up her sword and placed it in my sheath, knowing it might come in handy later. I lifted my sword to kill her.

She spluttered, "please...have mercy."

I hesitated, which gave her time to snatch a fallen arrow to stab me with. Fortunately, her body fell to the ground with a thump, an arrow in her heart. I turned around to see a boy around my age, grinning like a school boy. He brought two fingers up to his forehead and gave a salute and a wink. He ran off attacking another group of people. I finally made sense of the chaos and destruction. People laid on the floors, bleeding. Dead were sprawled all over the ground. I gagged and averted my eyes. A few feet away, I saw Humility fighting three demons at the same time, somehow she was winning. I decided to help her so I jogged over to the scene. I tiptoed behind them and just as soon as I reached them, I plunged my sword through the small of his back, straight upwards, into his heart. The other two demons got distracted at the sudden death of their companion, to which Humility took advantage and swung here sword to decapitate both demons. Their heads rolled onto the floor, causing me to gag. Something rose up in me and I turned my head away to empty my stomach onto the side. My head felt dizzy as I wobbled around. Humilty grabbed onto my arm to stablize me.

"Maia, you need to use your angelic powers! It's the only way you can survive. You've lost a lot of blood already."

"How?" I croaked.

"You drank the vile right?" She whispered, which notching an arrow into her bow, releasing it into the chest of a woman.

I nodded silently, trying to steady myself. It's been about 2 weeks since I had the vile; Chastity told me that it should -supposedly- work immediately, but nothing had happened. I shrugged after giving some thought.

Within seconds, Humility pushed me aside, grabbing her sword and began to attack the man running towards us. I tried to focus my blurry vision, thinking that this isn't the time to rest. But before I could do anything, a strong pair of arms wrapped around me and I was shooting through the sky. My oxygen levels were dropping rapidly. My attacker grabbed me by my neck and held me up, gliding in one place. He squeezed my neck, cutting off my breathing. My heart began to pound, desperate for air. I could feel my lungs seizing up, begging for oxygen. My eyes began to roll back as my vision began to darken. He brought me close to his maniacal face and smiled wickedly, whispering, "long live the king."

And he dropped me.

I was plummeting at speeds I couldn't imagine. I gasped for air as I saw the world grow closer and closer. My mind immediately starting thinking about the important people in my life: Joshua, The Virtues, my mother, my father, The Sins. Wrath. Oh please, I didn't want to die. Not like this, not now when everyone I know and love is fighting this Holy War. The wind was smashing in my face. My body was already weak from losing a lot of blood and free-falling to my death was just the cherry-on-top. As the ground grew more bigger, my heart calmed down. Yes I was about to die, but at least I got to see my mother. If I die, I'll just come back here anyways. Whether I go to Heaven, Hell or that nonsense in between, I'll still be able to see the people I love. Something in me clicked, like the last piece of a puzzle fitting in. Suddenly, somehow, in this moment, I felt peace.

And then it happened.

Peace, tranquillity and happiness gushed through me, making me light. Two ginormous white wings sprouted from my back, wide and beautiful, lifting me away from sudden death. I stared at the ground, only inches away from me, as I floated above it. That peace and tranquillity I felt, opened up my ability to access my powers. I laughed in triumph.

Let's end this war.

I got out my bow and arrow. Suddenly, I felt strong and able to do anything. I needed height, so I had to figure out how to fly. I tried kicking my legs and waving my arms like in swimming, but that made me look stupid.

How do I go up?!

At the word up, I started to move upwards. I chuckled and continued to climb. I decided not to go to high, so the wind won't mess up the direction of the arrow. I could see the chaos on the ground, people lying dead on the ground, people of honour, people of integrity. I got out an arrow, placing it in the bow and aimed. Suddenly, my ablity to aim heightened and I could see my targets very clearly. I began to rain arrows down, knocking people dead, right left and centre.

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Authors note:

So the book is almost over :( but don't worry....I'll make it worth it!

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