He pulls me to the open area. She turns. Her eyes narrow.

"Have you come to surrender yourself?" She asks.

"No.... please, don't do this." I fall to my knees.

"Aw, your so cute. I might actually feel bad for killing you." She smiles.

 Shang gets in front of me. I grip his arms.

"My dear niece, you are so naive." She sighs.

"And you're a monster." Shang says.

"I'm a witch, what else can I be?" She raises an eyebrow.

"Honorable for one thing." I say.

"Honorable? Dear, you are so weak." She dives down.

"Go!" Shang throws me forward.

He charges at the dragon. I don't have time to think. I don't have time to scream for him. I start running to the ledge. It was still a way to go. I can hear Shang's sword clashing with her. Has he ever fought a dragon before? Has he ever fought a witch before? Has he ever fought something like them both before? I'm honestly not sure. I hear him yell in pain. I jolt to a stop.  I turn. I see her hand slamming him down. I see blood getting thrown up. No... no. She throws him back. I duck as he flies over me. I see him slam into the ground.

"Shang!" I yell.

I grab his arm.

"It's... okay,.." He coughs up blood.

"So weak and so... weak." She says.

"Shi Yu, run..." He coughs.

I stand up. I won't. No more running. I feel my magic glowing brighter than ever. I feel energy surging through me like I never have before. I feel enraged. I feel empowered. Honestly, I feel as good as I did in bed with Shang. 

Daughter.

Mom? I look around.

Daughter, use your power my love.

I look at my hands and I see white magic emanating off of them. It's confusing me. Everyone in the room looks confused. I turn and I see the white peacock charm glowing. It shoots forward. I turn and I see it form a white peacock form behind me. It forms a giant spirit from the looks of it. I let out a breath. Now it's my turn.

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