She and Lambda has rushed to the scene mentioned. "Beta? I mean, they share the same name, but why did Epsilon attack her?" cried Midnight as they crashed through bushes.
"I don't know," Lambda briefly answered. "We need to stop him, though. All the monsters outside are bad enough, we don't need this as another trouble."
Midnight nodded as they reached the foot of a rocky hill. Lambda looked at Midnight, worried. "Do you think you can climb up?"
"Y-yeah, I'm sure I can," Midnight said, recalling the time she went here with Pi.
Lambda nodded. "Good."
Midnight wondered why Lambda didn't turn into a mountain goat to climb with more ease like Pi had. To each their own, she guessed. With a little difficulty she reached the peak, where Lambda was waiting.
"Why don't you... go on?" Midnight asked as she caught her breath.
Lambda shook his head instead. "Come, now."
Midnight was more than puzzled by their leader's behaviour. Nodding, she and Lambda advanced and reached a point where even Midnight could make out the magical aura all around it.
She started to growl. "Calm down," Lambda kindly said, and she glanced at the black wolf, who has a glowing blue aura around him. Even if it was a spell, Midnight was comforted by the sudden relaxed feeling she had.
The two's pace started to increase. Lambda then skidded to a stop, followed by Midnight.
In the center of the ring made by four dragons, a Komodo dragon was baring its fangs, fire dancing around its raised tail. Fire shot upwards towards a hawk.
"Epsilon! Beta! Stop!" Lambda cried.
Aside from herself, Lambda and the two fighting figures, Theta, Omega, Alpha and Iota were already on the site. Omega and Theta was casting spells to defend Beta while Alpha was trying to force Epsilon into another form. Iota was standing there, staring at Epsilon.
"Enough!" cried Lambda as yet another fiery comet shot upwards. Beta flapped her wings, and water extinguished it midair.
Somehow, memories stirred within Midnight. A hawk... A traitor...
"Theta!" Lambda called. "What's the reason for this battle?"
"I assume it's because they share names! After all, Epsilon never got to know this Beta," replied Theta.
Lambda growled, frustrated.
"He won't turn into anything else. It's hard to get into his mind," Alpha admitted, sighing. "His mind's defense was easy to break through, but what his mind is filled with was rage and it was impossible to get through that."
"So... as long as there is bloodlust he won't stop?" inquired Lambda.
"I'm confident of that," Alpha sighed.
Midnight was silent. She wanted to raise a question if Epsilon knew she was a traitor, but she was told by Blaze, and who knew if no one else knew, or that she'd be wrong?
"Have you tried everything?" Lambda said.
Alpha nodded his head as yet more comets launched upwards.
"Wave!" cried Beta from above and a blanket of water fell from the skies extinguishing most of the furious attack, and the rest was taken care by Omega.
"This attack was solely launched towards Beta only," Theta sighed. "We couldn't get him to do anything else."
Alpha shook his head. "Beta is not the most powerful sorcerer in this woods, but Theta and Omega are rather talented in defending magic... but, then, Lambda..."
He paused and ran towards Lambda and whispered in his ear something Midnight couldn't hear.
"I'm afraid of that," said Lambda after Alpha stopped whispering, "but Chi should have done a good work on it. She knows how dangerous it is."
"I wonder," Alpha sarcastically said and continued to report. "We were unable to put a spell on Epsilon either. We tried trapping him, his magic overpowered it. We tried to force him to submission, or to cast a blackout spell on it, but he resisted. Or that he had placed plenty of spells for his defense."
Lambda looked furious. "Then, I see no other choice," was his reply after long last. He raised his head and shouted, "Everyone, STAND DOWN! Move back!"
Alpha was the first to react. "Come on, Midnight!"
Midnight moved back and watched Theta and Omega retreat, followed by a hesitating Iota.
"Beta, I want you to move back too soon!" commanded Lambda.
A shrill cry was in the air, and avoided yet another volley of attacks. Lambda suddenly howled, and, from where Midnight stood with Alpha, she could see his fur glowing. It was a soft, ethereal glow.
"Watch him," Alpha urged.
Midnight's eyes shifted from Lambda to Epsilon, who persisted in his attack, shooting fire, casting spirit-like comets at Beta, who dodged them or used her water to defend and deal damage at Epsilon at the same time.
Midnight caught a sparkle from the corner of her eye. From the skies, like shooting stars, three wisps plunged into Lambda's body, and the wolf began to glow violently. Light engulfed him, and it expanded. When there was a roar, a majestic white lion stood in place instead of a battle-worn black wolf. To Midnight's surprise, the lion jumped up with agility she did not expect. She glanced at the skies. Beta had moved backwards.
The white lion roared as it plunged towards Epsilon. The Komodo dragon hissed, upset at the interruption, and sent fiery arrows at Lambda's face.
"Lambda!" cried Midnight. The distance between them was so close, and judging by Lambda's posture, it would be impossible to dodge but receive damage.
"No need to worry," Alpha simply said, but Midnight was beyond comprehension to his words.
However, the fire simply floated towards the lion's left, and as more fire attacks followed, the fire ball accumulated.
The deep voice of Lambda seemed to be different, yet it was still recognisable. "Give it up, Epsilon!"
Before the reptile could reply, the lion reached down to the earth, two of it's paws pinning Epsilon down. The fire around the lizard's tail accumulated to Lambda's collection as the lion spoke, "It doesn't have to be like this..."
Again, Midnight was surprised by how soft the voice was, yet loud enough to reach them.
The lizard responded with a hiss.
"Sorry, Epsilon!" Lambda's deep voice spoke again. "It's for your own good."
The lion's body trembled violently as there was a glow, like the three colours of the wisps earlier. "Is Lambda's body alright?" Midnight questioned.
"He's borrowing the strength of the dragons," said Alpha calmly. "With hiss magic and the dragons' it'll be fine. They can definitely change Epsilon into another form and quickly weave a fabricated story."
Beta landed beside them. "Darn... he's dangerous," she said to Alpha.
"He has always been the one to lash out in battles," admitted Alpha.
What? Really? The way he was so regal and proper in his deer form made the information hard to digest.
There was a cry in the air.
A Komodo dragon has it's jaws connected with the lion's forepaw.
Lambda looked frozen, helpless as Epsilon removed his jaws. He patted the part where he had placed a bite and looked at the lion's frozen face.
"Oh," he said in a mocking voice. "Did you forget I was given the power to command dragons?"
Author's Note: Did you guys forget about the hawk-traitor? Hurhurhur.
Whoa, this story took a twist I did not intend it to! The battle was fun to write, but I was focusing more on the magic than that, but whoa, I did not expect this battle to continue after this chapter, but perhaps it seems like Epsilon has changed my mind. Dum dum dum...
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