Guardian Angels, Misty [read me a book .txt] 📗

now condensed around her, creating a shield. Crystal took this advantage and called back her sword. She jumped over to where the demon lay and drew her sword back, ready to stab her through the heart.
“Dammit! How did she know how to cast a shield spell! I’m out of here!” The demon yelled, and then vanished in a flash of black smoke, just as Crystal brought her sword down. It stuck into the tree where the demons body had just been, shattering the bark and leaving a huge gash. Soon the area became fuzzy, and as Sarah blinked their surroundings changed.
“What just happened?” Sarah looked at Crystal, completely confused. Crystal just looked around, concern still across her face.
“She gave up way to easily.” Was all she said. She pulled her sword back out, then had it vanish. Walking back over to Sarah, the scenery finally fell into place. Sarah was just on the border of the park where she had started following the little girl into the woods. Looking around, she still saw all the kids playing happily, as if nothing had happened.
“We were in an alternate plain. Sometimes demons set them up if they have personal goals. Other than that I don’t know why they do it. We seemed to have returned though as soon as that idiot left.” Crystal explained. Sarah looked over at the tree which Crystal had hit, it was completely normal again, as well as the ground around them. Crystal reached Sarah at this point, and held out her hand to help her off the ground. Sarah took it, and realized how cold her hand was, but it was solid.
“Let’s go back to your place where I can explain a few things.” She instructed. Sarah just nodded her head and headed down the road. Crystal walked next to her, not wanting to let her out of her sight this time.
Leaving the park and entering the busy downtown area, Sarah became nervous.
“Are you sure no one else can see you?”
“Not unless they have a sixth sense or have the powers you do. Most people will just have a feeling of someone being there, but nothing more. People are only looking over here because it seems to them that your talking to yourself.” Crystal laughed. Sarah still gave a few people backward glances, being really nervous someone would see Crystal. The walk back to Sarah's house seemed to go on forever. Sarah kept quiet the whole time after realizing she was the one causing everyone to look at her funny. She had so many questions to ask, but was also still really shaken up by what had just happened.
When they left the shopping district and were just about to walk onto the block that Sarah lived on did Kristen realize someone was following them. Looking down she saw Sarah was too lost in thought to notice it. She spun around and saw a cat walking along the sidewalk. Crystal stared it down, and noticed its eyes flash yellow just as it leaped towards Sarah. Crystal pulled out her sword and intercepted the cat before it landed on Sarah.
“I knew you gave up to easily!” Crystal yelled as she flung the cat back into the street. It transformed as it landed back into the demon Shinthia. She stood there laughing. Sarah froze as she heard the laughing, a cold chill went straight down her spine. She slowly turned around to see the demon staring at her again with those glowing yellow eyes. Crystal stood in-between them at this point, trying to shield Sarah from her view.
“You may have got the jump on me last time, stupid Angel, but you wont surprise me this time. I'm ready for you!” She snapped her fingers and the world around them distorted a little. She now held a thorn whip in her right hand, and a claw-like hand shield in the other. Crystal gritted her teeth in fear. She knew surprise had been her best advantage last time, and a high ranking demon like this she had no chance against one on one just yet, not with how little she knew. Looking back at Sarah, seeing her frozen in fear like that, she knew that she wouldn't remember or even be able to recite the spell she had used last time to free herself. This was going to be all on her.
“Your guardian doesn't look like she’s doing so well over there does she.” The demon laughed. “Don't worry; I'll free her from her suffering soon enough.” She charged forward, lashing out with the whip. She caught Crystal’s sword with the whip and yanked it out of the angel’s hands. Crystal felt completely helpless as it was tossed to the other side of the road, completely out of reach. While distracted, Shinthia was able to approach Crystal with no worries. She grabbed her by the throat and lifted her into the air.
“I haven’t killed an Angel in a while. This should bring back some fond memories.” She laughed as Crystal tried to free herself from the grip. Just as she was about to pass out, an arrow made of light came shooting out from the bushes, hitting Shinthia directly. Crystal fell to the ground with a thud and quickly got up ran after her fallen sword. After she retrieved it she looked back to where she had left the demon. Shinthia was now facing a much larger man, dressed in Celtic style leather armor, brandishing a larger spear like weapon. Crystal recalled it being called a glaive, a long pole arm with a blade on the end instead of just a spear head. He looked over at Crystal and his broad face scowled a little. His black hair was tied up neatly in a ponytail, but his bright yellow eyes are what gave away what he was.
“Get over to your Guardian and protect her like you should be doing, stupid youngling! I will answer those questions in your mind after I deal with her!” With that he charged towards Shinthia, who was now backing away in fear.
“Well, wasn’t expecting you guys to show up and ruin my party. Ta for now, I don’t feel like dying today!” She snapped her fingers and disappeared in a cloud of black smoke.

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Publication Date: 11-27-2012

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