Winter's War (Her Guardians series Book 4)(43)

“Dragons, Milo, seriously?” I mutter, knowing tornadoes mixed with dragons is just as dangerous to us, as well as the demons. I glance over to see Dabriel fighting with four demons, and I know I need to help, now. I run over and use my air to send two of the demons flying away into the tornado. By the time I get to Dabriel, he has killed the other two, and all that is left is dust.

“That is not helping us,” Dabriel points at the dragon, which is setting half the woods on fire and randomly flying down and picking demons up, throwing them into the fire.

“Freddy!” Dabriel shouts, and I turn to see where he is looking. Freddy and a silver wolf are surrounded by at least ten demons, the wolf is injured, and Freddy is protecting him.

“No!” I shout when the demons block my view of Freddy, and I run over to them. I burn all the demons in my path, and see Dabriel flying ahead towards Freddy. Winter could never live with herself if she lost Freddy, none of us could. The little shit is family to us, and he needs to live, so I can kill him myself for being out here fighting.

“Duck,” I shout at Freddy when I get through the demons and see Freddy is fighting with one. Freddy does as I ask, and I lift both my hands, calling air and lifting all the demons around me into the air. Dabriel flies around and kills each one before landing next to Freddy.

“I’m fine,” Freddy says, holding his arm that is bleeding.

“What the fuck are you doing out here?” I shout at him, picking up the sword he had dropped and giving it to him.

“Mich needed me,” he nods towards the injured wolf.

“Get inside,” I say, and he nods. I go to take him and Mich back when the dragon roars loudly, and I look up just in time to feel two more large things pass through the ward that is connected to my magic. Even now, the crystal is trying to fight for us. I watch the skies and two more dragons appear in the distance. The dragons roar at each other, and the tornadoes are making it difficult to see them, but the fire they shoot is killing everyone on the ground.

“They will destroy everything in this fight,” I shout at Dabriel and hear a scream behind me. I turn around to see Lucifer holding his chest, a sword in the middle of his chest and he falls the ground. The demon behind him pulls the sword out of Lucifer’s chest, and I shoot my fire at him, burning the demon to pieces as we all run over.

“Lucifer,” Dabriel says as he pulls Lucifer’s shirt up and tries to heal him.

“Tell Josh–” Lucifer says but doesn’t finish his sentence as he coughs on blood and his head drops to the side. Dabriel just stares down at him, his hands still on his chest.

“Dabriel . . . he is gone,” I say, shaking his shoulder and needing him to get out of his shock. Dabriel stands up and nods, lifting his sword and standing in front of Freddy and Mich’s wolf.

“Get everyone inside the castle, now,” I shout and use my powers to send the message to all the witches.

I wrap an arm around Freddy and Mich, and Dabriel puts his hand on my shoulder before I move us all inside the castle. The castle shakes as we get inside, and I run back to the door with Dabriel at my side. The dragons’ roars are loud enough to shake the castle, let alone their fight. I only hope Winter’s dragon is strong enough to kill the others and take the demons with him.

“We fight together, brother, and save as many as we can,” Dabriel says.

“Together,” I say, and we run out into the battle as our people run inside.





23





Wyatt





I swing one of my swords down over the head of the final demon in front of me as the castle shakes. I turn to see Jaxson has killed his demons but destroyed the castle as he has been using his power. The castle shakes, and all of us go flying into the side of the corridor, the remaining demons that are running towards us flying through one of the doors in the room. A loud scream makes me stand up as quick as I can.

“Winter,” I shout when I hear her scream again, and this time it sounds more desperate than before. I run into the throne room with Jaxson following to see Winter on the ground, holding the crown in her hands as the demon king tries to pull it off her. I know if he gets that crown off her, he will control her, but I won’t let that happen again.

“I will cut your hands off, little princess,” the demon king warns, and I run over to him as he turns to see me.

“Ah the vampire comes to save little Winter,” he laughs, letting go of the crown, and Winter falls to the ground. I look her over quickly, seeing the blood on her head and the cut that is healing but, otherwise, she looks okay. She is alive, at least.

“I’ve come for my queen and my crown,” I nod my head towards the crown he is wearing that belongs to me. That crown has always been worn by the king of the vampires and, despite hating my father and the royal family I was born into, the crown is mine.

“You vampires are always fun to kill.” He laughs. I chuck one of my swords over to him, and he catches it.

“Fair fight,” I say, and he nods with a smirk. Jaxson runs into the room and over to Winter, and I see him from the corner of my eye, but I don’t take my eyes off the demon king as he looks over at Winter.

“Wolfy has come to die, too? I have to say; your ancestor was the best one to kill. So easy,” he says, and Jaxson’s growl fills the room as well as another shake of the castle which almost makes me fall over. I hold my ground like the demon king does as he turns his evil, red eyes on me.