I winced as the dark tendril sucked Zion and Scarlet into the darkness. You could hear the moaning and groaning of the souls as they devoured them. I ran to Vanessa as she collapsed.

"What's wrong?"

Vanessa gasped "I should have used a different spell."

"Why do you think that?"

"It reminded me of an immensely unpleasant memory. "

" Like? " I prodded

"Death," Vanessa answered in a somber tone.

"Wait, you actually remember dying?"

" Vividly. Now that I think about it, I had about a dream about me dying. The dark tendrils consuming even in its path, trying to drag me into an eternal sleep and the fire that licked over my entire body until I was writhing in agony."

"Fire? What fire?"

"Not a physical fire. The scorching sensation that flowed through my veins as the venom took it course."

"Christ. I'm so so sorry that you had to go through something like that." I said wrapping my arms firmly around Vanessa.

Vanessa suddenly stood up and I copied her.

She turned to me and raised an eyebrow.

"Shouldn't you be fighting?"

I shrugged. "The majority of them are either dead already or ran away."

"Seriously? so much for loyalty."

I smirked when she donned a new look on her face, one that said that she wasn't backing down.

"What do you have up your sleeve?" I asked.

Vanessa gave me a crooked smile.

"Plenty to keep you entertained, brother. I think I'll go assist Dad with Ailes."