"You're getting cocky. You tried to jump ? And you thought that it would work?" Alaric laughed as he shook his head. He looked down at lina. "I could snap your neck, but I bet that soul of yours is delicious."
lina tried to struggle, but her strength was sapping. She weakly reached up toward him, managing to brush her forefinger against his forehead.
Alaric gave her a confused look before he coughed. He acted like he was wheezing, fighting for breath.
"What is this?" he gasped out, his grip on her loosening.
lina slamd her hand against the arm holding her captive, knocking his grip completely loose so that she could jump away from him. She turned, lifting her hands to conjure up another spell, but Alaric was ready for her.
Alaric waved his hand, tossing her back into a wall.
The back of lina's head struck the wall before she slumped to the ground, not moving.
As everyone else ran at Alaric, he slamd his fist against the ground, sending a ripple through the air that threw everyone back. He took that opportunity to dart out of the side door, escaping the fight.
Elias could only breathe through his pain for a few monts. He stared up at the ceiling, which slowly spun ahead of him. He blinked a few tis before lifting his head, seeing that Alaric was gone.
He cursed beneath his breath, wondering how they lost another fight just like that. Alaric was so powerful, and it was so hard to have his head completely in the ga when he was worrying about losing his friends.
"l? l!" Tyler's voice sounded sowhere nearby.
Elias pushed himself up into a sitting position, looking around until he saw Tyler hovering over lina, who still wasn't moving.
Fear struck him in his heart, prompting him to stumble to his feet and hurry over to Tyler and lina.
"What's wrong? Why isn't she awake?" he asked.
Tyler shook his head, reaching out to cup the back of lina's head. He drew his hand back to see blood on his fingertips.
"She hit the wall so hard," he said. His voice shook slightly as he cupped lina's face, gently patting her cheek. "Co on, l."
"Alyssa!" Elias shouted, needing her to co help. He didn't know any healing spells, but Alyssa knew a little bit.
He watched Alyssa burst through the church doors and hurry over. He grabbed her hand and pulled her closer. "She hit her head. Now, she won't wake up."
Alyssa nodded and leaned down near lina as she grabbed one of lina's wrists.
"She's breathing. Steady pulse," she said. "Tyler, move over here."
Elias forgot that she did this for a living. Alyssa didn't even need magic to deal with this. He stood out of the way, trying not to panic as he watched Alyssa place Tyler's hands on the side of lina's head.
"Keep her still and stable," Alyssa told him before grabbing her phone and turning on the flashlight. She opened one of lina's eyes, checking her pupil. "Just give her a little bit."
Elias put his hands behind his head, breathing as steadily as he could. He glanced behind him to see Scott sitting in one of the pews that hadn't been thrown around. He frowned, wondering why Scott wasn't here checking in on lina.
"lina? Can you hear ?" Alyssa spoke, staying close to her friend. When she saw lina's eyes flutter, she let out a sigh of relief and leaned closer. "lina, it's Alyssa. You hit your head."
lina grimaced as pain throbbed in her head. She reached for her head, but Alyssa gently took her hand and placed it back down.
"I need to look at your wound. Do you know what day it is?" Alyssa asked her.
lina thought for a second before nodding.
"Thursday. We're in so town in the middle of nowhere called Crowley," she said before glancing around. "And Alaric beat us again."
Alyssa frowned slightly, but she didn't let the expression stay long.
"I'm glad you're okay. Let's sit you up," she said, motioning for Tyler to help her move lina into a sitting position.
Elias moved to crouch near Alyssa. He reached out and placed a hand on lina's shoulder, feeling relief flood through him when he realized that she would probably be alright.
It would take more than a bump on her head to stop lina, especially when it ca to Alaric. She was devoted to this fight more than anyone else that he knew.
"Hey, how are you feeling?" he asked her. He felt disappointed about what happened, but he was just glad that lina was okay. For a mont there, he thought that he lost her.
He didn't know what he would do if he lost lina. He wasn't sure if he could continue the fight, but he knew that he would have to for her.
That would be what she would want him to do, and she would do the sa thing if he was killed first.
"My head hurts," lina murmured, looking weak and tired. "Alaric escaped?"
Elias frowned slightly and nodded.
"Yeah, he's gone," he replied. They would have to try to find him all over again, and he wasn't looking forward to their next confrontation.
He was tired of being beaten and pushed around by one guy, but that guy just happened to be a powerful demon. There wasn't much that he could do.
"Thanks to Elias and his genius plan. Good job almost getting your sister killed," Scott spoke up from the pew. He gave Elias a disgusted look before storming out of the church.
The others fell silent as they looked between the church door and Elias, waiting for the tension to finally break or settle.
Elias tightened his jaw, anger flaring through him. He couldn't believe that Scott had the nerve to talk to him like that. He wasn't going to get away with it.
They were supposed to be a team, and he was tired of letting Scott steamroll him in front of the others.
He deserved at least an ounce of respect for trying to help the world, whether Scott agreed with his thods or not.
"I'll be right back," he replied before storming after Scott, expecting anything but a pleasant chat.
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