Page 134 of Dark Angel

“You have to stop her.” Matthew grits out through his sobbing.

“Matthew, I can’t,”

“Yes, you can. And you will.For Alice.” And another wave of grief overcomes him. He shakes in her grip as Kora pulls him impossibly closer to her. She doesn’t want to let go of Matthew. Not right now, as he’s stricken with loss and heartache. His little sister’s blood coating his hands like spilt ink.

“Go Kora!” he growls out as wet streaks gloss his cheeks.

“Matthew,” she murmurs, shaking her head at him.

“GO!” he shouts out angrily.

Kora dips her chin, steadily rising to her feet. “For Alice.”

His cries continue to echo through the building as Kora races down the flights of stairs after Daisy.

Coming to the main doors leading out into the front garden, she sees Daisy staring at Clarence from the bottom of the steps. Her brother’s eyes move onto her own as Kora growls like an untamed lion. Clarence notices Alice’s blood covering her and moves towards Kora when she shakes her head at him, silently telling him to stay still.

Clutching a dagger in her hand, Kora tosses it through the air forcefully, piercing Daisy in the shoulder blade. Her friend falls to the ground with a cry of surprise and pain, holding onto the blade embedded in her muscles.

Kora is on her within seconds, pinning her down as Daisy thrashes in her hold. “I am not letting Daisy go,” Kora grits out before throwing her head back and yelling out with white hot rage. “Come out and fight us yourself, you coward!”

Daisy’s eyes flutter closed. Kora thinks for a moment that maybe she’s returned. Maybe Colton’s left her alone. But she doesn’t move. Her eyes remain closed.

“Daisy!” Kora shouts down at her face.

Glancing up at the movement in her peripheral, she yells out for Clarence to move right when Colton’s blurred body forms, and he swings at her brother with a demonic blade.

Clarence dodges with weapon in his hand as he fights off Colton, as dark shadows surround him. A monster living in darkness, feeding off sin and chaos. His eyes are obsidian, and his teeth are on full display. Colton lunges at Clarence.

Jordan grabs his weapons, continuing to hack away at the Infernals surrounding them as Kora rushes to her feet. She pulls Uriel’s blade from Daisy’s grip before stalking towards her brothers.

Her skin prickles all over with fury. Her blood is boiling cold, as if ice is seeping its way through her veins. Rage radiates through her like waves of light. Heat flows over her as Kora’s skin begins to illuminate. A golden glow shimmers over her flesh in gilded wisps as Kora stalks towards Colton, who is still defending against Clarence.

His onyx eyes meet hers as a devious smirk effortlessly glides across his mouth. “Finally finding all of your powers, are we, sister?” almost sounding impressed.

He shoves Clarence off to the side.

Jordan’s blue eyes widen at Kora’s illuminated figure. Golden flames dance around her. Her eyes are now bright aureate. “Kora, you’re…” Jordan gawks before driving his dagger through an Infernal.

Clarence gives her a similar face of shock.

She stalks past them to Colton, who is grinning ferally. “You killed my friends,” she begins, her tone is controlled. “You killed Alice.”

“What!” Clarence shouts angrily as a demonic creature turns onto him, forcing him to his feet and clawing at him wildly.

Colton continues smiling, like he’s enjoying this way too much. “Don’t forget that perky uncle of ours as well.” And his eyes shimmer with malice.

Kora’s mouth juts open at him as bile rises in her throat. “You killed Will?”

“And I quite enjoyed it.” He answers proudly.

Air escapes her throat as Kora spits back at him. “You’re deranged!”

Colton half shrugs. “I prefer the term demonic, actually.”

Kora scoffs breathlessly, “I can’t let you get away with this.”

His head cocks to one side, “Oh sister, I already am winning.” Colton twirls a dark dagger in his shadowy fingers. “Just give me the blade, and nobody else needs to be hurt tonight.”

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