Chapter 84: 84. Infected wound
Seeing the claw that was coming for her neck, Lora stepped back a second before it could come in contact with her neck while slashing with the daggers on her hand and successfully severing one of its arms. The creature acted even more aggressively with its arm injury than it did before but Kora was quick to use the other dagger, stabbing its chest before slashing his throat with the other and the features dropped dead on the ground.
Kora let out a sigh having taken care of one, but she became shocked seeing that more had to come and surrounded her. Tightening her hold on the daggers once again, Kora charged forward, sending a kick to one and ducking when it swung its first at her and slashed the creature’s legs making it stagger backwards and she turned to face the next that came at her.
Two of the Abominations were coming at her and the one she had wounded had regained its footing and came back with its claws and fangs elongated. Knowing she could not fight them all at once, Kora closed her eyes, thinking it was time to use some of her abilities.
She opened her again and saw the three creatures leap into the air at the same time coming towards her before they could touch her, a wall of sure appeared forming a barrier around her.
The creatures burned up and turned into ashes that were swept away by the wind. Kora looked at where Lazarus was and saw that he was injured close to his neck and the wound was not healing as it should making it difficult for him to focus, she ran to his side dodging and ducking and slashing whatever she could until she got to on.
While she was running towards Lazarus, the other alphas and strangers to the pack looked at her momentarily forgetting that they were in a battle. What she did with the firewall and how it appeared was a shocker to them as they have never seen a shifter with such abilities. Mateo and Levi were not any different from them.
Kora stood beside Lazarus looking at his bleeding shoulder, it had something like black smoke around it stopping it from closing and healing which made it keep on bleeding and losing blood. Lazarus was getting slower by the second as he had lost a lot of blood.
’Alpha stop,’ Kora said when she saw him trying to attack the next creature. The place was in chaos and there were dead bodies all over the place, the bodies of both the shifters and the Abominations.
Lazarus stopped and looked at her. She could see the pain in his eyes which he fought to hide and ignore but was slowly surfacing. ’You don’t look too good.’ Kora said of him. She stood in front of him, "It’s infected, alpha. And you are losing so much blood.’
’I can’t stay down.’ Lazarus said through the link and she knew why. If the alpha was down, then the pack was as well no matter how hard the others fought, without the alpha who served as the strong pillar and assurance to his warriors and pack members, The pack was already taken. The Alpha was not just another shifter, but he was the symbol of strength in his pack and subjects. ’I have to fight, Kora, if I am to die, I won’t do that sitting still.
’Let me take a look and see what I can do.’ Lazarus lowered its body for her to take a look and she went on her knees, dropping the daggers on the ground, she stretched her hand to him and a blue light appeared on her palm, she moved it closer to the wound and saw the black smoke retreating and leaving, She sighed and was glad that is was working.
But before she could finish, Lazarus stood up and pulled her behind him with his paws.
It happened so fast that she was not able to register what was happening and the next second, she heard Lazarus wince in pain before seeing an Abomination standing next to them with its claws buried inside of Lazarus’ shoulder deepening the wound. Lazarus dropped to the ground not able to stand anymore.
The creature pulled its hand back. Everything happened so fast yet so slowly and Kora could see it happening as if it was played in slow motion. Before it could claw into Lazarus again, she picked up a dagger from the ground and stabbed its chest and at the same time, she saw the creature’s head slip off its shoulder and dropped to the ground. Behind it was Darren who stood with his hand stretched out and blood dripping down from his claws.
The body dropped to the ground sideways and he pushed it away from her sight. He stared into her eyes for a few seconds before looking at Lazarus who has been weakened from the wound that had been infected and the loss of blood. "I will take care of him. " She saw the lycan in front of her nod his head before turning and ripping more Abominations apart. He was mad that that thing almost hurt his mate. When she was fighting before, he had wanted to help her but she ended up burning the creatures and turning to dust so he stayed back, proud that she was able to defend herself.
Kora knelt beside Lazarus again and started the process all over again as the wound had reopened and gone can deeper than before. He had closed his eyes and Kora panicked. ’Alpha,’ she called but there was no response. ’Lazarus.’ She yelled his name.
’I am still here, Kora.’ She heard him say and she breathed in relief. His voice and low and light as if slipping away. Kora glanced where Darren was and he looked at her as if telling them that he was there for her. ’Hold on Alpah.’ Kora said and increased the pressure of the blue light on her palm.
’Okay.’ Lazarus said and the wolf closes his eyes again. A black and brown wolf appeared behind Kora and looked at Lazarus who was on the ground. She glanced at them and recognised them to be Raven and Ezra.
’How is the Alpha?’ She heard Raven’s voice in her head.
’The wound is infected and he has a lot a lot of blood.’ She says to the two of them through the mind link. ’I can save him, don’t worry, just keep those things away from us.’
’Okay.’ They both said and stepped back to give them some space.
