My eyes were fixed on the figure in front of me.
Rose's ponytail swayed left and right in an almost hypnotic movement… I don't recall using any type of time abilities, but I felt like if everything around me was happening in slow motion.
The ringing in my head from the notification was something I already got used by now.
I did my best to grab Rose and pull her back, I don't want us to die together… not like this… I couldn't reach her. I saw her moving her hand, and it was followed by a cracking sound.
I heard her desperate scream… or maybe it was both of us that screamed.
Rose's figure was launched back and bumped into me… All I could do was hug her as I was pushed back by the Alpha's strength too. It took a while for us to stop as we rolled on burning grass …
The smell of the blood reached my nose at the time that I saw that Rose's arm was bending in the opposite direction.
I felt my soul leave my body…
'Please don't be dead… please don't be dead… please…'
The heat evaporated my tears, I was desperate, my aura view confirmed that her situation was critical, but she was still alive. Her arm turned back to the normal position as I used time healing.
Thank god…
I could feel her irregular breathing and her heart beating. One of her tattoos was shining, the little black paw on her arm. I didn't notice before, but she was surrounded by a black and silver aura. Paws was with her. The next second a bunny appeared from inside me and entered her body and lighten up another tattoo.
The feeling of desperation and unwillingness was gone… she is alive… that was all that mattered.
I put the mask and the holed jacket on her to protect her as much as I could. I looked around to see what has happened.
We have rolled about 50mt, the beasts that were attacking me before appeared and surrounded us once again, but this time there were no signs of the Alpha.
Around me, the heat was already burning my skin, but I didn't care that much anymore. A burn mark appeared on Rose's hand, and I healed it back right away. I looked at the beast surrounding us once again…
I was enraged… and not even cold mind could suppress my feelings right now.
I couldn't protect her… and that was the biggest mistake I have ever made, that feeling was engraved on the most profound part of my soul.
My mind went blank, and hundreds of images flowed inside. My head hurt… I saw myself hugging rose, I saw beast running away in fear I saw their worries and unwillingness… the ones looking at us didn't know what to do…
Why are they confused?
Where did the Alpha go?
I could see all the fears, feeling and even memories from the beasts if I push myself a little… that's right I could see the ongoing fight in the east gate too.
With Rose unconscious in my arms. I started to move to the water source I saw it on one the beast mind. Every time I saw the minimum signal of a wound on her I used time healing… no Beast dare to get near us…because I subconsciously started whistling as I walked.
Every mind in the swamp and the East Gate could hear it… but the expected effect only fell on my enemies…
Why are there so many images in my mind?… Is this how Dante sees everything? … It was scary, it was painful…
Together with the whistle, my killing intent was imprinted in the deepest part of the mind of the beasts… these were the consequences of hurting Rose… I needed them to understand that… I could see what they were thinking… none of them could protect themselves… I feel that if I want I could destroy their minds if I wanted… if I found that Alpha I will most likely do it?
A red liquid fell on the jacket that was covering Rose.
Is that my blood?
I was getting dizzy…
Was it the smoke? The jacket was soaked on blood that came from my nose. That's not normal.
…
Is it the ability? Maybe I'm overdoing it…
'Dante?'
No response… I had to stop whatever is it that I'm doing, the beasts are running away already I shouldn't continue… We should be safe for now… Green Shelter should be safe…
…
I found water with this we might survive the fire… I felt the images disappearing from my mind…
Everything went black, and I fell with Rose between my arms.
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8 days ago.
'The time limit is getting closer, and he doesn't seem to remember that we should do this mission!'
"He has a lot of thing in his mind right now… he will talk about it soon don't worry."
'It's not that, but I got this feeling that I don't think we can pull this off that easily ~…'
"Why? If you two have the same mentality, it should work right?"
'Maybe but I feel that it is not that easy… remember with Lucy? your Soul Purification haven't achieved that same level again since that fight with Jamie right~?'
Rose knew that it was true… if she was able to bring that power that easily Spencer would have awakened already. She understood Dante's intentions.
"You want me to be in danger?… Why did you tell me!! You know I can't lie!"
'No, no! Spencer would kill me if it thought of something like that!! I wanted to know if you reach a similar conclusion than what I got … Don't worry I'm going to make sure that the topic doesn't come out.'
'Something similar?'
'It's more about the image, if we want to achieve resonance I feel like being there just the two of us isn't enough, when the time comes, we might need someone else to be there, so the will to protect, that is most likely the way to go, can be ignited… there might be some danger involved, but I don't plan to endanger someone's life,.'
'So, you want me to be there so he can see me and want to protect me?'
'I just wanted to discuss it with you, with your Astral form you are not going to be in real danger, and if you are there with your real body you might be in real danger… probably Hayley or Gerhard are better candidates since they are most likely to be around him in a mission and in the case of an emergency they can protect themselves…'
"He is waking up can we talk about it later?"
'Ok,~ he is going to tell you about his dream… I think it's about that soul poison you purified.'
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3 days ago
'Are you sure~?'
'Yes, I think I will be able to change between my material and astral form easily with some training. With the current strength that Hayley and Gerhard have displayed it would be tough to make Spencer think that they are in danger unless their lives are really threatened…'
'I don't know Rose, even if we try to control it, you still are going to be in danger… I still think that they are better options, and who knows maybe we can manage to achieve it without anyone's help. That's why I haven't talked about it with anyone.'
'Ok, but I just wanted to make clear that I can help, and that I will not be in danger unless the beasts are in the Astral realm to attack me.'
Dante sighed
'Okay… if healing Ines doesn't work, we will need to find another way… but don't do anything unless I tell you ok? Our priority is to do it without help.'
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(That morning)
'Rose this is really dangerous~ I don't think it's a good idea we should forget it~, the ability it's nice and all but it worthless if someone dies!! There are two Alphas involved~!'
'I'm not going to stay here watching you two endanger your lives!! I want to help! And you know as well as I that with me there our chances go up! You say that is worthless if someone dies, but you are going head on to fight don't you!?!'
Dante was conflicted as he talked with the stubborn and worried young girl… she softened her voice…
'I will be okay… and if you don't help me, I will act as I see it fit anyway, I'm not gonna lose any of you. Also, I have been exploring my abilities, and I think that I might have a method to handle the Alpha.'
'… If I didn't know that you can't lie, I would be calling bullsh*t~ and thinking that you are telling me to accept this plan ~.'
'I know how it sounds, but I have been thinking for a while, and if everything goes well, I think I really might pull this off. Think of it as a last resort.'
'Might?? What if it doesn't work!!'
'If Spencer is in danger, I'll bet on it, I told you it's the last resort... call me when everything else has failed… I'm not losing you guys!'
'… Let's say that I agree with you… what is your plan?'
'I want to expel him from the Material Realm…'