Malcom could barely breathe, he was trying to move his limbs, but except for his arm in a cast, they were all trapped by Minerva's hands.
"You don't smile anymore, right Marked! Insolent! Forcing me to use my most powerful corpse… I must give you credit for that, at least!"
Malcom struggled, but he could not use the power of the treasure of his boots nor his dagger. Minerva prevented his limbs from moving and, with its hand on his throat, slowly took the oxygen from him, Malcom tried to use his magic to create a weapon. Still, everything he created was instantly detached because he could not maintain his concentration.
"You should have started with that damn corpse!"
Emanuel said, walking, staggering in Sarah's direction. She saw him with a reproachful expression and questioned mockingly.
"Just one kick does it take to knock you out?"
Emanuel smiled and, looking at Malcom, said.
"His kick broke like three of my ribs!!" Saying that, he spat some blood on the ground and added, "Make Minerva break his!"
Sarah smiled, and looking at her creature, Minerva let go of Malcom's neck and, with that hand that it now had free, punched the Marked very hard in the stomach. Malcom felt how the oxygen left his lungs, and without being able to move, he felt like his consciousness was lost, and forcing himself to stay awake, he thought. Don't faint, don't faint!
Looking at Minerva, he shook his head back and, with force, hit a head butt in the face of the monster that was holding him, but said head butt was useless. Minerva took his face again, and with a tender smile, the blue corpse smashed Malcom against the ceiling.
The Marked began to bleed. He couldn't find any way to free himself. The creature that was holding him was too strong. And without being able to use his treasures or his cards, he was helpless. When he saw it, he looked at how Minerva always kept that expression of a smile on its face.
Four white wings protruded from its back with which it hovered. Four blue and strong arms and four swords kept in its belt, on its face, four of its eyes stared at the expression of frustration that Malcom was making, and at that moment, the Marked heard Emanuel say.
"Well! Since we have him, let's go! Bones will surely reward us for this! "
Sarah smiled, and when she did, Minerva smiled too. At that moment, Malcom understood the nature of Minerva's power. Using his dagger, he turned it into a long sword even with Minerva holding his wrist, and with a slow movement, he managed to scratch one of the creature's arms.
The scratch appeared on both Minerva's and Sarah's skin, and she, with an expression of pain, observed Malcom. He was being held on the ceiling of the room by her corpse and with anger said.
"You don't know when to give up, you damn Marked!"
And releasing Malcom's face again, Minerva delivered another powerful blow to Malcom's abdomen. The blow was so intense that the Marked dropped the dagger, and consciousness was almost lost. But when he was about to faint, he heard in his head.
"Malcom! I'm here!!"
At that moment, he opened his eyes and saw how from the skylight of the roof, blue flames enveloped the place. Two powerful fireballs were flying in the direction of Sarah and Emanuel, and Sarah was shrouded in fear.
"Minerva!!"
The corpse released Malcom and, with great speed, flew in the direction of the members of the church to remove them from the path of those gigantic attacks. When the fire dissipated, Sarah and Emanuel in Minerva's arms floated over the room as they saw Malcom kneeling on the floor with Skyler beside him placing her hand on the Marked's back.
"I told you to wait for me!"
Said the young woman while Malcom, little by little, recovered the oxygen. He created a wooden box with one of his cards from which he took out a red potion and, drinking it, he smiled and said.
"Next time, I'll listen to you!"
Minerva left Sarah and Emanuel on the floor. Sarah looked at Emanuel with a confused expression, and the man watching her said.
"Do not look at me like that. The rune is designed to keep people within the labyrinth. From the outside, if you have more magic power than me. You can break the spell! "
Sarah took a deep breath and, walking forward, she said.
"I really have no idea why I have you as my partner!"
Saying that, Minerva landed next to her, and she looked at Skyler, then said.
"I don't know what you are doing here, girl! But you have my prey. If you don't want to get hurt, better get out! "
Malcom, with difficulty, got up. Minerva's blows had been extremely strong and took his dagger from the ground as he said.
"They got me! It won't happen to me again!"
Skyler smiled and calmly stepped forward to say.
"Something I should know about these guys!?"
Malcom smiled and said.
"Elemental and necromancer! The only one that matters is her. He is very weak! "
Emanuel put on an offended expression, but Skyler, smiling, raised her hands, pointing to both of them with two fingers and lighting her fingers on fire, she said.
"Blaze of fire!"
From her fingers, two blue flames appeared and, with speed, flew in the direction of the mages, Minerva taking out her swords stopped one of them. At the same time, the other reached Emanuel with speed and touching his chest created a mini-explosion that made him jump through the air and fall to the ground writhing in pain.
Sarah looked at him smiling and said.
"You deserve it for being so useless!"
And concentrating on the battle, she sent Minerva to fight Skyler.
Minerva drew its four swords and, attacking Skyler with speed, tried to cut her. Each cut advanced from a different place, and Skyler, with agility, evaded each attack. Each of its cuts passed near the young woman, and she covered her hands with fire and tried to hit the corpse. At that moment, a cut was about to hit Skyler, she placed her hand in the direction of the blow and saw how the attack could not penetrate her flames. With a tall smile and throwing a giant flare that the corpse evaded, she said.
"I love this cloak!"
The corpse and Skyler fought fiercely, Skyler threw consecutive fire attacks to try to target the corpse only for it to evade it and try to deliver attacks with its swords. Still, those attacks never reached the target.
While they fought Malcom advanced with speed and reaching the place where Emanuel was on the ground he looked at him.