----

“We swing across," David said, leading the way.

Before anyone could blink, David grabbed the rope, swung

across in a perfect arc, and landed on the other side with

ease.

One by one, the bodyguards followed, swinging across the

pit like a well-oiled machine.

It took them less than five minutes to cross, while Danielle

had spent hours thinking of a way to get past it.

David’s unease grew with each passing second.

Back on the other side, the fight between Danielle and the

mask-wearers raged on. She had been hit several times,

but her focus never wavered.

The Darling family, hiding in the shadows, watched in

agony, unable to help.

Then, a glimmer of hope: Danielle’s eyes lit up as she

pulled out a few silver needles and drove them into the

head of one of the mask-wearers. The weak spot!

----

Just as she was celebrating her success, another mask-

wearer appeared behind her, silently preparing to strike.

His fist came crashing down toward her back.

Xavier, who had been watching Danielle’s every move, saw

the threat and rushed forward without hesitation.

"Danielle, look out!" he shouted.

In an instant, Xavier was in front of Danielle, taking the full

of the blow to his chest.

echoed in the air.

in shock, seeing Xavier

mouth,

she screamed, her heart tearing in

up blood in torrents, his

unable to utter a single word

pouring

----

eyes were filled with tears, but

down. Around her, a dozen or more

glowing crimson,

unnatural, monstrous beings.

----

with brutal speed and precision. One

at her, its

leaving five

Howard, cradling Xavier in

see

seemed almost numb, her rage overpowering

wretched things had harmed

with

delivered a spinning kick to

her, throwing a

pinned it in place.

----

one, silver needles

tity faceless

Danielle

them in a lab,

now, Xavier’s wounds stilldfesh,

was no way to.

they wergall

----

hand gripped a dagger, its edge

Her eyes

invulnerable? Fine.

with her blade.

yankéd off the

and struck,

its

agaih Blood poured

but she

blade

in two.

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