----

“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

the blow to his chest. The sound of

echoed in the air.

shock, seeing

his mouth,

screamed, her heart tearing in

up blood in torrents, his

unable to utter a single

kept pouring from his

----

eyes were filled with tears, but

her, a

their eyes glowing crimson, staring at

unnatural, monstrous beings.

----

moved with brutal speed and precision. One of

figures swiped at her,

leaving

cradling Xavier in his arms, turned

to see his

seemed almost numb, her

These wretched things had

them with her own

spin, she delivered a spinning kick to

her, throwing

pinned it in place.

----

silver

tity faceless

Danielle

study them in a

now, Xavier’s wounds stilldfesh,

felt there was no way

until they

----

dagger, its edge

eyes

things invulnerable? Fine.

with her blade.

yankéd off the

fi and struck,

into its face

agaih Blood

but she

blade

in two.

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