----

“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

blow to his chest. The sound of cracking

echoed in the air.

in shock, seeing

from his mouth,

her heart tearing

in

with the pain, unable to

pouring from his

----

filled with tears,

her, a dozen or

their eyes glowing

unnatural, monstrous beings.

----

with brutal speed and precision. One of

figures swiped at her,

her back, leaving five bloody

in his arms, turned

time to see

seemed almost numb,

wretched things had

with her

she delivered a spinning kick to

her, throwing a silver

pinned it in place.

----

one, silver needles

of tity faceless

Danielle

study them in a lab,

now, Xavier’s wounds stilldfesh,

there was no way

until they

----

a dagger, its edge sharp enough

eyes

Fine. She’d carve

with her blade.

off the mask of

and

its

Blood

she didn’t stop.

the blade

in two.

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