----

“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. The sound

echoed in the air.

in shock, seeing Xavier

mouth,

her

blood in torrents, his body

with the pain, unable to

pouring

----

were filled with tears, but

her, a dozen or

glowing

unnatural, monstrous beings.

----

speed and precision.

figures swiped at her,

leaving five bloody

cradling Xavier in his

to see his

seemed almost numb, her rage overpowering

things

with her own

delivered

behind her, throwing a

pinned it in place.

----

one, silver needles struck

tity faceless

them. Danielle

study them in a lab,

now, Xavier’s wounds stilldfesh,

there was no way

they wergall

----

a dagger, its edge

Her eyes

invulnerable? Fine. She’d carve them

with her blade.

yankéd off the mask

fi and

its face again

Blood poured

but she didn’t

blade and

in two.

----

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