Before they took flight, Arella turned to her brother, who had been holding a barrier of light to protect her from the demons. A thin sheen of perspiration covered his forehead. A bright light emanated from the staff in his hands, which he used to smack the head of an intruder who tried to sneak up on him.
Arella gave him a smile, "Cassie." she called out.
He turned to her, and Arella could clearly see the exhaustion in his eyes. Velmoria was just but a few paces away, holding her whip.
The weapon let out a whoosh sound as Velmoria cracked it forward, shooting it out like a lightening bolt. The pointed tip wrapped around the throat of an invader who had tried to breach the perimeter.
With a sharp yank, she had pulled the intruder closer, slamming them into the ground and stabbing a knife into them. They had barely disappeared into particles of molten light before Velmoria moved onto the next one.
