Hanna didn’t recognize the sounds coming out of her own mouth. She was speaking in tongues. But as Botzhar spoke, Quivna dropped her whip and covered her ears.
“No. It isn’t possible,” said Quivna as she stepped away.
Hanna followed Botzhar’s lead as the demon moved her body towards Quivna.
“You should be dead,” said Quivna. Fear and confusion filled the demon witch as it stumbled back.
“You should’ve stayed in you little corner of hell,” said Botzhar. This time Hanna understood what the demon was saying. “This time when you go back to hell, it will be to my realm. You seemed to like visiting when you stole my family away to make your slaves.”
Quivna growled and pulled a wicked looking knife from her belt. “We’ll see who gets sent back.” Quivna attacked, slicing at Hanna’s torso. The blade sliced open a cut on Hanna’s midsection, adding another to the collection she’d started with her bullwhip. Hanna narrowly avoided the next attack as well.
Finish her, said Botzhar to Hanna as the demon released its control over Hanna’s body. Gladly, thought Hanna as she raised her shield to block the witch’s attack. Behind her, Hanna could hear an explosion as the camp fire suddenly roared to life, the flames jumping towards the sky. It was the signal for Hester to join the fight. Katla was either in trouble or had been discover and needed his help. Hester would have to be the one to help Katla as Hanna was starting to feel the effects of Quivna’s attacks. She wasn’t slowed, but her energy was fading fast. Hanna ignored the fire and focused on her battle as she surged forward trying to attack the demon witch with her shield and axe. But Quivna was too fast, and ducked under or side stepped each attack.
“Your mortal is weak,” mocked Quivna. “I will tear her heart out and eat it.”
Hanna could feel Anso’s spirit telling her to let go of the shield and axe. Anso wanted to fight with her eagle’s claw blades. While Thorodd’s spirit allowed Hanna to excel with the shield and axe, she’d grown up fighting and training with the daggers. She dropped the shield and axe, drawing her daggers.
Quivna laughed. “You should’ve kept your shield, you would’ve lived longer.”
Hanna ignored the demon witch’s taunts. Instead she focused on her magical connection to the spirit stone pouring as much of her own energy into it as she could. Like a valve was being opened, Hanna could feel more of the spirits power entering her body. Everything the spirits had to give, all their reserves were now flowing through Hanna for one last desperate fight. If Hanna didn’t defeat Quivna soon her energy stores, human and magical would be done.
Quivna attacked again. Jumping forward with a slashing attack meant to open Hanna’ guts. But Hanna spun, letting the demon witches arm goes past her, Hanna spun again, as she turned her arm straighten and her blade whipped around until it slammed home into the young witches back.
Quivna screamed. A blood curling sound that could be heard for miles. “No, this can’t happen,” cried the demon witch.
Hanna buried her second blade in the demon witches host body. She wasn’t going to give the evil bitch a chance to escape.
When the witch died, the spirit stone broke. Hanna could see the demon spirit leaving the body, dragged under the ground. Presumably to the realm of Botzhar, where Hanna could only imagine what punishment the demon witch’s spirit was going to face for stealing creatures from Botzhar’s realm.
Looking around, Hanna realized that the fight was over. While she’d been fighting Quivna, Katla had been dealing with the witches. Katla and Hester were both standing nearby looking at Hanna. Hanna gave her friends a half smile and nod. She was grateful to see both of them alive.
The villagers, no longer under Quivna’s control walked around like they were coming out of a long sleep. They talked with each other and glanced around nervously, but no one attacked. They no longer cared to destroy Yanga.
Hanna started to walk towards Katla and Hester, but as she tried to move forward she fell to her knees. She was unbelievably exhausted. Pulling on the spirits powers had drained her of her own energy. She felt like she would sleep for a year. Confused, Hanna looked to her friends.
Hester smiled as if he understood what she was thinking. “Don’t worry, Hanna. You’ve used too much magical energy. Your body needs to recover now. We’ll get you back to the Lady. You can sleep now.”
Katla nodded in agreement. “You did it, Hanna. You defeated Quivna. It is time to regain your energy.”
Hanna wanted to stay awake, a warrior didn’t fall asleep the second a battle was over, but her eyes started to close, she was so tired. It’s okay. Go to sleep. Your world is safe from Quivna now said Botzhar in her mind. Hanna could feel Thorodd and Anso’s spirits as well. They might not be able to talk but she could sense their agreement. The world was safe. For now.
Authors Notes
Thank you for reading Hanna Halfblood: Spirit Warrior. Book two of the HALFBLOOD series. The HALFBLOOD series is in the same world as the STONEBLOOD SAGA and the DRAGONBLOOD series.
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