A World on Fire [BXB]

20 - Angel

The air was silent, buzzing with anxious energy, Angel felt like he had lost his hearing, he looked down and saw one of his feet step in front of the other with speed as he ran, he looked ahead and saw hundreds from the enemy's legion get closer to him, he looked to his right and saw the determined and deadly glare of North but he couldn't hear anything, well...nothing other than the thumping of his heart, it beat so loudly it almost hurt his ears.

The enemy's first wave was a horde of lower-level powered, there were too many for Angel to distinguish exactly what lever but they felt weak. This was one of North's predictions, that they will send the cannon fodder out first. Angel remembered him calling them "easy pickings" but were they really? He felt a bead of sweat run down his face, followed by another, then another. He looked to his right again and noticed North's eyes flickering around the horde as his brows scrunched together, he was clearly trying to come up with a good battle plan.

"Oh god," Angel thought...they hadn't come up with a solid plan before rushing into the fight, there was no time...

"And now we will die. Because we were careless...stupid...so stupid, we have doomed us all. I can't I -"

"Shut up!"

"..."

"Two Celestials and two highly skilled A class fighters...against a bunch of roadkill, you'll plough through them like a hot knife through butter"

"But what do I do? I don't know what to do!"

Angel heard his power sigh almost audibly, strange.

"Alphas!"

"I don't think one wolf will do much against all those people!"

"I said...Alphas!!!"

"Wha-" Angel's brows furrowed in confusion then shot up as he understood.

"Do you think...do you think I can?"

"Kid...you have no idea what power hides within you. You're...something else. Celestial is too measly to describe the things you're capable of"

Angel though how this was the first time his power actually sounded...kind, not like its usual tones of anger, authoritativeness, power, he was...gentle.

Angel gave himself a nod and made up his mind.

"STOP!" he shouted from the top of his lungs and stopped running. His three companions came to a halt and stared at him with confusion and a hint of urgency.

"What, Angel what is it?" North pressed, his eyes glancing between Angel and the approaching horde.

"Stand back - I've got this!" Angel surprised himself with the level of confidence oozing from his voice.

North, Zap and Viper collected behind him, their eyes reflecting concern and nervousness.

Angel opened his arms wide, "ALPHA" he let out in a quick shout. A 6-foot tall crystal wolf appeared in front of him,

"Kill!" Angel instructed. With teeth bared Alpha took off towards the approaching enemy, his strong paws digging up the soft soil.

"Angel, I don't think...I don't think a wolf, even though impressive, will be enough against hundreds of them!" North insisted, grabbing Angel's shoulder. Angel glanced back shortly, North took a startled step back, he had never seen the Water Celestial carry such an expression before, his eyes were almost glowing, narrowed into deadly slits and his mouth...his lips were turned up in a grin.