Restoration of Fire

Chapter 10

A/N: WARNINGS FOR THIS CHAPTER! I try and make it as obscure as possible, but there are mentions of rape in this chapter! There are also slight spoilers for Inkedalpha's story in this chapter! If you have read past Page 4 in her story, you will be fine! I marked the spots of concern!!

Winter felt her world tilt. Swindle was now under Lucen's control. She remembered Swindle telling her that he had yet to face a demon that was stronger than he was. Fear rose inside her as she tried to think of how they were going to defeat him.

"Winter. Whatever you do, don't look into his eyes. If you do it's all over." Agmos warned her and Winter nodded, remembering the power that Swindle had. He leaned Winter against a tree and she looked up at him, her heart pounding.

"Look, I'm the only one who can fight him, you sit here and heal. I know what to expect of Fancy Lad this time and I'm ready. Everything will be fine." Agmos told her with a smirk. Despite his words, Winter wasn't reassured. He stood and turned to face Swindle and as he did so, Winter saw his face change to his alpha form, Wings sprouting from his back.

'No. This isn't happening! This isn't! I'm going to wake up in Agmos' bed and this will all have been a horrible dream! I can't let this happen!' Winter thought, willing her body to move as Agmos and Swindle began fighting. Lucen strode over to her, watching the two demons clash. Both were evenly matched.

"C'mon, Fancy Lad! This is little league for you! You mean to tell me you're letting a pathetic piece of shit control you like this?!" Agmos snarled. The mask appeared over Swindle's face and Agmos knew he was struggling to keep his full power away from Lucen. Silently cursing, he swiped at the mask with his talons, missing it by mere inches. Swindle used this opening to swipe at Agmos, scratching him across the chest.

"Damn! If that scars I'm gonna kick your ass." Winter couldn't bear watching. They were fighting because she had summoned them there. Because she had let her guard down. Because she was weak.

"Wouldn't it be amusing to see them kill each other? Ugh, you're not even watching!" Lucen gripped her hair tightly, forcing her to watch as Agmos and Swindle fought. Winter let out a cry of pain, but ignored Lucen's grip on her. She watched as Agmos and Swindle both became more bloody. Both of them locked in a fight. In her mind she saw a similar battle between the two, but where this memory was coming from, she didn't know.

"Stop them! Hurry!" A female voice rang in her mind. This one she didn't recognize, but she got the sense the owner knew Agmos and Swindle. In the memory, she knew the one was Agmos, but it didn't look like the same Agmos she knew. Not only were his facial features different, but there was something more animalistic about him. The memory she was being shown showed Swindle in his Prime level and she saw the outcome of that fight if the owner of the voice hadn't stepped in.

"I won't let it." Winter whispered. Summoning her power, she felt it flow through her, taking form in her body. Lucen roared as he was burned, wings of flame sprouted from Winter's back as her Ultimate level was released. Swindle and Agmos dashed towards each other, talons raised.

"STOP!" Winter screamed as she used her wings to go between them. Pain burst from her chest and shoulder as she took the blows from both demons, their talons embedding in her skin.

"WINTER!" Agmos cried, pulling his talons free from her shoulder. Her back was to Agmos and she faced Swindle, ignoring the pain she was feeling. Swindle stood still, his mask hiding his face.

"What the hell are you doing?!" Agmos demanded, but Winter just looked at Swindle's mask, panting softly.

"Take care of Lucen, but don't kill him yet." She instructed. Something inside her told her she was the only one who could reach Swindle. Agmos looked over at Lucen who was cradling his burned hand with rage in his eyes. Fluttering his wings, Agmos felt his own rage building inside him.