Jay screamed. She threw a wave of energy at the Hollow Men that disintegrated fifty of them on the spot and then she turned to Vile. She flung wave after wave of blue and white energy at him, forcing him back. A few shots of light got through, piercing his armor and he roared but after a few seconds she fell to her knees and Skulduggery jumped in front of her to defend from Vile’s attacks. Valkyrie saw all this but didn’t understand, just like she didn’t understand why Fletcher wouldn’t get up. He was just lying there, not even moving at all and there was blood everywhere. She found herself running to him. She fell to her knees at his side. His hair was a mess and there were holes in his jacket. She touched his face and when she drew back there was blood on her fingers. His blood. She saw Skulduggery get thrown past her and hit the ground and roll. She looked at Fletcher’s face and started to look for the one person who could help her. Darquesse welcomed her with open arms and together they started to attack. They sent wave after wave of darkness slamming into Vile, each one hitting him hard and sending him backward. They never gave him a chance to fight, never gave him a chance to pull his shadows forward, they waited for him to drop his shield and when he did, they sharpened the shadows and threw them at him. They pieced his armor over and over. Vile didn’t scream, didn’t call out, didn’t even whimper. He was quiet as he died. Even after he died they pushed and pushed more and more shadows into him. “Valkyrie, he’s dead! Stop!” Skulduggery yelled at her, but Valkyrie wasn’t there anymore. Darquesse was in charge. She grinned at the skeleton. He’d been so kind to her. And now she would thank him. The shadows shot out at him but before they hit, Darquesse felt a burning. It hurt so bad, and she dropped. She tried to lash out but she couldn’t move. Valkyrie stirred in her and she recognized the feeling. Ah, it hurt so much. Finally, Valkyrie was strong enough and she pushed through taking back her body. Valkyrie gasped. The burning was gone, replaced by pleasing warmth coming from her back. She knew what it was and said, “Thanks Jay.” The warmth was gone all too suddenly and she looked back to see Jay, lying passed out on the ground, her red hair splayed across the ground like a halo. Valkyrie, reached to touch her but saw blood on her fingers. It wasn’t her blood. She recoiled. Then she felt herself falling back and then only blackness.
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