Time enough for love (lumity AU)

A dreaded message

Lilith POV
The scene was brutal to look at. Despite the significant number advantage we started with, now only me and Edalyn remained standing against the Blight parents. Luz's friends, along with the twins and Nick were out of commission. Eda's gem was almost completely filled with the black ooze that would turn her  into the owl beast and she was bleeding from the side of her head, just above her left eye. My sister was leaning against her staff and was panting. I wasnt in much better shape.

However the Blights were looking grim. Alador's shoulder was dislocated, Odalia had a broken ankle and was holding herself up with an abomination arm. They were both desperately panting and any magic they used was flickering, a clear sign of a drained magic sack. I was forced to release Luz and Amity from the protection bubble in order to conserve magic. I had propped them up against the wall out of the way.

Silence had fallen across the battle field, which had happened to bleed into the outside, now that the wall was completely destroyed there wasn't much difference anymore. Suddenly stinging bell cut through the silence like a knife. All of our eyes darted towards the girls. Then we all glanced back at each other and after a moment we all rushed into action.

I rushed towards the girls but Alador sent an abomination hand flying toward me as Odalia sent ice shards at me. Thankfully, Edalyn blocked their attacks by summoning a large owl tube that came crashing in front of the married couple. I send her a nod of thanks as I rush towards my student and her human companion. I reached them and quickly cast the spell to let Luz out. The human girl emerged in a cloud of blue gas and with her an unconscious blue haired girl that I didn't recognise.

Amity's eyes fluttered open and Luz turned to her and places a caring hand on the side of her face. "You okay Ami?"

Amity gave a small nod and the pair stared longingly into each other's eyes. They had obviously not noticed my presence and I didn't want to ruin the moment. My sister on the other hand was not so courteous. "Oi lovebirds!" She shouted. "Quit ya staring and help out!"

Amity and Luz immediately looked away from each other and their faces became a tomato red. Then suddenly we see an abomination arm erupt from next to us. It lunches the blue haired girl I to the air and she spins in mid air, landing on her feet, with one hand one the ground and the other on her knee for balance.

Alador and Odalia look at her as she lands and then they smirk. After a moment the girl looks up.

Luz POV
Zoe looks up and locks eyes with me. She looks incredibly serious and angry as she stands up on her 2 feet. "Not many people get the better of me." She says to me and Amity ask we simultaneously gulp in fear.

But she doesn't attack. She does something completely unexpected. She laughs. But not her signature cruel, mocking, laugh. A genuine, joyful, laugh.

Everyone, including the blight parents, look at her with complete confusion. After a couple if moments of laughing Zoe looks at me and Amity again. "I must admit" she begins "that was some serious good work in there you two."

"Zoe.." Odalia begins but is shushed by Zoe.

"Now we could keep fighting but I don't really feel like it anymore." She says.

"Zoe what are you talking about." Alador says with fury. "We shall not retreat we." But before he can continue him and Odalia fall to the ground with a thud.

It had been barely visible but it looked like Zoe had hit the pair on the back of the neck.

"What are you doing Zoe?" Amity asked.

She shrugged. "This was the most fun I've had in years. I can't just have us win now can I?"

Then, unexpectedly Nick staggered over. "Well then kid I think you've made an incredibly stupid mistake." He said as the mercenary grabbed a knife and went to throw it at Zoe. But I stopped him. Noticing what he was doing I grabbed his arm, halting his throw.