.Elementals.

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I sparked my magic.

Amalia carefully opened the carriage door, feeling it, and I looked back at her with a nod before stopping us.

"Highness please head to the carriage."

"What is it mage?"    

"Uncertain, but I do not want to risk you life." I got off Arial while Amalia remained on alert as I helped the princess off and guided her to the carriage with the man that was driving the carriage. "Do not let anyone inside." I told Amalia as she closed the door with both of the people outside getting in and got on the top of the carriage, covering the fragile windows with solid stone.

"What is it mage Mystery?" A guard asked.

"I sensed something." And I heard a whoosh before seeing the man that I was talking to fall over, crossbow bolt through his neck.

I whipped around, eyes scanning the surroundings as two guards tried to help their injured comrade but I knew he'd die.

I hissed softly to myself, cursing my stubbornness to not let Amalia try to ride Arial, I wasn't at the top of my form or that guard might have lived.

"Bandits!" A guard yelled as at least ten dropped out of the trees.

I pulled out my dagger.

"Kill every last one of them!" I yelled at the guard.

I turned to the closest one, the blade of his sword sparking as it collided with the edge of my dagger before hitting him in the stomach with my palm, flames bursting from my hand when I made contact.

I saw a stone pellet fly through the air and smash into the head of a man.

And then something hit me.

A pinkish haze washed over my vision, when I moved my head it was like my subconscious was trailing behind, not moving at the same time.

I shook my head as I fell over to get away from sword.

There is a magic user in their group.

"Kill them all and grab the riches!" I heard one of them yell.

I glared at the ground, magic racing up the connection and I saw one of them burst into flames, having set the wild magic in him ablaze.

My vision cleared up instantly.

"Are you alright?!" Amalia yelled, pebbles orbiting her hands and shooting them out like arrows from a bow.

"Yes I am!"

I took a deep breath, throwing my legs up in the air to hit a man in the chest and pushed off him, flipping over to my feet, ducking a strike from another and plunging the dagger into his chest.

I heard Amalia fall off the carriage and shoved over to her, she wasn't badly hurt but her head was bleeding and her eyes pink, fuck there is another wild mage!

"Snap out of it!" I yelled but I couldn't help her, I shoved her under the carriage as I stood, head hitting the chin of a woman this time before snapping out my leg and making her fall over from the impact, a jet of flame taking care of her.

I saw a few of them stop fighting because they were leading the dead guards' horses away and trying to force the carriage door open.

"I am done with this shit!!" I yelled, arms flecking at my side before the pain came.

I fell over, suddenly forgetting how to breath.

I looked over at my left in surprise, a cross bow bolt sticking through my upper arm and pining it to my side, it was like a small ten-inch bolt with around seven of it sticking into me, with a tap on it I could use magic to map out its shape and it was a very special one indeed, the tip of it was made to open so the one shot couldn't pull it out without causing way more damage to themselves.