"D-Don't touch them!" Aisha cried out, her voice ringing with newfound strength. "Finish me off instead!"
She lunged forward, grabbing Cassius's hand, the same hand that had been moments away from her throat. She placed it on her own neck, her fingers wrapping around his, holding his hand firmly in place.
Her gaze met his, her amber eyes filled with a desperate resolve. "Kill me." She said, her voice steady despite the tears streaming down her face. "I'm the one you want."
Julie immediately shook her head, her voice firm despite her trembling body.
"Noo!" She snapped, pushing forward. Her verdant eyes burned with desperation as she thrust herself between Cassius and Aisha, her own neck lowering onto the blade.
"I am the captain of this squad!" She declared. "The responsibility is mine! If anyone should die here today, it should be me!"
Her words sent a shockwave through the battlefield.
Skadi's eyes widened in horror.
