The sound of an explosion pulled everyone's attention. They looked in the direction of the sound and saw flames reaching high several feet.
Aric immediately knew who that was. He wanted to rush to Ariel as fast as possible. Fear gripped him as he looked at the flames, but before he could take a step in her direction, the flames suddenly dispersed.
Standing there was Ariel, but she was not the Ariel that Aric knew. Her skin went ashy, and her eyes became purple. Rage filled her as she charged at the men.
She leaped into the air, going high several feet. She held her sword over her head, dark purple flames wrapping around her sword as she slashed down.
Her sword cleaved one man into two halves. The others watched in horror. She looked up at her next target. The man met her gaze and immediately tried to run, but she was far faster than him.
