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Author: Raphael
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/-Raven-/

Declan was still weak. I could see it in the way he swayed as he stood up and Azaiah was getting ready to fire.

How was I supposed to run?

If Declan died anyway, then all that stress of running back here to save him would be in vain. So without thinking, I stepped in front of him.

Azaiah paused.

“What are you doing, Raven?” Declan's exhausted voice asked. He could barely speak, yet he wanted to throw his life away by fighting off Azaiah.

“Instead of fighting him, why don't you fight me?” I challenged him.

“What are you doing, Raven? Have you lost your mind?” Declan asked but I ignored him.

“If I win, you let us go. If I lose… well I'll already be dead by then,” I said. I knew what I was doing of course. I didn't plan to die. I just knew Azaiah would never take the risk of fighting me.

I was his “queen” after all.

Just as I suspected, he shifted to human form and his expression was far from happy.

“Why are you doing this, Raven?” he asked.

“Because you are being selfis
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