LAIKA I watched the smokey shadow as it plummeted from the sky toward me. It was so fast that I did not know what to do. My feet were suddenly rooted to the ground as I watched it. "Laika!" MOLART yelled my name, and the next thing, I was whisked away from my position. The spiri
LAIKA I coughed and sat down on the floor to regain my strength. I recognized where I was, but it would take me a while to return to the Titan pack and save Karim. However, my heart was still heavy from the loss of MOLART. Never in my life did I ever think that I would feel sad if he died.
He came at me again; I knew I had to disarm him to get back to Karim. I already overslept in MOLART's cave. The sun was already standing in the middle of the sky, and soon, it would go down into the ocean. I needed to get back to my mate before it set. When next, this giant lifted the weapon on me,
LAIKA 'Laika, you have no weapons to defend yourself. It is time to use your powers. I know you are afraid that you might be unable to control it, but you will not know if you have never tried. Follow every step that MOLART taught you,' Joy said. I looked around the forest and saw not
LAIKA I was almost getting to the pack, so I tried to mind-link Sekani, but he was blocked off from me. I staggered along. My entire body ached with pain, but my wounds were healing because Joy was full of strength. Once I was at the tip of the forest, I saw some dead warriors, and my heart sk
LAIKA The sun was sinking on the horizon, and Khalid was beating me. Apart from the slash he gave my shoulder, he had slashed my waist too, and I hoped to stay conscious and defeat this man. 'Laika, don't be stubborn; use your powers,' Sekani said when I yelped again. 'Then I wou
"Laika, can you hear me?" I was too tired to speak, so I used the mind link. 'I am sorry, Sekani. I disappointed you all.' He held my head up and placed it on his lap. "No, you did not; you have proven a hero. You defeated MOLART." His voice was cracked with tears. 'The... the p
LAIKA Sekani was staring down at me when I woke up again. He was smiling at me, and I blinked twice to ensure it was all real. I passed out after squeezing the juice from the petal into Karim's mouth because I was tired from all the fights. "Welcome back, warrior queen." I grunted