"Be careful"

"You too"

Bette ran off toward the archer’s balcony and the front lines, taking down every demon that got in her way.

*****

"Bette, over here!"

Bette ran over to Shane and the King, her sword and armor covered in demon blood. Her face was dirty and she was tired but Bette had a lot more fight in her. Shane and the King were in pretty bad shape, cuts and bruises all over their faces, some of their armor was broken too. Bette held out her hand, grasping Shane’s forearm as her friend did the same. It was the traditional handshake for them.

"Are you both alright? Where’s Kit?"

Shane nodded, "Its been messy but we’re trying to keep it under control. Kit is in one of the ammo towers recovering. She drained most of her powers trying to hold up a force field"

"Is my daughter alright?"

Bette looked at the King and nodded, "She’s fine my Lord. She’s with your wife and the others safely inside the tower. My 3rd in command is with them, they’ll be safe"

The Kind nodded, "Thank you Caretaker, I owe you more than you know"

Shane sighed, "Don’t go celebrating just yet, I think Jodi’s toying with us. Every so often she sends in waves of demons when she could just send the entire army to finish us off"

Bette pursed her lips, "She’s trying to prove a point. What does she want?"

The King sighed, "You"

"You can’t be serious"

Shane rolled her eyes, "Unfortunately. She’s willing to leave us all alone in exchange for you"

Bette looked at Shane as if she were dumb, "So then what are you waiting for? Agree to her terms"

Shane shook her head, "Fuck no, Bette. You know for one Jodi is insane. She’ll probably kill you when she gets her hands on you and who knows if she’ll even keep her word about leaving us alone"

"We have to try Shane. What other choice do we have? Look around you"

Shane glanced at the battlefield around her. The stone ground used to sparkle, children played all over and music was heard wherever you walked. Now all that lie were dead bodies, broken fruit and rubble covered in blood. It was madness.