Shuddering slightly, Amni turned back to the group who he’d positioned between him and the maiden statue. “Well, it seems we have a standoff.”
At Amni’s words, Kotaro swung Suki behind him knocking her to the ground in the process.
The impact with the ground tore Suki’s attention off of her brother. Looking up at Kotaro, she watched pure hatred flood into his crystal-blue eyes. Blinking, she gasped as Kotaro leapt forward, intent on reaching the taunting wind demon. Before he took more than two steps, Toya jumped in front of him and the two collided.
Toya wrapped his arms around Kotaro, who fought to reach his prey. “Snap out of it, you blowhard. Don’t let Amni goad you.” He knew Kotaro and Amni had a war separate from this one. Both wielded the power of wind, and where they should be a
