5
Darius
A Scythe fighter appeared out of nowhere and dived toward Lily.
Queen Raya’s fighters were small, fast, and nearly impossible to evade from the ground. I screamed a warning as the fighter fired on Lily’s position.
“Lily! Watch out!”
My heart seized in my chest, the pain like pinchers tearing the organ in half. No air. I had no air. My vision blurred. Just like last time.
“Lily!” I willed myself up the cliff wall, using boosters to half crawl, half fly up the side to reach her. Nothing else mattered. Nothing.
Lily held on to the rock with one arm and swung her entire Titan body wide as the Scythe fighter’s blasters reached the rocks and exploded, sending debris raining down on my head.
A large rock hit me. I slipped. Lost my grip. Fell.
Caught hold.
I looked up. I was sti
