"Looks like the 'Light Shield' don't work so good on new angels, huh?" Clifford took a quick look while busy fighting. Too bad he couldn't come help.

"It's a spirit attack! Cyrae, stay strong! Focus and don't let the enemy trick you. If you get controlled like those animals, we're finished!"

Captain Joyce ran to Cyrae's side, cheering her on. He put some magic on her that made things easier.

But the danger wasn't over. The biggest threat - the traitor angel Peyji - suddenly came out of the fog. He attacked Joyce from behind without warning.

"His eyes..." Cyrae noticed something weird. Peyji moved fast, but his eyes looked blank and empty. Very strange!

"Big trouble, he's controlled too! Forget about us. Take this and run into the cave. Use it on Pachira. You're the only one who can do it now!" Joyce fought hard against Peyji. He threw a magic scroll to Cyrae.

Both were six-winged angels, about the same strength. But the captain was stuck fighting.

Cyrae was shocked to be the team's only hope. She didn't really understand the spirit control or why the captain thought she alone could beat Pachira, a four-winged angel, with just a scroll. But there was no time to think...

She grabbed the scroll and ran to the cave, even though her head hurt bad.

But the enemy wasn't done. Near the cave entrance, a bunch of humans stumbled out.

"Zombies?!" Cyrae thought. They weren't bloody like in stories. They looked like normal travelers, but mind-controlled like Peyji.

They blocked the cave. The only way in was to kill them all.

"But..." Cyrae hesitated. Killing animals was one thing, but killing people was too much for her.

It would be a massacre...

"Why you waiting? They're mind-controlled humans affected by light magic. No hope for them!" Joyce yelled while fighting Peyji.

"I really can't do it!" Cyrae almost cried. She closed her eyes and stabbed the closest person.

Warm blood splashed her face. The smell made her almost drop her sword. But then she heard:

"I'll handle this. You go in and finish the job!"

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Melissa had arrived with her big axe. She swung hard...

The attack knocked down many "zombies", opening a small path to the cave.

"Aaaargh!" Cyrae wiped the blood off her face and ran into the cave. She finally saw their target.

Even though she knew what Pachira looked like, Cyrae couldn't believe her eyes. Was this really Pachira? Anyone would doubt this was an angel!

What Cyrae saw was a floating white light ball. It had three pairs of white wings that kept changing shape. The surface was covered in many eyes. It looked nothing like a person!

It was super creepy and scary!

"What the heck is that thing?!" Cyrae shivered and wanted to run away. But one eye on the twisting light ball suddenly flashed...

The familiar bad headache hit her again. Cyrae passed out before she could react. Her mind went to a strange white space.

"Stop fighting! As part of my body and will, God of Light Beluto, all of you must help me come back to life from my broken state!"

This was a voice she never heard before, not in any language! It seemed to speak directly to her soul with absolute power. Cyrae's mind couldn't fight its orders. She almost gave in completely.

But just then, the white space suddenly got dark...

Cyrae felt like she was in total darkness. Her thoughts were free again, and she recalled what happened.

"It said ' all of you'... Does that mean all angels?"

Before she could think more, she woke up.

"How? It's you?" She opened her eyes and saw a two-winged angel in front of her. It was someone she knew - Matora, who used to be Quinn!

Even more surprising, the six-winged light ball was cut in half, shaking and twisting faster!

"Quick, open the scroll! My attack only stops it for a bit. Only the scroll can really kill it!"

No time to catch up. Cyrae quickly picked up the scroll and opened it. A big black ball suddenly came out of the magic circle!

"Be careful! That's dark elements. Don't touch it!"

Cyrae knew what it was. They used these dark element balls for magic tests back in Edenmere. But this one was bigger and stronger.

Matora knew it too. He jumped away as soon as the scroll activated.

The dark ball floated in the air. It seemed drawn to the light elements and flew fast towards the six-winged light ball.

The light ball twisted even more. If it was still whole, maybe it could fight back. But Matora's sword cut it in half, and it didn't have time to heal. Its many eyes flashed strangely. In the end, it could only watch as the dark ball hit it. Both light and dark disappeared instantly!

Everything got quiet. Only six lonely angel wings slowly fell to the ground. Then they turned into lights dots and vanished completely.

"Phew... Good thing we made it. If we were a bit later, it might have won!" Matora sat on the floor, patting his chest in relief.

"So Pachira reached six wings just before getting pregnant. No wonder her change caused such big problems. It destroyed the whole forest!"

Even though Matora had been a male angel for over a month, he still had some girly habits. Others might not notice, but Cyrae thought he seemed a bit... feminine.

"You mean... that eye-covered monster really was Pachira?"

Cyrae was surprised and wanted to make sure she understood Matora right.

"Not exactly! From our 'Post-Event Clearing' team's experience, Pachira's soul was probably eaten up when she first changed. That monster you saw was probably some strong, unknown will that took over her body. It's what happened when light elements twisted and changed a lot!"

Captain Joyce walked into the cave. It seemed Pachira was the cause of all this trouble! When she was destroyed, the other controlled creatures were freed.

Soon Melissa and the other team members were free too and came into the cave.