Clash under the moon

"Ten... nine... eight... seven..."

They slowly approached her, but were in no hurry to attack, which told me that either they were afraid of her and the so-called "artifact", or they were too self-confident in their abilities.

The blade was getting heavier in my hand, the blood boiled slowly and every nerve was strained to the limit.

"six... five... four..."

"top-top-top" I heard their steps so clear now.

"swong"- They drew their weapons in preparation for the attack and formed a small formation as the approached hear where I was. My eyes were filled with blood and I bit my lip from nerves, my mind was empty, I was able to pull myself together and finally decided that I would attack them from behind, and come what may the main thing is to create distraction from her, pulling all attention to me.

"three... two... one!"

They passed me, the moment came. I broke off the ground and rushed at full speed towards them, making as few sounds as possible, I plunged my blade into one of the spearmen, there was a muffled scream and at that moment I heard a whistle. At the same moment, another spearman was hit by an arrow. But although the swordsman was stunned, he turned around and sharply attacked me.

"WHO ARE YOU?!?!?! How dare you attack the 'Leonblade' knight squad" a muffled voice resounded throughout the street again. HIs sword lit up with a bloody red tint and he swung it and began to lower it at me. I put all my strength into blade and put all my inner self, in a moment remembering all my training in this closed room, I met his blade with mine. There was a roar, the earth began to shake and energy from the collision of two wills began to come out around. The will of the knight and the will of the hermit locked in the cage. And then a melody sounded and a whistle was heard again, the swordsman turned as fast as he can and barely managed to deflect the arrow. I aimed my attack at the opened back, but he expected it.

"Ugh, YOU little devil, you don't have any knighthood!!!"-And he deflected my sword with incredible speed. Reflecting my sword he knocked me off balance. I staggered, returned to the rack, exactly at the moment when I had to take another blow

"But it was you who attacked one lonely girl with your buddies, didn't you?"-I answered with salt in my tone. He furiously attacked me again, and I started to feel how more trained he was, then  me.

"YOU should shut up little brat, you understand nothing!!!"

"Then, do you mind to explain to me what exactly I don't understand?"

"Argh, its pointless to explain something to someone, who gonna be dead soon!" He pointed his attack exactly my neck, I barely caught his sword with mine and deflected it.

And then I heard a voice, as if the wind bought it directly to my mind. Clean, soft and warm: 

" You finally came, darling"

"Darling?"- I thought. Wasn't even sure if heard it ,or sensed, or hallucinated because of impending death.

"Now its not so important, you will remember when the time comes , now we need to win"- At that moment , I parried  the knight's furious series of blows, with which he successfully pushed me.

"And how do we do it?" I asked her the doubtful question in my mind.

"Keep distracting him as much as you can, the rest is up to me"-Of course it was said as if it was easy, but still, I simply didn't had choice at the moment. So I had to grit my teeth and continue the fight.

"Huh, for your arrogance way of speaking, you doing soo much mistakes" -He noticed, how inexperienced I was.

"What why are you silent soo sudden, maybe you tired or you scared?"- He pushed me more and more.

"And how did you got such strong artifact, you clearly don't have power or knowledge how to use it"-He pushed me even more.

He landed two hits on me already, and its was painful as hellish sunlight. Suddenly I got idea, deflected his hit and put all my energy into the blade and remembered the light that I touched, let the energy of light into the blade and it began to sow feathers of light into his eyes. His face writhed under the visor of his helmet and he shouted loudly in pain:

"COWARD!!!"

And then the loudest whistle was heard playing a melody. And its melody which you gonna hear once and never again. Beautiful, sublime and strong.

The swordsman managed to react, turned around and took the blow with blade, but the arrow and the force invested in it began to repel him, cracks ran along the sword and I delivered the last blow to the enemy's opened back, inflicting a double blow to the enemy. I felt how something inside him ripped and how his soul started to to exit from his body, I pulled my sword out. A wine-colored stream spilled, sprinkling the earth, a cloak and a sword in my hands. I looked and my hands in disbelief.

"Run! There is no time to fell into though, Darling" I heard an alarmed cry , put my blade in sheath, bowed and I followed her...

...On the street we know a little later...

"He-he, what happened here" -said a man in armor with a lion helmet, atmosphere around him was like from a real beast, who created a lot of pain and suffering. Looking around  the battlefield, he touched the spilled red liquid, sniffed and say:

" She wasn't here alone. Tsk-tsk"

The knight behind him asked:

"Should we send knights after her?"

"No, we know where she's going , send reinforcements to the portal passages, we gonna close her here and catch helpless. Warn them, if they spot them, they should not touch or capture, only keep them there until I myself arrive there. ROooooooooar!!!"

"Yes sir!" -The stunned knight disappeared into the shadows of the street...