Breaking Free: A Zodiac Story

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- the once beautiful princess was now hissing and spitting like a ca

snarled, her voice a serpentine hiss. "What a shame. I had been

e replied, earning a mental facepalm from Aries and Sagittarius. "All I see is a sadist

her current expression. "Hmph. Brave words, little one - but you are m

. "Let"s fight." he said softly, conjuring a flame in his hand. Time

reech, illusions sprung up from the ground. Leo let out a frustrated

at had begun to circle around the floating princess. "They are," Gemini repli

to answer when a tornado appeared in the middle of their circle

eemed distracted with Aquarius"s and Sagittarius"s attacks. He had only gotten halfway up the pill

rius. "I seem to have a hobby of catching weird boys," she said

s warned. "Libra!" she yelled, then threw

lled up at Leo, before throwing up a forcefield of air to protect Leo from a rain of

e ground, summoning jets of water to knock away any pieces of debris that would f

healing Sagittarius. "Thanks," Sagittarius said as her wound

er eyes darting across the b

ld help out Scorpio and Aries. Th

htly. "Me? But I"m just a

g friend. "Cancer... we both know that... w

and the two boys. "I believe in you!" P

ou see anyone injured, report to me... and thank you." Cancer closed her eyes for a split second,

peared in the air, following her movements. "I... believe in myself." she breathed, then she motioned with her

to the battle again, slashing away at another one of the monstrous avians with his signatur

en she reminded herself of Cressida and immediately felt a surge of anger. How dare the princess harm my friends? Canc

-

- it definitely looked real enough to shatter her bones, but Gemini could tell it was one of the princes

of wind to lift herself into the air, then created a tornado underneath the princess. A surge of triumph ran thr

ks of her own. There was a brief moment where

- and anyone close to her - away. Gemini let out a yel

eature with wings coiled around her - it looked like a dragon, but much more demonic. The snake

pile of debris. "Thanks," Gemini gasped

water to protect them for the moment. "Are any of yo

ly brushing herself off. Sagittarius n

mental, an air elemental... and water." she whispered, her mind flashing b

rinning at the water elemental. "Thank you -" Pisces began, but Gemini interrupted her. "No nee

oud, glancing back at her water shield. "But... like how Aries and Scorpio did it, we... we can combine our powers,

o... knock her out cold." Sagittarius said, smirking. "Al

know what she"s doing." Pisces nodded and squashed down her fear. "Alright -" s

ral of Cressida"s bird monsters with a gust of wind. "You three seem to have a plan."

before he was wrenched off his eagle by a lone monster. "Libra!" Gemini screamed; then the bird was snapped

down, giving the three a thumbs up. "W

t her newfound friends" enco

the three into the air, then sent them hurtling forwards. Sagittarius narrowed her eyes

event them from hurtling straight at the large snake. "Thanks, Leo!

a large fish - no, an orca whale - made of ice and water. She forced herself to keep the fish from melti

heavy as she felt two more presences join her attack - fire and wind swirled around the giant orca. Pisces forced herself to keep t

n power to the orca. Do they feel the same... exhaustion as me? Pisc

he orca vanished after smashing into the snake

ed. Scorpio glanced over to his unconscious friend, th

her venomous attack at the two. Two pincers snapped shut around the snake"s mouth -

es slammed his sword into the snake"s flesh. With a final h

loating. Cancer immediately attacked her, p

ncer, it"s alright." Libra soothed, while Aquarius looked around the completely demolished hal

over at Aquarius. "N-nothing." she replied. I h

ng... well, Aquarius, she probably wouldn"t admit it. "We should get out of here before we get mobbe

over with one of Sagittarius"s arms over his shoulder. Aries struggled to fo

d simply, hefting Cancer over his shoulders. Cancer immediately quietened - her pincers melted

e to carry her." Libra pointed out, already lifting the water elemental in his arms. "He"s right... just trust o

ed and summoned several large birds with a snap of his fingers. "Three on a bird - ok

en sat down behind her so Gemini wou

sleep. "We"ll be behind you so we can catch them if any of them do fall off." he offered, glancing back

hink Sagittarius is going to be too happy if she finds out you hugged her whil

ed slightly and took off after the other two birds. "Oh, and Libra! We shoul

y the wind. All three birds tilted slightly and they swooped towards the w

en three birds, with their passengers, flying away as the sun rose. And if they strained their