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The other woman is Mocha.”
“Good thinking.” At that moment, Shade appeared by my side, stepping out of a shadow.
Startled, I jerked back. “Dude! You freak me out when you do that.”>“What about Shade?” I asked, looking around.
“He’l be along,” Smoky said. “He’s probably off ahead somewhere, scoping out the situation.”
They motioned for the rest of us to draw near, then clasped hands and closed their eyes. “Don’t let anybody jostle us until we finish,” said Camil e.
Vanzir, Tril ian, Smoky, and I formed a circle around them, facing out so that we could see anything coming our way. Morio and Camil e began to whisper. I couldn’t see what they were doing, but the energy began to filter through the area, so strong that even I could feel it. A pale purple light encircled us, like tracers or quick, neon flashes in long narrow lines. I’d seen them work together enough; I knew this was one of the signature colors of their death magic.
“Weave the circle, tightly sewn,
Let nothing evil or unknown
Enter within. Stay without
On pain of death, we cast you out.”
Their voices blended as they slid into a cal -and-response chant, with Camil e leading and Morio responding.
“Ghostly creatures hear me . . .”
“Heart of the night, deep in the dark . . .”
“You of the Nether realms heed me . . .”
“Heart of the night, deep in the dark . . .”
“We weave this spell against your land . . .”
“Heart of the night, deep in the dark . . .”
“We build this circle to stay thy hands . . .”
“Heart of the night, deep in the dark . . .”
“A star of five points, the elements we call . . .”
“Heart of the night, deep in the dark . . .”
“A circle round star, to bind them all . . .”
“Heart of the night, deep in the dark . . .”
“Flaming light blooms from karmic flower . . .”
“Heart of the night, deep in the dark . . .”
“Bind this spell till the Witching Hour . . .”
“Heart of the night, deep in the dark . . .”
As their voices fel away, a faint shimmer caught my eye. We were standing inside a misty purple vapor, and when I traced the pattern, I realized we were inside a pentagram—a star within a circle, sacred space created by their spel work.
They took the forefront again. Camil e glanced at us. “Stay within the circle of mist and we should have some protection. It won’t last once we begin physical combat—if we come to that—
but we should be able to make it to the basement. I figure Morio and I might be able to protect the hostages long enough to bring them out using the spel .”
