Page 494 of Axis of Fire

It didn't.

The struggle continued beneath the demon's deafening roar.

"You and Seris—attack together!" Kaeron ordered.

Everything happened in a heartbeat.

Seris and I drew in our power at the exact same moment.

Released it together.

The collision was so violent that Loretta and Kaeron had to reinforce the shield, hissing sounds erupting as our flames met the demon's.

For one fleeting instant...

it looked as though Seris's fire and mine were actually consuming the demon's power.

For the first time, the crimson flames faltered.

They recoiled.

For one brief second, relief flooded through me.

We did it.

We actually—

"Seris!"

My head snapped toward him.

Horror seized my chest as I watched his own flames drag him forward—

straight into the heart of the inferno.

Chapter 47

Anastasia Lang's POV

The pale, gaunt demon with its lifeless white eyes still stood before us.

It hadn't made a single move.

"What do you mean we'll have to fight it without magic?" Rosalie asked, frowning.

"Do we even have to attack it?" Azalia said, glancing down at the map.

"It's gone quiet," she murmured, slipping it into her back pocket. "I almost feel sorry for it."

"Feel sorry for us instead," Taylor muttered.

"Its consciousness doesn't seem to be here," Aaron observed. "That's what the lack of pupils suggests."

He kept his eyes fixed on the demon.

"So maybe we don't have to attack it."

He paused.