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Chapter 28
RAVEN
Darkness
MY HEART SMASHES into pieces as fire consumes Dante and he vanishes right before my eyes. I scream and run forward, stepping over the ash left in his wake. I can’t believe these angels. I can’t believe Heaven. They’re monsters and far worse than anything I could’ve imaged. These blessed beings are vicious. They’re ruthless. They’re going to ruin everything.
“He’s fine. Go!” Kase hollers, shooting an angel with power from the sky.
Lucian jumps on top of the angel and slices his claws across his wing, severing it. “Go!” he shouts, repeating Kase.
I summon my speed and strength and race toward Micah and Elias. Micah blasts his orange power, fighting the angels from the ground as they try to swoop toward me. A short, buff angel drops in front of me, and I whip the fire chain, lashing him from his shoulder to his leg, searing his clothing.
Micah roars and flings a dagger, piercing it into the angel’s golden wing. I swing the fire chain again, aiming for his other wing, stopping the angel from trying to tackle and fly away with me. Channeling my devil strength, I bow down and ram into his stomach, knocking him onto his back. I punch and slap, slamming my palms to him so quickly that he doesn’t get a good hold on me.
“Run!” Micah yells, roaring with his words. “Five feet!”
I shove my hands to the angel and stumble away, catching my balance enough to run the rest of the way to Micah. Heat engulfs me for a split second, and the world around me blazes with the fires of Hell.
Like all of Heaven is seeking vengeance, a flock of angels flies toward him. Lucian spins and blasts fire, catapulting into the air. He rams his horns into one of the angel’s stomach and flings her over his head. The female angel hits the ground and rolls. She unsheathes a short dagger and sets it aglow with holy fire. I scream out in warning, but it’s too late. The flaming dagger sinks into Lucian’s ass cheek.
He snarls and rips it free, throwing it back to the angel, hitting her in the chest. His moment of distraction leaves his back open, and four angels dive toward him and each one of them stabs him—his shoulder, torso, leg, and neck.
Summoning a huge orb of red Hell power, Kase thrusts it at the group of angels, but it only stops them for a second. More fly down, lighting up the night like falling stars shooting toward Earth.
“Kase, leave him!” Micah shouts, releasing a loud whistle.
Kase roars and bounds away, using his tail and horns to clear a path. “I’ll hold them off. Raven, take his life. Now!”
Don’t fuck up. Don’t fuck up. Don’t you dare fucking fuck up. I chant the words to myself over and over, dropping to the ground at the same time bright light blinds me as the fires of Hell swallow Lucian, sending him back to his kingdom.
Kase circles our summoning circle, blasting angels away, but they don’t stop. They keep trying over and over.
“Raven,” Elias says, his soft voice sounding through the air. “Hurry.”
I swallow my nerves and take deep breaths, cupping his head in my hands. Leaning in, I kiss him, using his love to push me forward. The world crashes and booms around us, light and fire shaking the foundation of the summoning circle.
“Raven, shit. Shit!” Kase tumbles across the ground and lands on his back a few feet away.
A loud gunshot rings through the air, hitting Kase in the chest. He roars and tries to get up, but a couple more bullets spray across his body.
Angelic light streams above, turning the yard as bright as day. I shield my eyes, my mind whirling. Everything happens so fast that I can barely think. Micah roars and shoots his power toward the sky. Kase thrashes, getting hit with orbs of heavenly light. The ground opens up, and the fires of Hell drag him into a portal but not without him lassoing an angel and dragging him down too.
“I can’t focus to guide you. Protect him. Stay low! I’m going to channel all the devils,” Micah shouts, blasting his power at the shield. The fiery barrier grows higher and higher, finally cutting the angels off.
“Raven,” Elias says again, shifting his body as he tries to sit up. “Raven, watch—”
Fire and agony swallows my leg, the pop of a gunshot echoing in my ears. I screech and clutch the back of my leg, feeling the warmth of blood. What the actual fuck?
“Mi-Micah,” I gasp, heaving through the pain in my leg.
Micah doesn’t get a chance to respond because the angels hit the barrier full force. Their power can’t get to us, the protection of Hell too strong, but damn it. It didn’t stop the damn bullet. Where did it come from? I...
A rumble quakes the ground and dirt explodes toward the sky, raining down on us. Andre’s beautiful leathery wings expand out, and he launches from his Hell portal, flying toward the sky. His monstrous form fills the world above, and he impales angel after angel with his huge stinger, dropping them to the ground.
Micah growls and cuts off his wave of power, not wasting even a second to drop to his knees beside us. Helping me lift Elias upright, he holds him against his chest, propping him up. Elias’s head lolls as his eyes struggle to focus.
“I know you’re in pain, but you’ll heal. We have to finish this now.” Micah reminds me where to place my hands on Elias. “One quick motion. Use all your strength.”
