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I send a gust of wind through the cave, collecting demons and sweeping them closer for our troops to combat, knowing it’s safer for them to stay on the outside.
“Keep control of the entrance,” Osias shouts to the demigods and gods behind us, relying on them to hold the line as we trek forward. “Does anyone have eyes on Romulus?”
I narrow my gaze as I look into the cave and send another gust of wind to wrap around a batch of demigods. It isn’t good to have enemies at our back, but with the move, we’re able to push forward and allow more of our troops into the cave.
“Any majors?” Mateo asks again as he battles against one of the dark gods, their sound waves shaking the unstable ground beneath us until Mateo pins them with a blast of his battle magic, knocking them unconscious.
I look behind us first, already seeing a handful of gods in similar fire cages, and send another batch out to them before I turn my focus on the back of the cave, systematically working through their troops in an easy rhythm.
There.
The back of the cave seems to have a separate enclave just past the large table with maps and plans splayed upon it.
Romulus.
“He’s at the back of the cave,” I announce, already pushing my way through.
“Maximus!” Olivia shouts as a bolt of lightning flashes past me and into a chaos demon, their claws poised and dripping just inches from my side. The demon spasms as the electricity freezes him in place, before finally frying him to a smoking crisp.
I push forward, crumbling my adversaries one by one as I reach them. Gods scream in agony as my power tries to break their skin from their bones but doesn’t kill them.
“Sending some back,” I growl. Shoving my powers around them and pushing them back towards the others, knowing they’ll be able to hold them better than I can right now. If it was up to me, I’d open up a hole in the earth and let them all fall into it before burying them and letting them figure their way out. Probably not the best solution though when there are countless numbers of our own soldiers in here with us.
I lock eyes with Romulus as I get closer, my brows furrowing as he doesn’t even try to move. He’s the most powerful person here—on his side at least. Why isn’t he attacking?
He’s about to leave. He’s about to save himself and let his followers figure the rest out for themselves.
Well, not if I have anything to say about it.
I launch myself forward just as he’s about to dissipate away, aiming to barrel into him if need be. There’s mere feet between us when I swing my arm, attempting to put him into a headlock, but my arm sails through thin air.
What the—
He darts to the side at the last second, not dissipating away, but leaping out of my reach, leaving me standing a few feet past where he was moments before. My eyes narrow on him in suspicion as he skids across the dusty cave floor, his suit ripping in places.
How did he think that was a good idea?
I stomp back towards the battle, my powers reaching out to wrap a stream of air around his neck, but before I know what’s happening, I careen off a barrier.
A sly grin spreads across Romulus’ lips as I fall backwards, the force of my step sending me hurtling towards the ground as I rebound off the invisible barrier. Pain radiates through my back as I land on it, the force knocking the wind out of me for a moment before I shake myself out of it.
“I didn’t know that it was going to be you, but I’m glad it was.” Romulus grins maniacally, an unhinged gleam in his light brown eyes.
I hurriedly jump to my feet, my fists pounding against the barrier, but it’s no use. I call upon the depths of my power and unleash its full force, but nothing makes it past the barrier cutting me off from the rest of the battle. I look around, noticing the small back section of the cave is empty, as though everything had been cleared out from the space ... in preparation to trap one of us here.
“It’s a trap!” I shout, hoping to at least let the others get out of here.
“Get Liv out of here,”I project to my brothers, my first thought always with my mate.
“Maximus,” Liv shouts as she electrocutes another demon and he falls to the ground, leaving her line of sight to me and Romulus.
Her eyes widen as I bash against the barrier, panic freezing my veins to ice as she sprints towards me.
“Liv!” Mateo bellows as his swords cut through a dark demigod, blood spraying as he nearly walks through the falling corpse in his haste to get to our mate.
“Get out of here Liv,” I growl, as I thrash against the barrier. I even try to dissipate to the other side, but the invisible trap is blocking my magic.
“Oh don’t leave, Olivia,” Romulus says darkly as he steps in front of me just beyond the barrier. “The party’s just getting started.”
