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“Just because I’m the only female doesn’t mean I’m in danger of going to get them,” I vouch and look at Asher when he opens his mouth to speak. “And don’t tell me it’s dangerous.”
He closes his mouth, which prompts a smile on my lips.
“Only go a few yards,” Hades urges.
“Can you see anything?” Azrael requests Hades. I’m assuming he means if he can see the future.
“I feel we’re going to be victorious,” he admits. “However, I can’t tell what our final number will be.”
If we all survive.
“Then let’s not waste time,” I urge and begin running back the way we came in hopes of finding our two team members.
“Don’t go too far,” Asher calls out, to which I lift my hand up to give a thumbs up.
I decide if I run a full football field and don’t see them, I’ll turn back, but as I begin to reach the final yards mapped in my mind, I smell burning flesh.
It’s so intense, I’m forced to stop and catch my breath because it feels like I went from a cooled atmosphere to a burning oven.
“What the hell?” I whisper and try to look for where the flames are.
“Hisssss?”
I flinch at the noise in my ear, looking at my shoulder to see Ophira.
“What the… Ophira? When did you get on my shoulder?”
“Hisssss.” She’s not paying attention to me. She’s outstretching her body as if there’s something in front of me.
“What are you seeing that I’m not?” I ask as I watch her poke her nose in the air.
It hits something.
An invisible surface?
I watch the riptides move along the magical force, making my eyes widen as I get a glimpse of what’s on the other side.
Screaming students banging desperately against the wall keeping them captive.
It’s only a moment, but it’s as vivid as ever.
What makes my heart go rapidly is the sight of Blair and Kali among the pounding students desperately trying to get out.
“Ophira! Do that again!”
She doesn’t hesitate to follow my request, and this time, when she pokes against the invisible surface, it remains long enough for me to know exactly where Kali and Blair are.
“There!” I immediately jam my hands at the invisible force, but instead of trying to touch something without magic, I allow my aura to wrap around my fists, triggering a reaction that sends my arms right through.
The screams that reach my ears make my drums pop, but I’m focused on pulling Blair and Kali out as they grab my arms for dear life.
Others are desperate to get out, but I realize in order to get these two out, I need to further spread my aura so it wraps around their bodies, like outlined silhouettes. It’s tricky to envision in a panic, but I grit my teeth and begin to pull with all my might.
“C’mon!” I hiss and further widen my stance in desperation, feeling as if time is ticking, and I don’t have any more time to delay.
The splintering screams are getting louder as the desperation to survive pulsing through the masses of students seems to invite a heaviness of dread through me. I ignore it for the sake of staying focused, determined to at least get out those who are attached to our team.
“Please!” I plead with all my might as I use every bit of strength to pull them both, which may disjoint their arms, but at least those can be fixed.
