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Sinking into my magic, I know trying to go invisible will be pointless because he can still attack me, but if I could aim something at him too, that would make a difference.
“Flames,” Eldon shouts, giving little warning before fire flickers between us and the enemy I didn’t know existed.
I use the distraction to let my magic consume me and I’m no longer visible a moment later. Stepping out of arm's reach, I search for what I can control, but the best option is my sword that clattered to the floor when I channeled my magic.
As much as I try to focus on the sword, there’s too much going on around me to make it happen.
“I can’t get in their heads,” Creed grunts as he stumbles back a step, the faceless men moving through the flames without care.
We’re screwed.
“Brax?” I whirl around to see Raven sitting up on the desk. Confusion flickers in her eyes, and I’m not the only one to see it, either. Brax isn’t looking at the attackers, he’s glancing at our girl.
“Brax!” I yell, my magic dropping from my limbs as I rush toward him. He reacts to the urgency in my tone and his entire body starts to turn to stone, but the blade penetrates his back before he’s completely solid. A burning bellow rips from his lungs as he falls to the floor. The impact rocks me to my core as I gape in horror when Brax doesn’t move.
“Nooo!”
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RAVEN
Iscream at the top of my lungs, my throat burning as I watch the sword pierce Brax’s body.
Please, no.
No. No. No.
I’m helpless as I watch him become weaker and weaker before my very eyes. The struggle shatters Zane, Creed, and Eldon too. Rising to my feet, I try to move closer, very aware of the green men attacking us, but nothing matters except protecting Brax. My legs give out before I can take two steps, my body still not able to withstand the knock I’ve already taken.
The second my knees hit the floor, my face falls into my hands and I scream. Not just a sound, though, a name.
“Ari!”
The cords in my neck tense as the scream consumes me, the plea for help hanging heavy on my tongue.
Creed, Eldon, and Zane all keep pushing the attackers, but we’re outmatched, unprepared, and struggling. I’ve never felt more helpless in my life. The flames at the doorway grow bigger and wider, slowly taking up more of the room as sweat clings to my skin. It’s not affecting the men dressed in green, but it’s proving difficult formymen.
Creed stumbles, falling to the floor with an attacker hovering over him and my heart splits in two. I can’t lose him too. I can’t.
“Ari!” I yell, but it’s not as long this time as an almighty wail rings through the air.
My eyes sting from the flames as the attackers freeze at the sound, watching the windows as a flicker of gold flashes on the other side of the glass.
He came…
Ari came.
“Please, Ari. Please.”
The fire crackles, wood splintering around us as the room becomes thick with smoke before everything goes silent. Eldon and Zane don’t waste the distraction, drawing their swords on the assailants and driving them straight through their hearts.
I weep with hope and relief, but one still remains. He inches back a step, then another, and another. He thinks he’s clear to escape, but he trips over what looks like a body by the door and Creed somehow manages to scramble to his feet to take aim with his blade.
Silence echoes through the room, each of us waiting for the next hurdle, but after a few seconds pass and nothing startles me, I crawl on my hands and knees to get to Brax. The smoke makes it difficult, my heart galloping in my chest as I roll him over to his back.
“Brax… Brax… Please, Brax,” I beg as a squawk rings through the air from outside. Ari can feel my distress, I can sense his too. “Guys, please, help me with him,” I plead, turning to Zane, who looks down at me with a solemn and pained expression on his face.
“I can’t, Raven,” he rasps, and I shake my head in disbelief.
