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An understatement.
She doesn’t have to tell me how perilous this situation is. Powerful wizards on Glow… never good. Combine that with Ackealenvyos’ temper, and disaster is about to strike.
Many others in attendance are thinking the same. As the bottom rows clear out, people clump together, pushing and shoving as they try to make their way to the stairs to exit the arena. Some of those occupying the top rows are simply jumping out and running away.
As I grab our suitcase and sleeping bag, Mihkyle runs to the weapon rack, but before he’s even halfway there, Ackealenvyos aims the staff at him. Flames blast out, so unnatural they’re actually green.
Mihkyle combusts and disintegrates.
In seconds, he goes from being a man to nothing but dust.
A blood-curdling scream rises from the crowd as the princess runs from her seat. Her iridescent wings come out as she prepares to take flight and flee, but Ackealenvyos has her in his sights.
She’s his next target.
Before she can get five feet into the air, more green fire flies from his staff to her.
The red dress, her white hair, and the crown of flowers… instant smithereens.
The princess is gone.
Several guards surround the king to be his personal shield. They want to protect him if he becomes the object of Ackealenvyos’ wrath, but there’s just too much chaos to carry out any kind of plan successfully. The military men are knocked over and trampled as everyone flees.
Some fae take flight, even though the area above the stadium is a no-fly zone. No one tries to stop them, though.
They’ve got the right idea, and Envy decides to follow their lead.
Like a coward, he releases his wings and takes to the sky without even trying to make sure his men get out safely.
Zetipher isn’t far behind Envy, but Yorenzo is left fumbling with his books.
Trying to save the history is pointless now. The information on those pages no longer applies to this world.
Quite frankly, I’m not worried about anyone but Hannah and me.
Opening a vortex behind me, I hook my arm around her while holding onto our luggage.
We fall backward just as Ackealenvyos starts spinning his staff, building a circle of destruction. The green orb is a bomb, and I don’t want to be in this arena when it goes off.
There’s minimal swirling for Hannah and me during our travel because I’m not taking us very far.
We get spit out into the sky high above the action, and I release my wings. Flapping hard, I try to regain our equilibrium as we spin. My full wings catch the wind, and I can’t even appreciate the fact that I’m flying for the first time since my young years because there’s too much shit happening.
Shrieking, Hannah hugs my neck while her ankles are linked behind my back.
This is the first time she’s flown with me, and I don’t think she’s a fan. As much as she loves my wings, being this high off the ground must be terrifying for a human.
Once we’re stabilized, I look down to see Ackealenvyos hitting his staff against the ground.
The boom that follows is deafening, and a green explosion spreads out from the point of impact.
Not knowing how much destruction he’s going to cause, I take us higher.
“We’ll be all right up here, I think,” I wheeze, barely able to speak with Hannah compressing my vocal cords.
Realizing she’s squeezing too tight, she loosens her arms but she doesn’t let go. “How do you know that for sure?”
I don’t. I don’t even understand what’s happening, but I don’t want her to be scared. She’s had enough fear to fill a lifetime.
