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wasn’t expecting that at all. Trent actually grunts in pain for the first time.
Now she pours it on.
Saffron pushes the appliances against Trent, squeezing like a trash compactor. Trent turns sideways and tries to push both appliances away at the same time, but he’s struggling from the effort. Something has to give. It’s not Trent.
Dents form in the surface of both metal appliances. His hands, however, remain in place.
Candice untangles herself from Mason and stands up again. She looks to see if Saffron needs help. The Crone of our coven shakes her head almost imperceptibly. Mason stands up as well, but Candice bars his way with her shield.
“No. She’s got this.”
I can feel Sylvia struggling against the paralyzing spell I cast on her body, but she can’t move or speak. She’s watching Trent lose to Saffron, but is powerless against my magic. This needs to happen, no matter how desperately she wants to help him.
That’s when Saffron pulls the refrigerator away. It catches Trent completely off guard. He was fighting a contest of strength in his mind. He couldn’t have been more wrong. Saffron was always intending to use his strength against him.
The sudden removal of one appliance sends Trent reeling, off balance and unable to stabilize his footing in time. He slams against a freestanding support beam that separates the kitchen from the living room. It lets out a loud crack.
The ceiling above our heads creaks. A disturbing sound, especially when you’re standing beneath it.
Saffron follows Trent with the refrigerator, turning it lengthwise, and drives it against his torso from the waist down, pinning him against the support beam and knocking the wind out of him for the first time.
Then she brings the oven back. Slams it into him above the refrigerator. It wallops Trent from the waist up. He’s in a bad shape, but still conscious.
Despite it all, he manages to push against both appliances at the same time, but can’t anchor himself. All he has to push against is the support beam behind him. That’s when I see Trent smile, even if Saffron can’t. It’s a smile directed at me specifically.
Trent knows the pillar behind him is a load-bearing support beam for the whole house.
“Everybody get out!” I yell. “Run!”
There’s no time to act, not at my speed.
Mason dives toward his paralyzed sister. He grabs her and surrounds Sylvia in a protective hug. Candice raises her shield like an umbrella and leaps for a corner of the room.
I cast the one spell that has protected me countless times. I say the words without a moment to spare.
“ Sustento in Carne .”
The second floor comes crashing down on our heads. Everybody is caught in the avalanche, except Saffron. She’s still floating off the ground in the breakfast nook that extends off the house.
If only the rest of us were so lucky.
8. Rock and Hard Place
I’m alive. I’m buried under rubble, but I’m alive.
The spell around my body is protecting me from the crushing weight of the collapsed floor. I can’t move, but I’m not dead. I’m suspended in debris. The spell even repels all the sharp points of splintered wood and torn metal that would have otherwise run me through.
What it doesn’t provide, however, is a way to breathe.
I can hear the sound of debris being moved and shifted, and muffled voices, but I can’t make out who they are or what they’re saying.
They must be trying to find me. At least, I hope that are trying to find me. They probably have no idea where to look, not specifically, at least. Everybody dove in different directions right before the ceiling collapsed, bring much of the upstairs downstairs.
I can’t go without air for much longer. What little I’m getting is humid and stuffy. Not only that, it’s impossible to take a full breath.
Saffron designed the Maintain the Flesh spell to protect a body from outside harm without dulling the feeling of touch. Still, it never took a situation like this
Now she pours it on.
Saffron pushes the appliances against Trent, squeezing like a trash compactor. Trent turns sideways and tries to push both appliances away at the same time, but he’s struggling from the effort. Something has to give. It’s not Trent.
Dents form in the surface of both metal appliances. His hands, however, remain in place.
Candice untangles herself from Mason and stands up again. She looks to see if Saffron needs help. The Crone of our coven shakes her head almost imperceptibly. Mason stands up as well, but Candice bars his way with her shield.
“No. She’s got this.”
I can feel Sylvia struggling against the paralyzing spell I cast on her body, but she can’t move or speak. She’s watching Trent lose to Saffron, but is powerless against my magic. This needs to happen, no matter how desperately she wants to help him.
That’s when Saffron pulls the refrigerator away. It catches Trent completely off guard. He was fighting a contest of strength in his mind. He couldn’t have been more wrong. Saffron was always intending to use his strength against him.
The sudden removal of one appliance sends Trent reeling, off balance and unable to stabilize his footing in time. He slams against a freestanding support beam that separates the kitchen from the living room. It lets out a loud crack.
The ceiling above our heads creaks. A disturbing sound, especially when you’re standing beneath it.
Saffron follows Trent with the refrigerator, turning it lengthwise, and drives it against his torso from the waist down, pinning him against the support beam and knocking the wind out of him for the first time.
Then she brings the oven back. Slams it into him above the refrigerator. It wallops Trent from the waist up. He’s in a bad shape, but still conscious.
Despite it all, he manages to push against both appliances at the same time, but can’t anchor himself. All he has to push against is the support beam behind him. That’s when I see Trent smile, even if Saffron can’t. It’s a smile directed at me specifically.
Trent knows the pillar behind him is a load-bearing support beam for the whole house.
“Everybody get out!” I yell. “Run!”
There’s no time to act, not at my speed.
Mason dives toward his paralyzed sister. He grabs her and surrounds Sylvia in a protective hug. Candice raises her shield like an umbrella and leaps for a corner of the room.
I cast the one spell that has protected me countless times. I say the words without a moment to spare.
“ Sustento in Carne .”
The second floor comes crashing down on our heads. Everybody is caught in the avalanche, except Saffron. She’s still floating off the ground in the breakfast nook that extends off the house.
If only the rest of us were so lucky.
8. Rock and Hard Place
I’m alive. I’m buried under rubble, but I’m alive.
The spell around my body is protecting me from the crushing weight of the collapsed floor. I can’t move, but I’m not dead. I’m suspended in debris. The spell even repels all the sharp points of splintered wood and torn metal that would have otherwise run me through.
What it doesn’t provide, however, is a way to breathe.
I can hear the sound of debris being moved and shifted, and muffled voices, but I can’t make out who they are or what they’re saying.
They must be trying to find me. At least, I hope that are trying to find me. They probably have no idea where to look, not specifically, at least. Everybody dove in different directions right before the ceiling collapsed, bring much of the upstairs downstairs.
I can’t go without air for much longer. What little I’m getting is humid and stuffy. Not only that, it’s impossible to take a full breath.
Saffron designed the Maintain the Flesh spell to protect a body from outside harm without dulling the feeling of touch. Still, it never took a situation like this
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