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a lot of energy and time to cast.”
“How much time?” Serenity looked out the window in search of some unseen enemy and put on her backpack.
Daniel shrugged, his eyes bulging. “Thirty seconds?”
Spero strapped a photon gun across his body and pressed a button on the side. Lights flashed across the top of the gun. “Do you have to be stationary or will it work as you move?”
“Move.” Daniel nodded.
“Go with Daniel,” Spero said. “Don’t stop running until you’re inside Aten. I’ll hold them off.”
Adrenaline spiked through Serenity in a blistering flame. She curled her hands into fists. “We should stick together.”
“Hold who off? What’s going on?” Daniel asked in a shrill voice.
“No time to explain,” Spero said. “Cast your spell, young apprentice.”
Daniel climbed into the backseat, squeezing between them. “We have to touch for it to protect both of us. Don’t let go.” He grabbed her hand and chanted.
She glanced at Spero. “If we stay together, we’ll have a better chance. I’m not useless. I’ve killed one warrior. I can protect myself.”
“When I tell you,” he said, ignoring her suggestion, “I want both of you to get out of the car and run.” He looked at the gun. A solid blue line replaced flashing lights.
Once Daniel finished, an incandescent white light shimmered around them.
“Go now!”
They opened their doors. Spero jumped out to the left, Serenity and Daniel to the right.
A slim figure dressed in black, wearing a ski mask and tinted goggles landed on the roof of the vehicle in a crouched position, without making a sound. Spero swung his sword, but only hit air.
The ninja rolled off the roof, down the windshield and landed a kick to Spero’s head.
“Run!” Spero raised the photon gun.
The black clad figure pulled out a double-bladed sword.
Instinct urged Serenity to stay and fight, but Daniel tugged her away. She needed to trust in Spero’s centuries of experience and judgment, defying the fierce desire to stand her ground.
They sprinted through the snow. Electric energy arced through her spine, surging in her veins, fueling her legs.
Blasts echoed behind them. She glanced back. A shower of snow obscured everything.
She tightened her grip on Daniel’s hand and yanked him forward. His chest heaved as he struggled to keep up.
The shimmering light around them flickered and then faded.
Had it been two minutes already? “Shit! Cast it again.”
He chanted breathlessly as she hauled him along. Despite the weight of her backpack, Daniel slowed her down. If she had the strength of a warrior, it would’ve been faster to carry him. The protective shield sparkled over them again. Her heart leapt in temporary relief.
Heavy snowfall made it impossible to gauge the distance to the entrance of House Aten. Serenity glanced at Daniel. He had difficulty breathing, his already poor pace slowed. They weren’t going to make it, but she couldn’t leave him behind.
A gleaming orb burned through the snow. A golden field glimmered about a mile away.
The protective shield around them disintegrated. Daniel could barely breathe, much less cast a spell. He tripped and fell, breaking the connection of their hands.
Damn it. He’d have to start over.
She reached to lift him. A hiss cut through the wind and something long and black, like a whip, coiled around Daniel’s ankles.
“Help!” His face contorted in horror as he tried to pull the cord off. He looked up at her with pleading eyes.
The cord around his ankles tightened and he shrieked.
Panic seized her as someone reeled Daniel away, his screams fading in the snowfall.
Panting, Serenity turned toward Aten and made a flat out dash for the golden light. She pumped her arms, ignoring the moist burning of her lungs.
Only eight hundred yards. She could make it.
Something sharp pinched her right calf. She couldn’t take the time to look down. Breath tore from her lips as she elongated the stretch of
“How much time?” Serenity looked out the window in search of some unseen enemy and put on her backpack.
Daniel shrugged, his eyes bulging. “Thirty seconds?”
Spero strapped a photon gun across his body and pressed a button on the side. Lights flashed across the top of the gun. “Do you have to be stationary or will it work as you move?”
“Move.” Daniel nodded.
“Go with Daniel,” Spero said. “Don’t stop running until you’re inside Aten. I’ll hold them off.”
Adrenaline spiked through Serenity in a blistering flame. She curled her hands into fists. “We should stick together.”
“Hold who off? What’s going on?” Daniel asked in a shrill voice.
“No time to explain,” Spero said. “Cast your spell, young apprentice.”
Daniel climbed into the backseat, squeezing between them. “We have to touch for it to protect both of us. Don’t let go.” He grabbed her hand and chanted.
She glanced at Spero. “If we stay together, we’ll have a better chance. I’m not useless. I’ve killed one warrior. I can protect myself.”
“When I tell you,” he said, ignoring her suggestion, “I want both of you to get out of the car and run.” He looked at the gun. A solid blue line replaced flashing lights.
Once Daniel finished, an incandescent white light shimmered around them.
“Go now!”
They opened their doors. Spero jumped out to the left, Serenity and Daniel to the right.
A slim figure dressed in black, wearing a ski mask and tinted goggles landed on the roof of the vehicle in a crouched position, without making a sound. Spero swung his sword, but only hit air.
The ninja rolled off the roof, down the windshield and landed a kick to Spero’s head.
“Run!” Spero raised the photon gun.
The black clad figure pulled out a double-bladed sword.
Instinct urged Serenity to stay and fight, but Daniel tugged her away. She needed to trust in Spero’s centuries of experience and judgment, defying the fierce desire to stand her ground.
They sprinted through the snow. Electric energy arced through her spine, surging in her veins, fueling her legs.
Blasts echoed behind them. She glanced back. A shower of snow obscured everything.
She tightened her grip on Daniel’s hand and yanked him forward. His chest heaved as he struggled to keep up.
The shimmering light around them flickered and then faded.
Had it been two minutes already? “Shit! Cast it again.”
He chanted breathlessly as she hauled him along. Despite the weight of her backpack, Daniel slowed her down. If she had the strength of a warrior, it would’ve been faster to carry him. The protective shield sparkled over them again. Her heart leapt in temporary relief.
Heavy snowfall made it impossible to gauge the distance to the entrance of House Aten. Serenity glanced at Daniel. He had difficulty breathing, his already poor pace slowed. They weren’t going to make it, but she couldn’t leave him behind.
A gleaming orb burned through the snow. A golden field glimmered about a mile away.
The protective shield around them disintegrated. Daniel could barely breathe, much less cast a spell. He tripped and fell, breaking the connection of their hands.
Damn it. He’d have to start over.
She reached to lift him. A hiss cut through the wind and something long and black, like a whip, coiled around Daniel’s ankles.
“Help!” His face contorted in horror as he tried to pull the cord off. He looked up at her with pleading eyes.
The cord around his ankles tightened and he shrieked.
Panic seized her as someone reeled Daniel away, his screams fading in the snowfall.
Panting, Serenity turned toward Aten and made a flat out dash for the golden light. She pumped her arms, ignoring the moist burning of her lungs.
Only eight hundred yards. She could make it.
Something sharp pinched her right calf. She couldn’t take the time to look down. Breath tore from her lips as she elongated the stretch of
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