building and growing inside her over the last year race upwards as if it wanted to meet it. The magic lightning blasted towards Robyn, but just as it was about to reach her it angled to one side and hit Lucy in a second explosion of white light.
Lucy felt as if she was dancing with the stars. Her mind was bathed in
brightness. She realized she was spinning upwards. The magic bonds had broken!
Below her, the dark spirits were standing round in confusion. Lucy didnât stop to question what had happened. She had to act fast. She dived down, leaving a crackling trail of sparks behind her. Her skin glowed with stardust. Light shone from every strand of her hair.
From the corner of her eye, Lucy saw Allegra and Joanna use the confusion as a chance to break free from their bonds too, but she didnât stop. Only one thought beat through her mind.
Iâve got to rescue Robyn!
CHAPTER
Eleven
â
You!
â Rowena, the dark spirit, shrieked. âYou must be the Last of the Summer Spirits!â She blasted a bolt of fire at Lucy. âWe were misled!â
Lucy shot out a hand. The fireball deflected away from her as if it had hit an invisible force. It whistled past her and struck the oak tree. The branches burst into flames.
The next second there were fireballs everywhere. Ducking and dodgingthrough them, Lucy raced to Robyn. âCome on!â she yelled.
Robyn looked over her shoulder in alarm. âWatch out, Lucy!â
Lucy swung round and saw a fireball heading straight at them.
âShield be with me!â Robyn cried. A silvery barrier shimmered in the air and the fireball rebounded, almost hitting the dark spirit who had sent it.
âThanks!â Lucy grabbed her hand. The binding spell on Robyn must have disintegrated in the confusion. âQuick! Weâve got to get out of here!â They soared upwards. Allegra and Joanna raced to meet them.
Joanna pointed her hand at the river. âFire be with me!â A huge bolt of fire hit the river. As the fire met the water, therewas a loud hiss and a column of steam exploded into the air. The dark spirits yelled.
âQuick! Camouflage yourselves,â Joanna said urgently. âLetâs get out of here and get help!â
No one argued. âCamouflagus!â they all cried and disappeared. Lucy felt the air swish as the others turned to fly away.
âYou will not escape!â cried Rowena from below. She waved her hands. âReveal!â
Lucy gasped as Joanna, Allegra and Robyn instantly became visible. Looking down, she realized that she could be seen too.
âBind them!â Rowena shouted, firing magic through the skies. Lucy instinctively called up a protective shield,but the others werenât quick enough; they were caught in mid-air.
Rowena realized that Lucy had escaped and began to utter a string of strange, ancient-sounding words. A silvery mist formed and began to wind around Lucy. She gasped and looked around. The mist tightened like ropes around her, pulling her arms to her sides.
No!
she thought.
âYes!â Rowena hissed. âYou will be ours!â
Drawing on all the power inside her Lucy tried to fight free. Her body crackled with sparks. As they burst off her, they burnt through the mist. The dark spiritâs voice rose, but Lucy fought back.
âGive in,â Rowena commanded.
Never
, Lucy thought. She picturedthe bright star of Regulus in her mindâs eyes. She drew on its power. She could feel her arms able to move slightly. She concentrated harder.
I can do this
, she thought through gritted teeth. The mist began to weaken and fade. Lucy yanked her arms free.
âFire be with me!â she yelled, seizing her chance.
A burning firebolt shot straight at Rowena. Taken by surprise, Rowena staggered backwards, dropping the book.
The book!
Lucy thought.
Not stopping to think, she dived down, grabbed the book and shot upwards again. âNo!â Rowena shrieked.
The
Lucy felt as if she was dancing with the stars. Her mind was bathed in
brightness. She realized she was spinning upwards. The magic bonds had broken!
Below her, the dark spirits were standing round in confusion. Lucy didnât stop to question what had happened. She had to act fast. She dived down, leaving a crackling trail of sparks behind her. Her skin glowed with stardust. Light shone from every strand of her hair.
From the corner of her eye, Lucy saw Allegra and Joanna use the confusion as a chance to break free from their bonds too, but she didnât stop. Only one thought beat through her mind.
Iâve got to rescue Robyn!
CHAPTER
Eleven
â
You!
â Rowena, the dark spirit, shrieked. âYou must be the Last of the Summer Spirits!â She blasted a bolt of fire at Lucy. âWe were misled!â
Lucy shot out a hand. The fireball deflected away from her as if it had hit an invisible force. It whistled past her and struck the oak tree. The branches burst into flames.
The next second there were fireballs everywhere. Ducking and dodgingthrough them, Lucy raced to Robyn. âCome on!â she yelled.
Robyn looked over her shoulder in alarm. âWatch out, Lucy!â
Lucy swung round and saw a fireball heading straight at them.
âShield be with me!â Robyn cried. A silvery barrier shimmered in the air and the fireball rebounded, almost hitting the dark spirit who had sent it.
âThanks!â Lucy grabbed her hand. The binding spell on Robyn must have disintegrated in the confusion. âQuick! Weâve got to get out of here!â They soared upwards. Allegra and Joanna raced to meet them.
Joanna pointed her hand at the river. âFire be with me!â A huge bolt of fire hit the river. As the fire met the water, therewas a loud hiss and a column of steam exploded into the air. The dark spirits yelled.
âQuick! Camouflage yourselves,â Joanna said urgently. âLetâs get out of here and get help!â
No one argued. âCamouflagus!â they all cried and disappeared. Lucy felt the air swish as the others turned to fly away.
âYou will not escape!â cried Rowena from below. She waved her hands. âReveal!â
Lucy gasped as Joanna, Allegra and Robyn instantly became visible. Looking down, she realized that she could be seen too.
âBind them!â Rowena shouted, firing magic through the skies. Lucy instinctively called up a protective shield,but the others werenât quick enough; they were caught in mid-air.
Rowena realized that Lucy had escaped and began to utter a string of strange, ancient-sounding words. A silvery mist formed and began to wind around Lucy. She gasped and looked around. The mist tightened like ropes around her, pulling her arms to her sides.
No!
she thought.
âYes!â Rowena hissed. âYou will be ours!â
Drawing on all the power inside her Lucy tried to fight free. Her body crackled with sparks. As they burst off her, they burnt through the mist. The dark spiritâs voice rose, but Lucy fought back.
âGive in,â Rowena commanded.
Never
, Lucy thought. She picturedthe bright star of Regulus in her mindâs eyes. She drew on its power. She could feel her arms able to move slightly. She concentrated harder.
I can do this
, she thought through gritted teeth. The mist began to weaken and fade. Lucy yanked her arms free.
âFire be with me!â she yelled, seizing her chance.
A burning firebolt shot straight at Rowena. Taken by surprise, Rowena staggered backwards, dropping the book.
The book!
Lucy thought.
Not stopping to think, she dived down, grabbed the book and shot upwards again. âNo!â Rowena shrieked.
The
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