Chapter Nineteen
Clouds gathered overhead, bunching together like an insomniac was punching them into shape to finally fall asleep. The sky crackled, and streams of light rent the atmosphere in two. The flashes of lightning came every other second, replacing the source of light in the darkened sky.
For a moment, I feared the Elohim had come to the surface. But that was absurd. They could do all their dirty work from the safety of the warm core below.
A flash of lightning struck one of the turrets of the Cinderella Castle. The golden spire toppled, knocking into another turret. Fire burst from the center of the castle. The flames grew, licking up the sides of the castle as though an evil stepmother were taking her revenge.
“I’m on it,” said Desi. His hands glowed ember-bright as he prep
