Rage warred with agonizing grief. The first emotion Orion could handle, the second he couldn’t. In an effort to push it deeper inside himself, he let the rage out, pouring all of his power into the battle.
He struck with a vengeance. Even without the trident, he would have been a deadly adversary. Although the trident didn’t work without both of the Eyes of the Sea Serpent, he could still use it to channel his own magic.
Turning around, he pierced a squid that had come up behind him. The painful memory of Jenny and Juno helplessly being pulled down into the depths by one of the creatures flashed through his mind. His howl of rage chorused with the screech of the squid as it began to glow. Yanking the trident out of the dying creature, he turned when he heard a faint cry.
“Juno!” Orion w
