Isle of the Monsters
Nali landed near the edge of the cliff just as Drago transformed and plunged off the edge with a dozen gargoyle soldiers. Ross and Ashure stood on either side of Asahi with Koorgan on Ashure’s right. She didn’t see Orion, but she could hear Ross’s loud curses.
“Why the hell isn’t it working?” Ross demanded, peering over the edge of the cliff.
“What is wrong? What isn’t working?” Nali asked.
They all turned at the same time. “It’s Gem. The power she emitted destroyed the last alien. It isn’t working this time,” Ashure replied.
“Asahi…,” she gritted out with dismay, her eyes locked on his face.
“I’m in control,” he promised her.
The spider-like webs ran up his throat and along his cheeks now. His eyes held a haunted expression but they were clear. She reluctantly
