My team responded instantly. Aurora shadow walked directly behind an Elder and drove a silver blade through his back. Serena unleashed a spell that burned two Elders with violet fire. Owen and my mother working together brought down a third.
Three Elders fell. Dead or dying. The ritual was falling apart.
But the remaining ten Elders were furious now. They abandoned the ritual completely and focused all their power on us.
"You have destroyed three thousand years of preparation!" the lead Elder roared. His form began to change, growing larger, more monstrous. "For that, you will suffer beyond imagining!"
He released a wave of dark magic so powerful it knocked half my team off their feet. I felt my bones crack from the impact. Blood filled my mouth.
Through blurred vision, I saw the othe
