I heard the snapping of my bones before I felt it, Perses’ large hand squeezing my body tightly. I felt panic and rage flood through my bond with Mike and Zach , and the shadows slithered in between my skin and Perses hand, trying to pry us apart even a little bit. They did their work and I was able to draw a small breath in, feeling gurgling in my lungs from a punctured lung and the blood flowing into them. I was going to drown on my own blood it looked like, and wasn’t that just peachy? I heard Mike roaring and felt the warmth of his fire as he tried to burn Perses, forcing the God to let me go. Laughing darkly, Perses only squeezed tighter, and I heard Zach growl in frustration. Jay and Christian were closing in on him, aiming for his eyes again but Perses was having none of it as with
