CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
A yelp escaped me when heat exploded out of my hand. A flaming sword appeared in my grasp and I started back, striking my head hard against the iron bars. The moment I moved, the fire was extinguished. I gaped at my palm with its intact skin. Only a tingling sensation proved to me that something had happened.
The mummies had paused their advance at the sudden burst of flame but they resumed their shambling walk toward me. I waved my hand and flicked my thumb like a pretender lighter. “Come on!” I shouted as my back pressed against the wall. “Whatever the hell you are, work!”
A few sparks shot out of my palm as one of the creatures grasped my arm. I jerked my hand back and the flaming sword burst out of my palm again. This time the creature was close enough t
