Tobias
Darkness encompassed me. Sharp pain sliced through my chest as my body jerked. I couldn’t move my arms and legs. Something held me. Thrashing my head from left to right, I winced as an overwhelming heaviness settled in my back. It prevented me from seeing who or what attacked me.
I sat up quickly. My eyes flew open, as the snake like serpents extended from my chest, tilted their heads back, and shot a substance across the wall. The wet wall spot turned a burgundy color.
Is that a portal?
I looked at Nolani. Valen was almost upon her. Without delay, I sent a protection orb over her just before he threw a circular blade meant to behead its victims. The weapon bounced off the protective dome and fell to the floor.
“Madeleine and Teresa, I need you,” screamed Nolani. Her eyes were
