"IS IT WORKING?" Xander had to shout over the deafening wind, "I CAN'T TELL!!"
"OBVIOUSLY NOT!!!" Hephzibah replied, "THEY'RE STILL JUST STANDING THERE!"
Deep inside the cylindrical beam of light, the vague humanoid shadows of Atticus and Bentley were still slightly visible. Neither had moved a muscle. So Xander couldn't help but feel a twinge at the back of his heart. Were they okay in there?
"MAYBE THE SPELL TAKES A WHILE?" Lucy shouted.
Before Xander had the chance to reply, a series of white flashes around the edge of his vision drew his attention away. He tore his gaze from the outline of his sister and instantly clenched the hilts of his knives.
The angels had already arrived.
"LUCY, WE'VE GOT COMPANY!!!" He yelled.
A couple hundred metres away, Camael was standing tall and pr
