Chapter Thirty-Nine
I cross the gate back into the sky creature’s world and see Ariel walking away from the gate and toward a skyscraper-sized tentacle.
Ignoring my seer angst with all my might, I grab Ariel by her arm and drag her back.
She doesn’t fight me, but the devastating mental attack explodes in my head again—and I’m not sure if I can take it.
On a hunch, I bite my tongue.
The pain keeps the mental shrieking at bay long enough for me to drag Ariel another step toward the gate.
But on the next step, I find it harder. The shrieking is growing in volume, and I feel like my brain is about to explode.
If I lose this fight, Ariel and I will hold hands as we skip right into that thing’s mouth—and it’s almost a certainty that I will lose before reaching the gate.
Suddenly, I hear
