Mike glanced behind them as they entered the palace. Outside, in the courtyard, flashes of light and the screams of the Hellhounds echoed through the night. He caught a glimpse of Charlie’s golden body in the protective circle of Nali’s monsters. With a shake of his head, he still couldn’t believe the huge monster snarling out orders was the slender Empress that he had met.
Nali’s appearance shocked the s**t out of him. How could someone so—whatever—turn into a monster that looked like something out of a 1930’s King Kong meets the Abominable Snowman movie? Well, okay, with her long white hair she looked more like a female version of an Adorable Snowwoman rather than King Kong, but still—what the hell? He wondered what other talents the amazing Empress of the Monsters had.
With a shake of
