BEYOND BLOOD The queen cried out in despair, and the crowd stood up and screamed. Viviane closed her eyes, using her mind’s eye to see and hear better. She battled her motherly instincts, fighting her burning desire to use her powers to help her son. In a matter of seconds, Sky and Bastian handed their swords to Sage, who looked confused at the gesture. Sky ran away from the arena towards the door, while Bastian moved to stand just beside the wall. The dragon pulled back its tail, and Gabriel fell to the ground, dizzy with pain and blood loss. Ollie jumped to his feet, pulled a bunch of yellow flowers from his pocket and proceeded to punch the crystal wall with the flowers in his hands. Sky came running towards the ring. She jumped onto Bastian’s interlocked hands, and he used all his

