Time stood still.
I was frozen in place, my hands and feet became numb as I stared at the malevolent creature standing by the synagogue's threshold.
Loud screams thickened the night air. The people gathered inside the temple scrambled away from the scorpion demon. A cold draft blew, carrying the horrendous stench of the beast. The smell of rotten eggs and turning meat wafted to my nostrils, confirming what my eyes were seeing.
It was real. The demon was real.
How's it possible? We have already closed the rift--
"Samuel!" Magat's voice cut through the air, snapping me out of my spiraling thoughts. All of a sudden, movement returned to my body.
I craned my neck toward the war chief. He was as wide-eyed as I was.
"We need to get the people out of here!" Magat screamed.
"We can't! Ther
