Present Day
Evelyn/Sophie’s POV
Their black tendrils pounded at my shields and were shredding at my magic, and I still held firm. I had lived in true darkness, felt the draw from it, but I also remained light. Pure, nothing could change that about me, and I refused to bow down to it today. I had fought with everything I had to remain the way I am.
I wove another spell to reinforce my barrier once more. This time I had barely patched a small gap before the dark magic pierced it. Too late. I smirked at the tendril and smacked it with one of my own light tendrils.
One of the witches screamed at that. I smirked and knew I had about an hour, if that, left before my magic drained entirely. The walls would hold but I couldn’t reinforce them anymore until I had rested.
A sharp yelp sounded
