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“Kire!”
The call came again, and this time it was closer than before. Kire handed his flashlight over to Rose and brought Halo out from his backpack. He remembered Albus Bridge saying something about Halo forming a shield, but he hadn’t tried that trick out yet. And he didn’t know if the book had the strength for a shield deployment right now anyway.
The sound of approaching footsteps echoed through the empty corridor. The skidding sound of more than one pair of shoes beat against the tiled floor; Trace and Kaos, or either one and an attacker? Kire didn’t have to wait long for his answer. Two people with shoes flashing red and blue emerged from around a bend at the far end of the corridor.
“What is it? Why are you both running like that?” asked Kire.
“Your friend, he’s here. Look a
