33 Em was ready to attack the shadow beast right now. No waiting. Just running straight into danger. Unfortunately, Vi still had some preparations she needed to make before they could make their move. She left Em and Andre alone in their room with the protections now up and an assurance that the shadow beast couldn't get to them. Em looked back at the pool of blood on the ground and shuddered. She must have made a noise. "Let me take care of that," Vi said before she took off to make her magical preparations. She muttered something that Em couldn't understand and pointed her magically glowing hands at the scarily large pool of blood. At first, nothing happened, and then it seemed to shrink in on itself until there was nothing left. Not even a stain on the light-colored carpet. That wa

