"Vice! Back up!" I scream. He looks at me and moves behind me and the other sisters. I can feel myself losing power and I am scared that soon, Bethanie will be able to break out of our hold. I think of my gone mate, and how I have given my life to the service of others since... Maybe this will be my last act of good... I pray to the goddess that I have brought honor to my mate throughout my life by my deeds. I step forward with all my might, ready to give my last bit of self to help hold the barrier. "Serena!" I hear Matilda yell across the path, knowing what I am about to do. She shakes her head and dives forward, hitting the barrier. I watch as the power within her is pulled out of her eyes and open mouth before her body is flung away, landing hard and limp on the ground. I hear all of t
