Rage poured through me, giving me strength, and I channeled my light and dark energy, sending out pure waves of it woven together like an intricate braid, aimed straight at Adam. The blast drove him back, but the Elder God inside him fought me. "Come on already," Nemesis yelled, halfway through the portal. Belial had already disappeared inside it, I saw with a huge wave of sadness and disappointment. "Leave her!" She still had an iron grip on Callan and dragged him through the portal with her, and Adam cast me one last glare before he followed. The portal closed instantly behind them, leaving the rest of us with no way to follow or fight. 29 Hannah M arcus rushed everyone outside, away from the noxious fumes, and he carried my sister with him. We all stumbled out onto the front lawn

