“Damn you! You’ll never be her.” He shoved Daji even harder towards the paolou. Irina vanished as Daji’s screams pierced through Michael’s head. She tried to run, but Hank’s fury got the upper hand, and he pushed her against the red hot pole. She screamed in rage while he yelled that she took his life from him, took away the man he once was. She fought, but his demonic strength coupled with his human fury was too much for her to overcome. Their fight caused sparks and embers from the fire to fly about the dry wood cellar, starting many small fires that quickly spread and sucked the oxygen from the room. Michael stumbled backwards, away from the paolou while Hank continued to hold Daji down. He went to Kira and saw that she was still unconscious. Jianjun reached them both. Michael opene

