I found out something useful. This beautiful sword that Nathaniel created could slice through Norrix's dark magic. However, the closer we got, the harder it was.
I was vaguely aware of Fergus and Felix next to us. I could hear Fergus trying to talk to him and Felix yelling profanities.
Annabella was making the most progress. She was tied up like I was. She sent blasts of what looked like white fire at Norrix. He blocked it every time like he was swatting at fireflies.
"This isn't working," Annabella said calmly as she ducked under a blast. I nodded, out of breath, as I swung at another arm of darkness.
"Ah!" I heard a yell from beside me. I glanced over and saw Felix unconscious on the ground. Fergus stood above him breathing heavy.
"Alaina!" I turned my focus back to Norrix as An
