Page 101 of Legacy

It wasHellfire!

“Everybody out!” someone bellowed from down the corridor.

In the next second, Ryker was teleporting into the fray.

And then I saw rapid bursts of movement all over, the vampire Guardians rushing through the facility and working to evacuate everyone.

The Aegis Watch members took off at Ryker’s command also.

No one could get within reach of Caius himself to take out him or the device with the Hellfire active.

One moment he was standing there and the next he was leaving the device levitating, then bursting past me.

I yelled out as he snagged Velra and blasted her through the wall with him, blowing out of the Compound.

“No!” I screamed.

“Get clear!” Ryker’s voice boomed at Kai and me.

He thrust his power forward—that defensive magic aspect that was like violent lightning.

He was trying to disarm the device with it.

It made sense, it was obviously a magically-forged weapon. His magic could cut through other magic.

But as it hit, it had absolutely no effect.

His eyes shot wide.

And then it was too late.

The Hellfire erupted, exploding like a bomb, rushing through the corridor, intending to take out everything in its path, blowing out walls on its path to us.

A roar sounded from Kai and power shot from the scepter, slamming up against the Hellfire.

Ryker choked at the close call. It had literally been inches from ravaging him.

The relief of Kai stopping it was too short-lived, though, because he staggered against the force of the Hellfire, his hands shaking violently.

He couldn’t hold it.

“Kai!” I screamed.

He had to teleport out or it would ravage him.

It would fucking kill him!

An eruption of silver power blinded us for a couple of seconds.

My breath caught in my throat as Ariana materialized right in front of Kai, her silver power shooting up all around the magical bomb, containing the Hellfire, just seconds before it hit us head on.

“I’ve got this,” Ariana told Kai. “Get back to Vorzyr. He’s headed here, I can feel it. Even though I told him to stay behind, his draconic nature won’t allow it because he knew I was headed into danger. Reassure him. He can’t be here, Kai. Especially with this being a Hellfire issue. He’ll expose himself.”

Kai hesitated. “I can’t just—”

“I’ll handle this. I promise.”

Kai looked between her and me, then Ryker.

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