She quickly hid in the shadows, thinking of what to do. Erika did not stop her incantations; she spoke louder, screaming her incantations. A sudden, heavy wind began to blow in the room, tossing things around. Karim was tossed away; his sword was yanked out of his hands, but he held on to a pillar.
AUTHOR'S POV. Morpheus withdrew his sword from Madam Theresa, who crashed to the ground with a thud. When Erika saw that her mother was dead and her incantation was broken, she stood up in the center and spoke a magic word that made the army of the dead pour out of the temple, and she escaped
LAIKA "Take charge of your destiny," I muttered, looking around me. Erika was walking ahead of us and was not paying attention to what was happening. I shut my eyes and tried to convince myself that I was strong and could wield my powers. Erika was still enchanting, and I still felt weak, b
"So much for a fair fight, Erika," I said. She smirked sinisterly. "Sorry, I do not fight fairly." She came at me, swinging the sword at my head again. This time I leaned backward, and the sword missed my face by inches. I went for her hand immediately. If I pry out that sword from her, we would
ALPHA KARIM Morpheus and I were getting tired of fighting Erika's army of the dead. They were pouring out in thousands and would not stop unless Erika was dead. We were outnumbered, but Morpheus and I kept fighting our way toward Laika. We had wounds on us now—stabs and cuts from the army—but
Remembering my mother now, I think she was so afraid of my father. She was a quiet woman who only spoke when spoken to. I was so trained out of emotions that I barely stored any events in my head, and I had forgotten most of my childhood memories. But one thing was clear to me now. My father never l
ALPHA KARIM The battle was over. Once Erika was killed, all of her armies faded away with her. I lifted Laika’s unconscious body. We needed to get her someone to treat her; she has lost enough blood— she has lost enough of everything. “I can help nurse her back to life,” Morpheus offered. “I t
ALPHA KARIM We got back to Morpheus' kingdom at the brink of dawn. Ari was there at the cabin steps, waiting for us. Morpheus jumped down immediately after we arrived and headed inside. “I called the embalmer to embalm her until you come back,” Ari said, not looking at him. “I also informed the