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The ruh Kat like an electrical current She and Arteered back into Kish whose eyes were as wide as possible as even the walls around the shook loose and fell while the sound grew louder She aze to see the confirhed nervously "Please tell estion"

But as it ru shriek fro out

Kat tensed, ready to battle as she saw the wiggling feers that appeared in a crack in the stone They had long, black fingernails that pushed against the opening, trying to enlarge it

"Get back," Sin snapped at all of theht against a delared at Kat-"temporary loan of my powers At least it better be teiven Sin his powers back, and taken some for her own, but she would never take away her ree from time to time, but at the end of the day, she loved her ave Arteful stare "I think we found our sacrifice to them"

"Oh poo," Sioddess die Akri will die too if he can&039;t eat fro, she put herself between Arteots to help the Siusted snarl before she took up a position beside her sister

Kish moved to stand next to Artemis "Looks like the safest spot here for a huet eaten"

Artemis raked him with a sneer as Xypher caame plan?" Xypher asked Sin

"Don&039;t die"

"I like it Simple, bold Impossible Works forabout, Xypher? You&039;re already dead"

He laughed "You know, for once, it&039;s good to be me"

Kat only wished she shared his status She looked at Sin "Any words of advice on how to kill these?"

"Not a one It took three of us to trap theure out how to do that They&039;re nasty buggers"

Great She couldn&039;t wait tocrashed behind the the charoup

"Seal the door behind us," Ash ordered Deiuet that opened?"

A feave him a duh stare "Well, if you want to leave it open and let all the demons in-"

"Close it, please"

She sree"

Deiainst the rock that sealed the door They were bloody and panting, as were the rest of them

"Well," M&039;Adoc said as he wiped blood from his bruised brow "At least there are only seven of these"

"Who are about twenty tioody," Kat said excitedly, "how it evens out" Deciding she was through with the games, she flexed her arms out and manifested blades in her hands as Zakar came forward Sin handed him the Rod they&039;d taken from Ishtar&039;s tomb

"Simi," Ash said sharply "Take Arteravation "One day I wish you&039;d just let ," she grunant look at Ash "Did you have to do that?"

Ash shrugged "Forget the Diht me in my true form You ready for that?"

"Not today I&039; them, Zakar put the Rod into the lock When he tried to reseal it, the Rod shattered "I think aited too long It won&039;t close again"

Kat eyed the Di at the crack "They&039;re awake and steadily chipping the stone down"

"What the hell kills a Dimreen glow burst out of the to at the door, trying to shatter it The Di awaythat was invincible? The question chased itself around in Kat&039;s head until she was dizzy froht occurred to her

Kat turned to Sin "I think we&039;re asking the wrong question Forget killing theods and a chant"

Kish sighed "Too bad we only have one out of the three"

"No," Ash said "We have three out of three Zakar, Sin, and Katra"

Sin froze as he caught Ash&039;s ht have saved the entire world "The blood exchange"

Ash nodded "Kat shares Suod"

Sin saze He looked at Zakar and for the first tiht survive this "Do you remember hoe locked the else to use as a key"

"Will the sfora work?" Kat asked Sin "It can h time"

He wasn&039;t sure, but it orth a shot "I think it will All we can do is try"

Kat pulled her necklace off and handed it to Sin "What do we need to do?"

After handing Zakar the sfora, Sin stationed her to the ht and Zakar to the far left

As soon as they were in position, Sin began chanting in Suuide of the demons of this earth

"We suave us birth

"To all that is here now and before

"We protect and guard with our core

"To the lives of others we are giving

"Forever" Sin spoke the words twice before Zakar joined hi to focus on and learn the Sumerian words as she watched the Di of Kessar and his ar

Any roups of demons was about to break into the rooht red

"Zakar!" Kessar&039;s voice rang out in the roo

"Stay with me, Brother," Sin said, his voice eerily calm

Still Kessar shouted at Zakar to help thereeaker as the Dihed

Kat looked to Sin

"Don&039;t move," he warned her "We have to stay where we are for it to work"

Zakar was breathing more heavily now as Kessar continued to order him to free the Dimme

"I won&039;t let you control me anymore," he said from between clenched teeth Sweat beaded on his forehead as he struggled for his freedoain"

C&039;mon, Zakar, she whispered silently Don&039;t fail us

Most of all, she prayed he didn&039;t fail hi up to take possession of him and it terrified her

Quicker than she could blink, Ashin his ear

All of a sudden, Zakar&039;s eyes turned coan chanting again with renewed fervor Kat was desperate to knoas going on, but didn&039;t dare break her own chant to ask

A loud hipped through the roo into each other Xirena tucked her wings in Kat&039;s hair whipped around her face

It felt as if she were rooted to the floor and while it could pull at her hair and clothes, it couldn&039;t budge her The Di with the chanting

More light suffused the rooh the door

"Attack!" Deie theroup while Kat, Zakar, and Sin continued to drive the Dihter an instant before one Dimme escaped

Kat had to duck as it flew at her head, but she held her ground

"Let it go," Sin said "Just keep chanting Seal the tomb on the others and then we&039;ll deal with her"

Kat stayed focused even while the others were fighting virtually on top of her She watched as the toan to knit itself closed Time seemed to slon before the Dimme cries were finally silenced

Covered in sweat, Zakar pressed the sfora to the lock and sealed it before he collapsed on the ground

Kat was about to go to him until she saw Kessar from the corner of her eye Before she could even blink, he turned aside one of the Dolophoni and lunged at Sin, stabbing hih his heart

She couldn&039;t breathe as she watched in horror "No!" she cried

Kessar laughed evilly

Sin&039;s eyes widened an instant before he sank to his knees It was then she realized Kessar had taken Sin&039;s sword that had been forged by Sin&039;s people It was the one thing that could kill the gallu and it was also able to kill Sin

Her vision clouded by fury, she blasted Kessar with a god-bolt from her hands And then she hit him with another and another until she had him pinned to the floor She was so intent on him that she missed the other deround Kat sprang to her feet and turned on her newest attacker She ed for the deed, then tried to bite her Kat swept its feet out froer between its eyes