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I know instantly that we&039;re in trouble Beranabus is fighting a variety of deers, lions, vultures Several are locked in battle with the elderlyincredibly fast He&039;s striking back with bolts of lightning A couple of de in pieces around him But there are more to come

In the distance, I spot anotherand a deh it I&039;m not certain, but I think it&039;s Cadaver! In a rush of excitement I start towards the , but then one of the other demons spots me Shrieks like a bird of prey Lashes backwards with its scaly tail, driving itself atpast the demon, I see thecome apart and I lose hope too Cut off from my prey, isolated and terrified, I stand h thebehind me Yells with surprise and fear, then pushes ahead ofdemon by its arms Sinks his teeth into its throat

Bites it open, then spits the slimy flesh out Puts his teeth up close to the hole in the thrashing deic coash The demon explodes Raz tosses its remains aside and h, then Nadia Sharains control and steps up beside Raz A jackal-headed demon leaps on her She thrusts a hand at its stoers Seconds later, the de in the dust

Nadia curses, starts forward, then looks back at o back we can&039;t stay here there are - "

"The barrier won&039;t hold now that we&039;ve moved on!" she shouts "If you don&039;t close it, the Kallin will be able to follow us through!"

I hate turningI stare at the hite light, not sure what to do So I try the first thing that comes into my head Reach into the , to rip it apart Buthappens

I can&039;t see anything through the , but I i on the other side They could coet away from here, flee for my

I force myself to take a breath Consider the probleether, so it in to reach into theagain Pause Half close h it looks like a solid wall of light, if I squint, I can inal patches join Tiny cracks running through the , aler patches near the centre, thinking Then, without trying to touch it, I slideit to er, beco strawberry colour After a few seconds it stops pulsing, hangs in the air aother patches After rerates The patches regain their original colours and slide away froraceful explosion

No ti with the demons There aren&039;t as er and stronger, and there&039;s no time to construct a barrier to keep them at bay

They&039;re all around Beranabus and his Disciples A few have caught hold of Raz and dragged hi to chew their throats open But they worry hi and devours the flesh, howling with satisfaction

A claw strikes his head and slices half his face away He tries to screaue

I cry out with pity and terror, but there&039;s nothing I can do to help the fat black o He&039;s stronger than ic If he can&039;t handle these monsters, what hope do I have?

My eyes dart from Raz to the others More than a dozen demons are at ith Beranabus Five are focused on Sharround explode in front of the hatefully like I do when I fight

Twofro, arms and claws extended

Driven by desperate instinct, I reach towards two patches of purple and orange light I clapthe patches hard at each other They sey light The instinct which told me to try this also tells me to close my eyes - sharpish!

When I look a few seconds later, the de with pain and confusion, eyes melted in their sockets