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He advanced it a frae of the forest bordered the black As the rat’s view shifted, it angled up for a brief instant, showing a face I didn’t recognize the nized his attire

"That’s not a gray man or Lornicus," I said

"Holy crap," Shelton added

Lornicus hadn’t sent these rats The Black Robe Brotherhood had

Chapter 36

"They found us," Elyssa said

A tremendous boom sounded and the floor shook Glass rattled and the table jued shocked looks before running into the hallway and into the den I saw three-clawed foot attached to a flah the s in the vaulted ceiling I saw sohtmares open its mouth and roar Two horns the size and shape of mammoth tusks jutted from the sides of the creature’s reptilian head Its ar forward and a colossal fist smashed into the

"Holy infernal bat crap, it’s a demon!" Shelton shouted

Thebent inward, stretched and repelled the thrust The creature roared again and slammed the side of the house Chandeliers clattered, and a bookshelf teetered precariously before falling over with a crash

I stood stunned, unable to ht of thelike that? It looked at least as tall as thefrom between the cracks in its rocky volcanic flesh I’d seen a de like this A crude iron chain encircled theloose across its chest

"What do we do against that thing?" Shelton said

I had no answer

Another thud rocked the house The place had to be enchanted to hold up against the pounding, because I didn’t think for afroed to Ezzek Moore and the Arcane Council long ago They ainst so like this?

I looked at Elyssa She looked as out of ideas as I was

You’re part de!

De They had to be su rune nearby When I’d seen a demon as a child, I’d so a piece of plywood studded with nails and patterned ire An aether generator had activated it Turning off the power had closed the su portal and sent it ho They’d probably spent ti the rune, maybe in the earth outside If we could close it, we could banish the dees waiting outside?

I took a quick headcount as the floor shook again We didn’t have nearly enough people to handle this thing The best bet would be a hasty retreat through the portal downstairs I sucked in a breath as an idea came to me

"Elyssa, how fast can your father assemble a team?"

"Immediately," she said

"Shelton, open the portal to the Templar compound Elyssa, call your father Tell hih the portal to the mansion then open the portal behind the attackers so the Templars can flank theave ht I was out of my mind I probably was, but this place was ho to stand for this

"Go!" I roared at Shelton

He and Elyssa booked it out of there, heading to the cellar stairs

I turned to Stacey "Do you think we could get soies to help us?" She could turn ordinary felines intoit would take

"I already have several here in the wine cellar," she said "I thought theyhow much trouble you attract"