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Soin--shouted "Aruround, their for as they rose over the ho like black snow A blast of arctic air hit us fro down a us as they swarround like an army of ants

"They’re here," Daemon said "He’s here"

Oh, boy, were they ever The Aru balls knock down a thousands pins The Aru to s the fro theht by another Aru that was both solid and yet not

I stu into a tree Before it could fall, an Aru the Luxen and tossing it against the tree with enough power that it shattered the bark Tiny bits flew into the air

The Arum solidified into a tall woman with jet-black hair She reared an arm back and then thrust her hand deep into the chest of the Luxen The scream pierced the roar in in hit the ground from--I didn’t even knohere The impact shook the branches above, and a shower of leaves floated down as the Origin slid across the ground, kicking up loose soil and rocks Theloose a bolt of the Source that flew off-target as a thick shadow brought it back down to the ground The blast of white light hit a tree, cracking the thick elm in half It came down on the mass of Arum and Luxen Sohts of the Luxen were snuffed out as another wave of Aruht

"Holy" I breathed, hands shaking

Twisting around, I saw another Luxen snatched out of the air The feedings had begun in full force, and II’d never seen anything like this It was a --the flashes of light and thick shadows Such contrast

One of the forms broke free and solidified in front of us, a tall creature with skin like polished obsidian, and then it took forht nose A bare chest and leather pants Bleached blond hair

Lotho stood in front of us, head thrown back Shimmery blue liquid was splattered across his alabaster chest He grinned madly "Dinnertime"

Before either of us could respond, he headed back into theGod, I didn’t knohat to call it I iined it was like when the Native Ariht massacre--a well-deserved massacre, but still

Shi the grass and paved sidewalks of the ss The fight moved farther away, toward the cluster of homes that had once been protected by the beta quartz embedded in the mountains

Roofs of houses caved as Luxen and Aruround Fla exploded off in the distance, causing , but the red-hot blast quickly chilled

Another house exploded--boards winging into the air and glass shattering I ju I heard Daemon call my name, but I couldn’t turn away from the destruction Fire speared the sky The screaing in ht skin

My stomach roiled

Which was stupid and weak, because I’d killed before

That thought was like a second blast of frigid air dumped on my head The scenery in front of me blurred How many times had I killed? God, I think I’d lost count

"Kat, your heart" Daerip on azes met and held, I couldn’t believe there could be such beauty ae "Caly spiked inplace, and then I pulled free

Suddenly, I neededI didn’t knohat I needed My skin was still too tight and it tingled The heat was back, burning froet away fro

My head was a ain, but this ti myself I didn’t know or understand I just ran, and it wasn’t until I’d cleared the colony and started up a rough incline, a path dug deep into soil and rock, that I realized I was running toward Seneca Rocks and up theh, and my feet slipped her I went, until it was difficult to draw in a breath or to really think about what the hell I was doing And I really didn’t want to think about that, because this was crazy

I kneasn’t self-destructing I think I knew that, because as I scra over s over pebbles, I remembered how it had been for Carissa She had been like so shoved in a s alave out when I reached the first of the peaks, a part that was nothing e above a steep drop-off I stopped--stopped walking, stopped thinking and cli