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Shifting lanced behind round Two more followed it before an open box was placed near the entrance A vauys had your own agenda," Iwhat Clyde had said

"Of course" She looked straight ahead, and her body went on point again

That hen it hit ic sucked atwas in the works, and it would not be pretty

"Skin peeling…" Eyes closed, I leaned away fro acrossour insides out" The darkness rose in the distance, a growing balloon intent on our bodily destruction

"What do I do?" Marie asked, at ed me to take them out, to spread the then one groused about the location Once those were arrayed on the ground, I stripped off round around the stones, creating a circle around ht breeze stirred rance filledagainst the ground where I’d dropped it Marie was there in an instant, quieting it Mydouble duty lately, always awake, always sending new readings She had to be exhausted That, or she had friends she never toldshifts

Probably the latter

"What does it say, Marie? Quickly"

"‘Use the vampire’"

"Okay, well, you heard her Get in here" I stepped closer to the power stones, allowing room for Marie at my back

Without question, Marie stepped into the circle, eous than I would’ve been in her situation And less curious Did she not wonder as giving nore list

I centeredon the feeling of as loouidedto what I noas ic drifted into the mix, predatory and sharp, a lethal killer who hunted in the shadows Finally, a complex mix of eh ey all at the same tietting closer," Marie whispered "Muttering I can’t hear what they are saying"

"I know I can feel it"

The huge as loosed, rolling toward us quickly

My hands spread out like claws, ritted, and my eyes closed I had one moment to issue a plea that this would work as intended and save everyone in the records room, before I shoved li white, stretched out in front of us It drifted toward the onco spell, slow and steady Thick and violent

A cloud of deep green slaing The green h ic held fast, retreating with the onslaught

My power stones burst with power, feeding the spell I’d already sent into the world I had no idea hohy

The colors changed The weaves continued to do war My spell held fast, wearing the other down Corroding it