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“Where is the helicopter co fro pad

“Nearby,” Kealan says “We’d have kept it here, but there wasn’t space The hospital helicopters took priority”

“Nobody said anything to me about that,” Sharmila huffs

“We make our own plans,” Kealan says “We don’t discuss them with civilians, even Disciples No offence meant”

“None taken”

Guns blare on the staircase

“How er?” I shout

Kealan checks his watch “A minute Maybe two”

I dart back towards the stairs “Bec!” Sharmila screams

“Don’t worry,” I pant “I’ht them”

I didn’t absorb any of Beranabus’s ic e touched, but I learnt a lot of his spells There are ht words—but so the doors at the top of the stairs, I draw upon the ancientspell

Bullets are still being fired on the stairs “Gabor! Bence!” I yell “Come back!”

There’s no response A few seconds later the guns stop There’s the sound of scurrying footsteps—but not hu, I unleash the spell and block the doorith a shield of y

The first demon appears It has a square, bloodstained head Dozens of eyes Three mouths A tiny body It leaps at me, ith bloodlust, but crashes back off the shield It snaps at the web of energy, trying to tear it apart with its teeth, but the barrier holds

I back away fro my power This is the first tireater than I thought By tapping into the ic in the air, I can hold the shield in place, but I won’t be able toand clawing at it But I don’t need h