Page 136 of Lethal Souls

Hassha and Korah rise as well, on the defense. “This will be the last chance for you, Selah. Otherwise, you’ll die today.”

The evil Regal spits a laugh and then she swings her arm, making the flames around her hand grow larger. “I look forward to watching the energy drain from all your bodies,” she hisses back.

Her creatures hiss too, lurching forward. I ready my sword, peering down at Rowan and Killian. Their eyes flick up to mine.

“This is it, brothers,” I yell. “We fight hard today. And no matter what, know that I love you more than anything!”

“Tell that to us after we win!” Killian barks back.

Selah rises higher in the air, pointing her sword forward as she drifts backwards.

Then she makes a command to her army in three simple words.

“Kill them all.”

EIGHTY-TWO

CAZ

“For Vakeeli we fight!” I shout, pointing my sword ahead. All the armies unleash a battle cry, and the war ensues.

I fly forward with Hassha and Korah, swinging my sword as the creatures flock our way. I slice into them, through them, while searching for my target.

The sooner I get to Selah, the quicker this will end.

I look down, and our army is charging ahead, weapons raised and ready to attack. They clash into Selah’s army, cutting, fighting, guns going off, swords scraping and clinking.

Dragon on its way, Yuri warns.

I fly out of the way just as one of Selah’s dragons hurtles toward me with its mouth wide open.

Before it can fully pass, I grip it by the tail and snatch back so hard its spine rips out. It falls to the ground and crushes several of Selah’s creatures.

The giants dodge the dragon, still stomping toward our army, but Korah swoops down with her sword, going through them like they’re water as she slices their heads off.

They crumple, landing in bloody heaps.

I hear a familiar shout and spot Rowan and Killian fighting back-to-back, swinging their swords and shooting where they can squeeze in a bullet. They work in harmony, and I’m even more surprised to see Devlin jumping in the air and cutting too.

Valden and Alora work their way through the giants, dragging their blades across their ankles while the Gilded handle combat in the air.

“Caspian!” I find Hassha’s voice. “With me!”

I start to fly her way, but something slams into me. A winged creature digs its talons into my armor and gnashes its slimy teeth, trying to bite me as it flaps.

“Gun,” I command.

When I feel it in my palm, I point the barrel at its belly, and it explodes.

“You’d better not let any of those fucking guts get on me,” I grumble to Yuri.

He chuckles in the hollows of my mind and spares me.

I teleport to Hassha, and she points ahead of her.

“Selah will hold back as long as she can,” she says, panting. “She’s waiting for us to use most of our energy before she attacks. I will go after her, wear her out as much as I can. The weaker she becomes, the weaker her creatures do too.”

I nod, and Hassha darts across the sky in a flurry of blue. More dragons aim for me, but I shoot orbs of fire at them. Creatures surround me, claws out, ready to attack.