concentrated.
“Silas himself is with them.”
“I know,” Luke said, understanding the intensity in her eyes. A blast from the past.
She took a breath to re-center herself. And then she sprang into action.
“Valta, as we agreed, I will hold them off. You will lead the others to the extraction vehicle.”
Valta nodded.
“Once I do this I will be weak. Luke will stay with me to assist. As soon as I withdraw my power we will have three, maybe four minutes, before the magic disintegrates.”
They all nodded their understanding.
Alna shook off her robe and handed it to Luke. He gulped at the sudden revelation of so much skin. And then he noticed something for the first time that he hadn’t seen earlier due to the darkness.
“Those are new,” he commented.
Alna followed his line of sight. His eyes were drawn to the black veins prevalent over her stomach, her arms, her chest, her neck.
“You sure you can hold an entire army at bay? Silas ’s army?” Tanya asked, cutting through the profound look that passed between Alna and Luke.
Alna scoffed. “You haven’t seen anything yet, child.”
With that she glided past them towards the approaching soldiers.
“Child?” Tanya complained to Luke.
“She’s got a few centuries on you.”
“She’s your age?”
“More like Mathias’.”
Tanya eyed him. Was there something between this witch and Mathias?
But Luke didn’t have time to get into it. He looked away and concentrated on watching Alna’s back. Just like old times.
As she approached, Silas caught sight of her. He halted his army immediately. What the hell?
“Is that fear I’m sensing, vampire?”
“Ah, the great Alna. I’ve been looking for you for a hell of a long time, but you’ve eluded me. And, now, you come to me.”
“I didn’t want to be found.”
“The only way you could have evaded me was through the use of extremely powerful magic. Black magic. You have the marks. No longer the ivory witch, Alna?”
She ignored his comment. “You are crossing so many boundaries with this war of yours, vampire. You have angered many, including me. You know what I’m like when I’m angry.”
Silas growled at her threat. “You’ve chosen the wrong side. His side will perish. You should have followed your newfound taste for darkness and come to me. We would have made powerful allies.”
“Let’s see how we fare as enemies.”
Silas gestured for his troops to charge her. They roared a ferocious battle cry and launched into an attack. Alna stood her ground. She concentrated, calling the magic to her. She felt the sudden rush of pins and needles in her left hand. The power. Her hand crackled and emanated a glow of blue fire.
She thrust her hand towards the troops. Her eyes shone a deep royal blue like the magic as she looked upon them. The magic formed an invisible barrier. The soldiers stopped, caught off guard by their sudden inability to move forward.
“Assault the wall! She cannot hold it for long!”
Alna felt the pressure of their assault against the barrier. She strengthened her stance and kept her hand steady even as they pushed and struck the barrier vigorously. More power! Within seconds her will was done and the familiar sensation of crackling electricity coursed through her right hand. She thrust her power at the barrier. This time, when the blue light hit it, her magic wrapped around the barrier, strengthening it and making it visible. The barrier’s thick translucent form was like a layer of shimmering film, possessing the strength of titanium.
Witnessing the surge of power enforcing the barrier, Silas signaled his men to cease their assault. Time to change tactics with the witch. And I know just the thing.
“Tell me, how would a human prevent the vampiric change once they had already been sired?”
There was no response from Alna. She was awash in concentration. Silas pushed harder. “Rumor has it that you would be the one to speak to about that?”
Still, Alna
“Silas himself is with them.”
“I know,” Luke said, understanding the intensity in her eyes. A blast from the past.
She took a breath to re-center herself. And then she sprang into action.
“Valta, as we agreed, I will hold them off. You will lead the others to the extraction vehicle.”
Valta nodded.
“Once I do this I will be weak. Luke will stay with me to assist. As soon as I withdraw my power we will have three, maybe four minutes, before the magic disintegrates.”
They all nodded their understanding.
Alna shook off her robe and handed it to Luke. He gulped at the sudden revelation of so much skin. And then he noticed something for the first time that he hadn’t seen earlier due to the darkness.
“Those are new,” he commented.
Alna followed his line of sight. His eyes were drawn to the black veins prevalent over her stomach, her arms, her chest, her neck.
“You sure you can hold an entire army at bay? Silas ’s army?” Tanya asked, cutting through the profound look that passed between Alna and Luke.
Alna scoffed. “You haven’t seen anything yet, child.”
With that she glided past them towards the approaching soldiers.
“Child?” Tanya complained to Luke.
“She’s got a few centuries on you.”
“She’s your age?”
“More like Mathias’.”
Tanya eyed him. Was there something between this witch and Mathias?
But Luke didn’t have time to get into it. He looked away and concentrated on watching Alna’s back. Just like old times.
As she approached, Silas caught sight of her. He halted his army immediately. What the hell?
“Is that fear I’m sensing, vampire?”
“Ah, the great Alna. I’ve been looking for you for a hell of a long time, but you’ve eluded me. And, now, you come to me.”
“I didn’t want to be found.”
“The only way you could have evaded me was through the use of extremely powerful magic. Black magic. You have the marks. No longer the ivory witch, Alna?”
She ignored his comment. “You are crossing so many boundaries with this war of yours, vampire. You have angered many, including me. You know what I’m like when I’m angry.”
Silas growled at her threat. “You’ve chosen the wrong side. His side will perish. You should have followed your newfound taste for darkness and come to me. We would have made powerful allies.”
“Let’s see how we fare as enemies.”
Silas gestured for his troops to charge her. They roared a ferocious battle cry and launched into an attack. Alna stood her ground. She concentrated, calling the magic to her. She felt the sudden rush of pins and needles in her left hand. The power. Her hand crackled and emanated a glow of blue fire.
She thrust her hand towards the troops. Her eyes shone a deep royal blue like the magic as she looked upon them. The magic formed an invisible barrier. The soldiers stopped, caught off guard by their sudden inability to move forward.
“Assault the wall! She cannot hold it for long!”
Alna felt the pressure of their assault against the barrier. She strengthened her stance and kept her hand steady even as they pushed and struck the barrier vigorously. More power! Within seconds her will was done and the familiar sensation of crackling electricity coursed through her right hand. She thrust her power at the barrier. This time, when the blue light hit it, her magic wrapped around the barrier, strengthening it and making it visible. The barrier’s thick translucent form was like a layer of shimmering film, possessing the strength of titanium.
Witnessing the surge of power enforcing the barrier, Silas signaled his men to cease their assault. Time to change tactics with the witch. And I know just the thing.
“Tell me, how would a human prevent the vampiric change once they had already been sired?”
There was no response from Alna. She was awash in concentration. Silas pushed harder. “Rumor has it that you would be the one to speak to about that?”
Still, Alna
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