Page 113 of Obsidian and Frost

I managed to land in a primed crouch, then spin around, just as Rennick thrust both his palms at me, that yellow magic streaming forth brutally.

“Stay down, beast,” he seethed at me.

I growled and pushed forward even as his magic slammed into me.

His eyes widened as I pushed against it, one shaky step forward at a time.

I saw Sylas’ power spark, but it went out a second later.

The fucking desiccation was preventing him from being able to use his magic.

“Stop!” he cried, trying to push to his feet, only to collapse back down.

As he did, I caught sight of the skin of his ankle visible through a tear in the leg of his pants. It was desiccated too.

My blood was supremely powerful. The fact it hadn’t healed that aspect… it was beyond worrying. It had already spread so far. If it reached his heart—

Rennick delivered a slice of magic across my throat, making me choke as the searing pain of him ripping my flesh open deeply had blood drenching my T-shirt in seconds.

Couldn’t kill me, though.

Or stop me.

His eyes widened as it healed rapidly, and I just kept pushing forward.

I was taking a shitload of damage, because he was using his full power and it was only my healing factor and my goddamn stamina that was enabling me to keep moving forward. All of that was being enhanced with a shitload of panic because if I didn’t get to Sylas soon and figure out a way to stop that desiccation he’d be lost to me.

“Stand down!” Rennick screamed at me. “You fucking animal! His punishment isn’t done yet. Let me mete it out! This doesn’t concern you!”

“You don’t walk right now and I swear to fuck I’ll hunt you. There’ll be nowhere across the realms that you can hide from me.”

It wasn’t in my nature to allow an enemy to run.

But I needed this shithead gonenowso I could see to Sylas. Right now!

I actually saw him hesitate, especially as he took in my eyes flaming, my bloodlusting fury laid bare for him to choke on, and piss himself over.

He shuddered. “You’ll let me walk? With my girl?”

“Notwithher,” Sylas interjected, before I could confirm it, and finally get the bastard away from us, away fromhim.

What was he playing at?

“You’re abusing her, warping her mind with magic,” Sylas bit at him.

Rennick had been doingwhatto his woman?

“No deal then!” he screeched.

While he was distracted yelling at Sylas, I jerked back, breaking the connection with his magic, then I vamp sped toward him.

But at the last second, he blasted me, ripping me off my feet, and using my speed against me. It had me landing with a back-breaking thud on the ground.

And then he was there, wailing on me with blast after ruthless blast, making me writhe on the ground and grit my teeth.

I heard Sylas yelling, saw him fighting to call his power.

And then purple lightning suddenly lit up the forest in a violent display, a moment before it tore into Rennick, hauling him off his feet, and holding him there in the air as he was electrocuted over and over, his body convulsing wildly as he screamed out into the night.