Chapter 54 ...but joy comes with Dawn.

Lorenzo immediately rolled away, dodging the sword by a hair's breadth.

"You!"

He vanished off the floor and grabbed his attacker by the throat, ramming him into a wall. He vanished again, narrowly missing an arrow, a poisoned one; instead, it found its way into the body of his attacker.

"No!"

He knocked out the one who had fired the arrow and then the rest of the group. He collapsed after, he was too weak; the dreams had sucked out all his energy and he felt like a walking corpse.

He heard the sound of the arrow wheezing speedily towards him but he had no strength to dodge so he lay there, shutting his eyes and welcoming his death.

But the arrow never got to him.

"How dare you!?" An anguished scream echoed in the silent ruins.

Hera.

With a wave of her hand, all his assailants fell unconscious.

"Raphaela" He murmured, a wave of dizziness washing over him, "I need her back."

He felt her bend over him and felt her cold touch to his face.

"I've given you enough answers" She whispered in