Chapter 40 Touching death

The queen's angry loud screech hurt my eardrums as I watched her while peeking around Sagon's large tall frame. I felt the air current being manipulated and warned Sagon that she was drawing her powers. I could feel it skimming along the hairs on my arms. Sagon changed before my eyes into a frightening thing of nightmares. His skin was scaled like a lizard and had a dark purple-black hue. His horns were long, thick, and curled back from his skull. A long pointed tail whipped around him. I heard him tell me with a low growl not to look at him. I'd never seen him shift into his true form and I squeezed my eyes shut when Asilynn released a torrent of wind pressure at us. It felt as if it was stripping the life force internally causing me to stumble back. Noah groaned deeply in agonizing pain. His eyes were unfocused and rolled back into his head. I realized he was covered in more of his shimmering blood and noticed the bites of flesh taken out of him. Sagon lifted his taloned hand and gr