RAEI didn't make it to the door.Three of the creatures slammed into the wood before I could reach the handle. The impact shook the frame. They pressed their bodies against it, blocking my way out. Their claws scraped against the surface, leaving marks that looked like char.The fourth one launched itself at me.I saw its mouth open wide, rows of teeth that were too sharp and too many. It hit my shoulder and bit down hard. Pain exploded through my arm. I screamed and grabbed at it, my fingers sinking into its rough hide. It felt like touching burned meat. I threw it off me with everything I had. It hit the counter and bounced back onto the floor, already scrambling toward me again.My magic. I needed my magic.I reached inside myself for that feeling, that thread of power I had used many times before. The anger was right there, hot and ready. It was so easy to find. My chest burned with it. The threads began to form in my mind, green, bright and mine.Then they broke.They snapped li
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