Call of Night
My familiars shadow through the woods, drawing closer and closer.
The original plan could still work.
I pitch forward, coughing, and plant my hands on the ground. The Ley line is beneath me, and tapping into it is dangerous—obviously— but I don’t see what other choice I have. I close my eyes, fighting against Ruth’s hold on me, and reach down, deep down, into the ground, and take just enough from the Ley line to conjure another energy ball.
Fangs flashing, Lucas slowly advances. Ruth throws her hand out, hitting him with another wall of energy. It pushes him back, but Lucas doesn’t stop.
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