Chapter 101

I whirled around as the evil laughter echoed around us. The atmosphere turned evil in a second and the sinister voice kept coming closer to us. In an instant, everyone shifted into defense mode, the hellhounds barking incessantly as their instincts sensed the impending threat. The forest, once quiet, now crackled with an ominous energy. “Got you, traitor,” a voice echoed and laughed. I knew whose voice it was. Lizzie. But where was she? I couldn’t see her. Oh, Selene, Lizzie was dead. In a swirl of black smoke, Lizzie's spirit materialized, her evil presence twisting the very air around her. But she wasn’t the Lizzie I was accustomed to. She was something else entirely, her face was completely changed. The scars on her face and arms took on an eerie shape, a bizarre testament to the darkness that had consumed her, that had ruled her. Dad stepped forward, his magic swirling around him. “Leave or be ready to die here,” Dad snarled at her. “Dad, we can’t…” I tried to say but he raised his