She was lying face down with her head twisted unnaturally to the side, eyes staring blankly out into the trees, an expression of startled surprise frozen onto her face. I just sat there stupidly, on the forest floor, paralysed with horror as the obscene thing twitched and finally stilled, and the world became quiet again. I tried to breathe - to calm my thundering heart - but my chest seemed to be held in a vice. In front of me the monstrous thing wavered before collapsing to the ground, writhing and thrashing wildly, sending plumes of deep purple smoke spiralling into the air. All that was left was to prepare for what must come next, when to my astonishment the smell of burning and the copper tang of blood thickened the air.
I cried out, falling to the ground and knew I had nothing left. Pain seared my flesh and my bones felt molten beneath my skin. There was a blast of air and a crackling, electric rush as the magic increased and f or ced itse lf t hrough my hands.
I closed my eyes, stubbornly ignoring the panic that was stealing my breath and making blood thunder in my ears and focused instead on the energy that blazed through my body. Despite the power behind it the creature was still moving forward, getting closer and closer - the spell simply wasn't working. And then everything was happening in a blur of movement and noise as the spell left my hands with a ground shaking roar of magic. The acrid stench of smouldering undergrowth and the sickly sweet scent of magic stung my eyes and obscured my vision until tears streamed down my face. Every little vote is really appreciated :) Please don't forget to vote if you enjoy it. I very much appreciate your support and thank you kindly for your time :)ĭo also check out my website and come and join the other Dark Addicts in my facebook group Dark Discussions. I get a very small amount of the revenue from these adverts which will allow me to keep putting my work on this site for free rather than you paying for it on amazon. If you like my writing please would you take a moment of your time to watch this short ad. You may notice that there are adverts popping up every now and then during the course of this story.
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