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.But despite the boom of magical explosionsaround her, she couldn't see any of the familiar glitter of Mageverse energy.She swore andstrained, but Reece remained stubbornly naked."Jesus, Reece, it's gone!""All right, don't worry about it." A swing of his sword sent somebody's head flying."Get up.We've got to get you out of here."Erin rolled off the altar, but her legs would no longer hold her weight.She fell to one knee andcrouched there, panting as she tried to gather her strength.Well, she thought grimly, at least losingmy powers didn't kill me this time.Yet, anyway.Glancing up, she saw Janieda zip by overhead,freed of her cage.Scanning the cathedral, Erin saw a thousand battles raging as Geirolf's vampires battled Majae,Magi, and Sidhe."How the hell are we going to get out of here?" she shouted at Reece."The entirecast of Lord of the Rings is between us and the door!""You're not, you little bitch.You're going to die."Erin looked around wildly to see Parker rise from Geirolf's body.She hadn't even seen himapproach it.The demon's corpse shimmered and disappeared into a glittering mist that poured into Parker'sbody.He seemed to grow as she stared at him in disbelief, his armor going black and massive, his eyes burning red in his white face.Even as magic-blind as she was, she could see the powerboiling off him."What'd you do, you cannibal eat your master?"He bared his fangs."And you're next." He started for Reece, who was fending off the clumsyattacks of three sword-welding acolytes."After I gut your boyfriend."He drew back his sword, aiming right for her lover's broad back.Erin realized Reece wouldn't be able to break free of his opponents in time to parry."Reece!"she screamed.Glowing armor shimmered into being around him the instant before the sword struck.The bladeglanced off the gleaming metal with the ring of steel.Parker cursed as Reece spun free of his opponents and lunged for him.Startled, Erin looked around to see Janieda standing in front of the altar in full plate armor, aglowing sword held in a two-handed grip.She must have created Reece's armor."Oh, God,Janieda! Thank you!""You carry the scent of Llyr's magic!" Janieda shouted over her shoulder as Reece's erstwhilevampire opponents charged her."What did you do?""Morgana linked us in a spell."The Sidhe swore and blocked a stroke at her head."Then why are you on the ground, you fool? Ifyou die, so does my Liege! Get up! I'll transport us out of here!" A spark began to glow in the airas she started to open a gate."No, you won't," Parker snarled, throwing them a furious look as he and Reece surged againstone another like bulls.The spark winked out.Janieda cursed and braced herself to defend Erin as the three vampires closed on them.Breathing hard, Reece circled with Parker.Between the hell-spell that had made him a vampireand the life force he'd absorbed from his dying master, the bastard had turned into Superman.Itwas all Reece could do to block the rain of savage sword strokes the turncoat rained on him.From the corner of his eye, Reece saw the Majae and Magi engaging Geirolf's vampire forceswith ferocious swordwork and explosions of magic.Arthur battled in the middle of the pack,swinging Excalibur with single-minded savagery as he fought to get closer to the altar.Unfortunately, their own magical armor helped protect the enemy from the full brunt of theMagekind attacks.Reece had hoped they'd break and run after Geirolf's death, but all they seemedto care about was getting the Majae down and feeding on them.And then there was Erin.He could feel her, weakened from the power blast that had killed Geirolf.Janieda was defending her, but how long could one little Sidhe hold off three vampires?He had to take Parker down.Gritting his teeth, Reece drove at his enemy with hacking right-handed sword attacks whilesending his dagger flicking in search of an opening.But what Parker didn't parry, his armor deflected.And his return attacks rattled Recce's teeth."After I hack off your head," Parker shouted over the screams of the dying, "I'm going to fuckyour little girlfriend to death before I rip out her throat!""You're not going to do anything except die!" Reece dropped his sword to parry a wild blowtoward his thighs.But the enemy's sword wasn't there.It's a feint!Too late.Something bit into his shoulder.Steel gave way, and a blade struck flesh [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]