Page 66 of Defying the Relic Hunter

“Asmoday?”Adan’s voice was a thunderous roar.

I flinched.“I think that’s a yes.”

A brilliant orange glow popped into existence and spun rapidly. I shielded my eyes. “What’s that?”

“Adan’s opening a teleportation portal,” Ethan answered.

“Huh? It looks different when you’re inside it.”

The spinning light accelerated until a vortex formed. Bolts of green lightning crackled wildly around the growing opening.

Granny watched the vortex in alarm.“You never told me Adan has God powers.”

“He’s not a God, he’s an alien lifeform.”I ducked behind Ethan. “Are you sure we need his help?”

“Yes.”

A huge, heaving silky black mass rolled out. The tornado of energy vanished with a loud snap. “Where is Asmoday?”

Granny took solid form.“He is in a town called Kanab looking for a body to possess.”

“What? You couldn’t have told us that sooner,”I yelled.

Granny shrugged.“The other warriors are fighting Asmoday.”

“Fuck!” Ethan grabbed me and teleported. There was a fleeting flash of black and we appeared in front of a grocery store.

General Jones was sprawled face down in the parking lot.

Xenia and Quinn who were throwing salt at a glowing yellow orb in a desperate attempt to keep it away from the General.

Seizing a twenty-pound sack, Ethan sliced it with his boot knife and flung it at the orb.

Asmoday screeched loudly as the salt cascaded over him.

I grabbed an open bag of salt and drew a circle around the General.

The sky suddenly darkened to a charcoal gray, then black. Incandescent red lightning bolts arced across the clouds and hurricane strength winds slammed us to the ground.

The salt blew away.

Asmoday settled on the General’s back.

I chanted, “Crisito deo ojo mirabilis visio.”

“Crisito deo ojo mirabilis visio,” Ethan, Xenia and Quinn joined in.

Ethan dumped an entire bag on the orb.

It shot off.

Ghostly figures appeared in the towering clouds.

“Oh shit! He summoned the warriors.” Pieces of flying debris struck me in the face and the shrieks of hundreds of tortured souls battered my ears.

Quinn growled,“I gave you the armor for a reason. Use it.”

“Yes, sir.” Ignoring the blood running down my face, I tapped the icon.Schlik. Schlik. Schlik. Schlik.Within seconds black armor covered me from head to toe. A tree branch bounced off my helmet and I barely felt it.

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