Page 209 of Gift from the Source
But he knew where to hit us from the get-go to gain the upper hand.
Breaking up our family was the best advantage, and he took it.
Strategic evil fucker.
The illusion that separated us hit us all differently.
I don’t even know if they had time to see that.
The only reason I could was because of the illusion barreling at me.
I had enough time to cement myself to the ground to block the wild winds from that raging tornado. While I was planted in the ground, I tried my damnedest to reach each of them while they got swept away in a multitude of different forces.
The muddy tsunami sent Willow flying in a bubble of her own making.
Corentin was sprung back by stones shooting out of the ground.
Draken was shot directly in the chest by a vicious stream of water.
Cas took a little piece of it all as he tried to shadow out the illusion.
Each different fortified element tore through our front line, which consisted of our entire family.
The strongest Nexuses in the realm.
It separated us all from one another and they pounced like vultures.
They haven’t stopped coming since. Our numbers are dwindling by the second.
“Duro Nexus. Assign,” I bellow to the savage team beside us.
“Rebels assigned, midday, closing in. Orders?”
“Blow them the fuck up.”
I cast my element and gift out the opposite way while they take the targets they called out. Their blazing earth balls knock a whole row of them down, but there’s more waiting right behind them.
They leap over the bodies like they don’t give a fuck who just fell in front of them.
They have one thing on their mind.
“Tillman,” Oakly shrieks and I send a vine behind me to hit whoever’s coming close.
My element hits a solid wall.
I shoot her a sinister smile after quickly peering behind me. You can’t even see the guy through the block of ice he’s covered in.
“Watch your back, you massive little shit,”she bellows in her mind furiously.
The look on my face melts away as my eyes widen.
It scares the hell out of her and she spins around, readying herself. Only to flinch when she sees what I see.
Holy shit.
Hundreds of Corentins sprint through us.
They pass through me and dissolve instantly. Then just as fast another reappears taking its place.
