The Secret of Spellshadow Manor 6 by Bella Forrest

Author:Bella Forrest [Forrest, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nightlight
Published: 2017-09-30T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

“Stop!” Alex bellowed, his voice booming across the field. Victory died on the lips of the Starcross warriors as they turned to see Alex approaching, his friends following close behind. Virgil had reappeared too, limping at the back of the smaller group. “Everyone needs to stop cheering!” Alex shouted, drawing looks of displeasure from the crowd.

“And who are you to tell us to quiet down?” someone yelled.

“I know it looks like we’ve won, but we haven’t!” Alex explained, his voice carrying across the warriors. “Julius planned all of this. The fog, the fighting, the retreat. He is doing it to lure you all into a false sense of security! We need to get back on our guard, and be ready for him when he strikes!”

A murmur rippled through the assembled force. They glanced toward the spot where the soldiers had run, but the uniformed army was no longer visible.

“How do you know that? Are you working for him?” a second voice called, the tone accusatory.

Alex shook his head. “I just know the man we’re dealing with. He isn’t done with us, I promise you!”

It was all too straightforward not to be a setup. Yes, the fights had been tough, and several people had lost their lives, but it was much too easy. Julius had something else up his sleeve, Alex was certain of it. Now, it was a waiting game. If they could be ready when he struck, they might stand a better chance of survival.

Ceres rode up to where Alex stood. “You think we should evacuate?” she asked, looking around nervously.

Alex shrugged. “I think we could try. Julius is—”

Ceres cut him off with a wave of her hand. An eerie stillness was settling across the battlefield and all who stood upon it. Her people watched her, waiting for her to speak, but she was silent, listening intently to something only she could hear.

“Too late,” she whispered, her head snapping up. “Everybody, run for the trees! Get into the forest! Hide yourselves!” she screamed. There was no time to do things calmly, the group of gathered warriors looking at each other in a panic. As her words sank in, they began to run in all directions, chaos ensuing as the people of Starcross fought to escape an enemy they couldn’t yet see.

“What is it?” Alex asked, trying to figure out what it was Ceres knew that he didn’t.

He understood, mere moments later, as the clouds began to roll in at an alarming, unnatural speed. They gathered, swelling and frothing over one another, fluffy white giving way to deep, bruised storm clouds that loomed above the realm. A great boom of thunder shook the earth below, and lightning tore across the dark sky in terrifying forks of rampant electricity, lashing nearby trees that burst into flames.

Those who had run for the trees backed away, seeking an alternative exit, only for another bolt of lightning to hurtle in the direction they were running, cutting them off. Julius was dividing and conquering, without even getting his hands dirty.

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