Light The World: Semiautomatic Sorceress™ Book Four by Aaron Kal & Anderle Michael

Author:Aaron, Kal & Anderle, Michael
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2021-12-20T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINETEEN

Lyssa jumped backward, narrowly avoiding being pinned by the huge piece of the collapsing roof. The apartment groaned. More chunks of the roof fell in, and cracks ran up the wall.

She ran, driven by pure instinct. When she hit the bedroom she blinked, not understanding what she was seeing. She’d assumed an earth or shaking essence was being used to create a localized earthquake. That remained a possibility, but she doubted any Sorcerer could target it to affect a single room in a second-floor apartment.

Her safety didn’t last. The bedroom rattled and rocked. Ruptures cracked the walls and roof. An explosion blew through her wall and knocked her back, burying her under a pile of wood and drywall. Her head smacked a chunk of her dresser hard.

That wouldn’t have been as bad if the rest of the roof hadn’t collapsed right after that. The disaster showered heavy clay tiles and wood on her.

Something crunched loudly. She was pretty sure it was her bones.

Lyssa’s body was on fire. Her eyes were open, but she couldn’t see anything because of the huge pile of rubble crushing her like a witch being interrogated in Salem.

“Lyssa, stay awake,” Jofi called. “If you don’t free yourself, you will die.”

“I’m awake,” she replied. “I’m just in a lot of pain. You know, just the average weekday, now that I’m back in America. I’ll never bitch about kabuki again.”

Lyssa groaned. Her back and head ached. If she hadn’t been wearing regalia, her skull would have caved in and half her bones would have shattered. The explosions had knocked her into the perfect position to be buried. There was no damned way that was a coincidence.

The floor groaned under the weight of the downed roof. If she didn’t hurry, she’d fall and end up dealing with the debris again. She’d underestimated the rogue, and she was paying with her pain.

Her momentary flash of worry for anyone else vanished with her memory of Theodora’s explanation about the normal use of the building. It was the middle of the day. She was the only one there.

All she needed to do was concentrate on taking care of herself. Step one, escape the rubble pile. Step two, chase down the hooded rogue and knock out some teeth before finding out all of Nektarios’ dirty little local secrets.

“Are you able to push yourself out?” Jofi asked.

“Not with all this garbage on me.” Lyssa hissed in pain. “But don’t worry. I’ve got an idea. It’s time for something stupid.”

“I’d prefer a solution that wasn’t stupid,” Jofi replied. “Though any successful idea is most welcome. I’d rather not learn the habits of a new partner or be released to wander in an unsatisfied way.”

“I’ll try to keep my death from inconveniencing you.”

Lyssa ignored the pain suffusing her body and initiated a complicated rhythmic Phrygian chant, combined with careful focus on mental glyphs. She interlocked them and twisted them together, reaching for the power from her very soul.

Pulling off her intended spell was difficult when she wasn’t injured.

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