The Mage Tales Prequels, Books 0-II: (An Urban Fantasy Thriller Collection) by Ilana Waters

Author:Ilana Waters [Waters, Ilana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-02-07T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Carver smiled menacingly at Titus. “About bloody time,” he growled.

“No, Carver, don’t!” Sybil cried. “You’re just going to get—”

Titus didn’t wait for Sybil to finish, or for Carver to attack. He pushed the magic in his hands together until it was one big, fiery ball and aimed at the dead center of Carver’s chest. It shot Carver all the way back to the ship, where he stayed pinned to the hull, screaming.

Sybil threw her own spell at Titus. Blast it, he thought. I can’t fight both of them at once. The flames of her magic were within an inch of hitting him. Then, they sputtered and drew back.

“How the—” Sybil shielded her eyes with one arm against a sudden burst of light. When it dimmed, Titus saw Abigail’s gaze locked on Sybil, hands outstretched. Sybil tried to throw her spell at Titus again, only to have her vision obscured by Abigail’s light spell.

“I may not be able to get through your shield,” Titus heard Abigail yell, “but I can sure as hell blind you, bitch!” Sybil gnashed her teeth, but no matter how she tried, she couldn’t see clearly enough to hit Titus.

“Keep it up, girl!” Titus shouted to Abigail, almost joyfully. Just a few more seconds . . . Titus gritted his teeth as his extended fingers forced more magic into Carver. Should be able to finish him. Then, just beneath Carver’s screaming, Titus’s vampire ears caught the sound of a gun being cocked. His eyes darted to Cunningham. She was taking aim at Abigail.

Titus’s heart started to pound. Dammit, die already! he thought to Carver, whose screams were sending hideous jolts through everyone around him. Or I may not be in time to save Abigail. He heard the sudden creaking of metal from one—no, two—crossbows.

“Don’t even think about it,” Arthur said to Cunningham.

“Remember what Sybil said.” Richard took a step toward her. “How that shielding spell may not be enough to save you.” Cunningham gave him an acid look. Reluctantly, she pointed the gun away from Abigail and back at the two men.

Yes! Titus grinned. Time to finish this. He sent a final burst of magic, and the spell was over. As it faded, everyone could see the hole it had burned in Carver, directly where his heart should be. Carver’s eyes were still open as his body slid, silently, to the ground.

Sybil bent her head back and let out a cry of frustration. She stopped trying to shoot spells at Titus. Abigail stopped trying to shoot spells at her.

“You mean you could’ve turned Carver into shish kebab at any time?” Abigail said. She gaped at Titus and motioned to Carver’s body. “Why didn’t you do that before?”

Titus blinked. Does that woman have any idea how much magic it took to do that spell? How much firepower? How much heat? Titus folded his arms. “He was about to attack, which forced my hand. Otherwise, we were in a holding pattern where the slightest movement could’ve gotten someone killed.

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