Page 50 of The Void

She made it to the opening just as Moros grabbed Lucas with its large claw and held him down against one of the buildings.

Mia watched blood ooze out of one of his mouths as the other two bit out and fought against the dragon.

Something deep inside her shifted at seeing Lucas hurt. Something primal. Every fiber of her being shook with anger and fear.

She couldn’t lose him. She wouldn’t. Not like this.

“Let them be,” a soft whisper said next to her ear. “He’s due a payback.”

“Feng!” she screamed and thrashed her sword around, only catching the teal-colored smoke that floated through the air around her.

“I won’t permit my lover to harm you if you leave now. Return to your home and live for another day,” Feng said as the smoke circled Mia.

“Never,” she cried out as her eyes moved back to Lucas, who was struggling even more. Now, two of Cerberus’s mouths were bleeding.

“Leave him alone!” she screamed.

“Don’t interfere,” Feng warned.

“Fuck off,” Mia screamed at her, and swiped the colored smoke again. “Show yourself! Or are you a coward?”

It was silent for a moment, then the smoke swirled until Feng appeared in the flesh. She was the same as she had been in the cave. Her ancestor stood in a long flowing dress only five feet away from her.

“You can’t stop him. It’s his destiny to take everything he wants,” she said, motioning towards the fight.

“You’re wrong.” Mia smiled, remembering what Elpis and Pandora had told her. “It’s our destiny to destroy Moros.”

“There’s only one who can destroy him.” Feng smiled.

“Elpis.” Mia smiled.

“Only light can destroy darkness,” Feng added, taking another step towards her.

“And only a djinn can destroy another.” Mia lifted her sword. Using all her strength, she thrust out and sent the blade deep into Feng’s chest.

Her ancestor looked amused for a moment, then frowned down at the sword imbedded deep in her chest.

“Where did you get this sword, child?” she said softly.

“I didn’t recognize it at first, but when I conjured it for a second time, I realized it was the same one your statue held in your hands.” Mia smiled. “Which must mean it’s important to bind you.”

Feng stumbled as the blade slid out of her chest.

A loud roar had Mia turning around just in time to see Moros rip one of Cerberus’s heads cleanly off.

“I said, leave him alone!” she shouted, and felt her entire body shake.

Chapter Fourteen

Lucas was trying desperately to just hold on. When he’d fought Moros before, he’d had his sisters by his side and, even then, he had barely gotten away with his life. Now it was just him fighting. Well, if you didn’t count the lightning bolts the general and his men were shooting at the creature.

Honestly, he didn’t know why they continued doing so. It was obvious it wasn’t stopping anything. Actually, he was pretty sure Moros didn’t even know they were there.

The moment he’d seen Moros swipe and knock Mia away, he’d lost the upper hand. Seeing her fly through the glass of a building sent a wave of panic through him, and he’d dropped his guard.

Moros had snagged him out of the air and pinned him against a building. No matter what he did, he just couldn’t break free.

He felt his skin tear, blood ooze from his mouth. Controlling three heads was a lot harder than he’d thought it would be. The two extra heads he moved much like you would fingers. Then Moros had snapped one off. Lucas had felt as much pain as you’d feel when breaking a finger. Still, he fought.