章 282: Chapter 282: Missing Sources

She wasn't alone. It took me a bit to process the lumps of forms that crowded around her feet, the unconscious people she'd brought with her from who knew where. All while struggling to stand, to act, to fight her. Anything, something.

Nothing.

"Are you done?" Bellanca's disdain wasn't lost on me, but I'd pay her back. Just as soon as the power she used to pin me down gave way to the flare of my temper. I'd faced strong foes before, seemingly endless sources of magic. Hell, I'd faced off with Dark Brother Himself, been stripped to the bone and lived to tell about it.

With Creator's help, mind you. Details.

No way was I relenting completely. But she could think so, if that gave me the edge I needed. The girls tensed inside me, their own powers sniffing for an opening as I pulled back and conserved my strength against the moment I could crush Bellanca's throat under my heel and grind.