Paige
Hades thrust out his hands at us, and I stiffened. No way would I become a zombie-slave without a fight or lose the two men beside me. All three had come here to protect me and help me escape.
The static charge that had been building inside me burst free. A gasp broke through my lips as emerald energy spiraled from me and into the ground then looped around my legs. Millions of grains of soil and sand lifted, dancing before me.
"How dare you use your magic here, witch!" Hades snarled.
Another blast of dark energy from him hit the ground wall that separated Hades from us. It sailed through the dirt, making a deep hole. A cold and sweaty sensation washed over me. Nausea plummeted into my stomach and I hunched over.
Beside me, Poseidon and Hermes fell on their knees, their skin shif
