In that moment, it feels like the world around us stops. Katie freezes in place, watching as Jake’s father starts transforming back into his human form. But once he does, his eyes are unmistakenly pitch black. The creature looks up with its red eyes and I blast it away, before we’re able to see Jake’s dad being reborn out of it, as a soulthief.
A series of howls cut through the air just a second after that happens, his family soon forming a circle around his body. It makes me go numb inside. I’m completely shocked by the sight, especially as I see Katie tripping over to join the mourning. And when I have to start fending off soulthieves for the entire group.
“Auflaret!” I yell out, managing to blow a group of soulthieves far away. Cyrus is literally joined to my back as we move closer to
