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I brought up a fire wall between the alchemists and me, caging me against the raging river. I glanced back at the water, imagining if I could try to cross it without slipping and being carried down the river again.
It was either braving the fast waters or the dark alchemists.
There wasn’t a good solution here.
I felt my energy draining as I held up the shield while the alchemists tried to break it. My hands shook and I knelt in the shallow water, trying to save my stamina.
Then, two alchemists jumped from behind me.
I yelled in surprise and lost the hold on my fire wall. The alchemists held my arms and pushed me forward. Once the shield was gone, the others advanced.
The alchemist from before passed the lantern to another one, then halted one foot from me. “Enough playing.” He clo
