Chapter 239

"You - no - " Rafael threw himself between me and the stone pillars in the library.

"You want Nicola or my mom to die?"

He hesitated. "It wouldn't be the first time that we've made sacrifices..."

"Rafael!"

"Of course not, but you cannot simply hand the scrolls over. It would be one thing if you had your magic, but there's every chance they'll bring a null. You could be a sitting duck."

"Put the scrolls in the tube. The team is waiting for us at my house. We need a strategy meeting."

He didn't move.

I sighed. "Look, if there is a null, this team meeting is even more important to solve that problem. All the scrolls in one place, Attendant. We end this tonight."

"Or we watch Isaac become a god on earth. Unstoppable."

"That was always the risk." I tossed him the tube. "Be a good sport."

"Oh, I'll be a cracking good sport." Rafael slammed his hand down on the first illuminated pillar and I used the dark wooden ring to get out of there before the magic affected me.