My heartbeat marked the seconds in triple time while I waited. I ticked my gaze around the sea of black eyes below and clutched the screw like it was the key to Feozva's heaven. I would likely find out soon enough if the key worked.
"Do it then," I whispered.
A black pair of eyes met mine as I said it, and they belonged to the tallest monster in the room. It dissolved into black smoke. Dark wisps rolled up with my next inhale. Pain seared down my throat.
I clutched at my neck while my body bucked against the ceiling because I couldn't breathe around the awful pain. I couldn't do this, not if it felt like I was being torn in half.
The room shifted and changed underneath me, and as it did, my body seemed to fade into the ceiling. The pain dulled enough so the screaming stopped. Had that been me? I couldn't be sure.