Chapter 13: Into the unknown

Austin's POV

Leonardo rolled his shoulders, his bright eyes glowing.

“Fantastic. Guess we’ve got competition.”

His vampires recovered in an instant, fangs bared, eyes glowing with revenge. Across from them, the witches stood their ground, dark energy crackling at their fingertips.

The tension snapped.

A thunderous explosion of power tore through the chamber. Leonardo’s vampires disappeared, reappearing mid-air like wraiths on the hunt. The witches responded instantly, hurling crackling bolts of dark energy like cannon fire.

The chamber became a battleground.

A vampire lunged at a witch, he aimed for her throat, only for her to flicker out of existence and reappear behind him.

Before he could react, black energy speared through his back. He convulsed, his body hardening, until he turned into stone.

Another vampire shrieked as the black energy caught him in mid-air.

He, too, turned into a lifeless statue.

Vanessa grabbed my wrist. “We have to move. Now!”