Chapter 97: Witch’s Bargain
Sage POV
As I ran toward Silver Peak, the ground shook so badly that I almost dropped my spell book. My house caught fire behind me; another reality tear had gone through the wall of my living room.
I mumbled, "Not good, not good, not good," as I jumped over downed trees and watched the forest around me twist into shapes that didn’t make sense. Flowers grew from the sky upside down, and rocks blew by my head like balloons.
It had been weeks since I last saw these tears. No one knew how fast they were spreading; normal places were changing into nightmares where magic went crazy. And based on what my crystal ball told me this morning, something much worse was about to happen in Silver Peak.
A scream could be heard in the trees ahead. It hurt like angry bees were buzzing under my skin as I pushed myself to run faster. Someone young, maybe even a child, let out that scream.
I burst into an area and saw chaos everywhere. Vampires fought fairy fighters in the air above my head. Stone giants threw boulders at a group of witches who barely avoided in time. And right in the middle of it all, werewolves were running around trying to protect their pack while everyone else fought.
But that wasn’t the worst part.
The worst part was the huge crack in the ground where silver light poured out like a deadly waterfall. And climbing out of that crack were things that shouldn’t exist - creatures with too many arms and burning red eyes that made my stomach turn just looking at them.
Void Walkers. Just like the old stories warned about.
"Finally," I whispered, pulling out my emergency magic components. "Time to earn my reputation."
A young werewolf woman stood near the crack, silver light blazing from her hands as she tried to reach two werewolf men circled by fighting supernatural creatures. Every time she used her power, the Void Walkers grew bigger and stronger.