~ RONAN ~

I'm barely conscious, but I can sense what Zerek is about to do to me.

Without missing a beat, the bastard strikes. The fury with which he plunges the sword towards my chest is enough to impale an entire demon horde at once. But as he strikes it, the tip of the sword smashes against my chest and stops abruptly, like it has hit a concrete wall.

The sudden stop causes the tip to bend against my body, sending the entire force of the blow back at Zarek. His body doesn’t ...