"I can barely move. The air is so heavy."

"He's here, isn't he."

"He is, but..." I shook my head. "I have my slayer powers back, but I can't block this out. He's either getting stronger or this is something else."

Eddie's eyes narrowed. "Like the Necron Brotherhood."

"A last-ditch effort to do me in. I'm sure of it. Paul's just pissed that he has to go through all this trouble. He's wasting his power instead of saving it up to open that trapdoor because he's a ...