He did not get to finish because Forrest grasped his neck and lifted him into the air, growling menacingly.
“Are you out of your mind?” the General fumed, but Ximena launched a sphere of dark energy towards him, compelling him to raise a hand to absorb it. The eitr on his skin consumed the dark magic as if it was nothing, startling the witch.
“I knew you were an abomination just like the rest of them!” Cyrus croaked in response, struggling to free himself.
“Forrest!” Elene screamed as one of Walford’s warriors approached him from behind, his sharp claws extended. Before the General could react, those claws tore through his flesh, forcing him to let go of his foe. Cyrus collapsed to the ground, desperately gasping for air, his chest heaving with each strained breath. Forrest pivoted with
