Chapter 35: Moving Fast
Instead, Silvana focused on the spirit, her vision foggy, and thought, “Leave my best friend alone you heinous thing!”
And just by thinking the thought, she felt her anger manifest through magic she didn’t understand, and the hands of the spirit blew off in small purple explosions, then fizzled into sparks on the floor of the foyer.
In complete astonishment, the spirit held its arms up to its face, and quivered as it realized it now only had stubs in place of its hands.
Suddenly, Silvana felt better. It was as if the powerful magic had been building up inside her, and what she needed to do was trust in it and release it. With a groan, she stood onto a single knee, and as the spirit disregarded its damaged hands and went to kick Amelia while the woman was down, Silvana held a hand outright.
She said, through gritted teeth, “Tu Fui, Ego Eris,” and a blast of magic so strong she was knocked back emitted from her hand.