Book Four: Chapter 132

“Oh, fuck me!” Yukie swept her arm in a wide arc and a giant wall of ice appeared just as the middle head opened up its mouth and roared. A large stream of fire danced across the ice, melting holes in it before the gout disappeared.

Yuki was already busy tossing out a couple more cards. She grabbed Mike by the collar and pulled him behind a tree as the cards unfolded into human form and took off running in opposite directions. She sent her fireball after one of the figures, and the three-headed dog chased that one, its feet thudding heavily on the forest floor.

“Was that Cerberus?” Mike whispered.

“No, it was fucking Micky Mouse, and this is the magical kingdom of Disney!” When she looked at him, he saw that her eyes were wider than he had ever seen. “Yes, it was Cerberus! We have to get back, now!”

“Don’t have to tell me twice,” he muttered, and they began picking their way through the fog. Without the fireball, it was even harder to navigate the trees, but