Book Four: Chapter 194

She sprinted toward the shadow, her eyes on the book in his hand. He may be incorporeal, but the book sure as hell wasn’t. She grabbed it with both hands and yanked it free of the shadow as she passed through his body.

He was colder than any weather she had ever experienced, and her limbs all went numb. She stumbled forward a few yards and then regained her balance. The book felt warm in her hands, and she turned around, expecting to see that the shadow’s energy sphere was gone.

It wasn’t. The shadow turned his attention on her, and he pointed an angry finger in her direction. The sphere over his head glowed brightly and a beam of light came straight at her.

Out of reflex, she held up the Grimoire to protect herself and was surprised when it absorbed the energy of the beam. Her fingertips burned, so she shifted her grip to protect them. She was being pushed back by the immense surge of energy but was able to remain standing.

Sulyvahn made his move. Riding in