Book Six: Chapter 39

The ghost exploded in his arms, transforming into tiny stars that shot through the air toward the tower. Mike got up and ran after them, doing his best to keep pace. He assumed the spirit was pulling itself together, and he needed to get to Yuki before...

Well, he wasn’t sure. But whatever it was, it couldn’t be good.

When he arrived, the bridge was pulled up. It was the primary defense from the centaurs in the valley below, and there was a long drop straight onto jagged rocks below it. He wouldn’t be able to get in the front, not without climbing the sheer rocks nearby. There was a way he could climb down from above, but he would have to take the long way to get there.

“Mother fudging Kris Kringle,” he swore as he made a run for the back entrance.

“Absolutely not.” Lily stomped her foot on the ground in indignation and turned her back on Death. All around them, shapes shifted in the mist and the air was filled with the growls of angry demons. “There is no fu