Book 3: Chapter 36

Nina

Yiselda sets the open book flat on the ground and extends her hands.

“All right, then, let’s do this. If we die, at the very least, we will be surrounded by loved ones,” Yiselda explains.

“There is something I need to do first,” Alec says. He opens the portal to Silverfay forest and summons the grimghouls and the shadow reapers. One by one, they jump through the portal and change back into their pixie or elf forms. Once they have all returned to Silverfay forest, he closes the portal.

“After all this time, all I had to do to change them back into their natural forms was to return them to Silverfay forest,” Yiselda growls.

Alec smirks and nods at her.

I take Yiselda’s hand, and Kadva takes my other hand. Then, Fern, May, Lilac, Ela and Ria join the circle. Once we are connected, holding hands, Yiselda begins the chant. We repeat the words repeatedly until our eyes start to glow one by one. I can feel my energy, my magic being drained fr