But this feeling in my chest cannot be anything but pure, aching love for those men. My family.
My body heats as if it is on fire. A wind whips around my little home, and a window shatters as something slams into it.
My Banisher is losing control, yelling, and throwing spells at me. But I can’t hear him, and I don’t feel the magic.
A scream rips from my throat, and with it, flashes of colored magic.
A strand of purple psych magic.
A writhing mass of red blood magic.
A flowering patch of green earth magic.
A flashing brilliant ball of white light magic.
An undulating shadow of black dark magic.
All of it, pouring from me, from my mouth, my fingers, and wrapping around the Banisher.
My Banisher.
My tormentor.
My brother.
And I will be his downfall.
They weave around his life force, becoming one with the strands as he struggles against their confines.
It’s so bright that my eyes begin to ache.
But I don’t look away.
The red from his eyes begins to rust. His cheeks fall hollow.
“Sister,” he shouts over the chaos of my magic. “You do not want to do this.”
“You’re right. I do not want to do this.” The magic dies down around me, leaving just the strands surrounding him, pulsating rapidly with his heartbeat. “I need to.”
And with just a thought, I snap the strands of his life and watch his body crumple to the ground.
My vision gets spotty, and my head starts to spin.
I’ll just take a short break.
Just a little rest.
Chapter24
I’d Do Anything
BRIAR
The mournful howl of a wolf jolts me awake.
It takes a moment, but my memory slams into me, and I rush out the door, hurling into my flower beds.
I killed the Banisher.
