Arin's POV
"Malik?" I yelled. "How did you get here?"
He said, "I followed you," but his voice sounded odd. I'm afraid.
"How did you escape the grip of Thanatos?"
Malik halted his stride and gave me a look I had never seen him give before.
"I didn't," he stated.
Then he grinned, and his eyes went black. "This entire time, I have been free."
I realized we were in big trouble when Malik's black eyes gazed at me like voids.
"Run!" I grabbed Kael's hand and screamed.
However, the stone floor beneath our feet began to crack as soon as Malik raised his hand before we could move. I sensed dark magic pulsing through the deep black lines that stretched out like spider webs.
"Going somewhere?" Malik's voice didn't sound like him when he asked.
I summoned silver light from within and hurled it at the splintering floor. The black lines stopped spreading when the light struck them, but I could tell it wouldn't last long.
