Rix beat me out of the RV.

I had no idea how she got out of her seat and by me so fast. And it surprised me that she wrapped Trent in a hug.

Hye pushed past me to get on the RV. Gesai touched his arm as he moved past her.

“Top left.”

The blue-eyed man silently nodded his thanks as he headed to where his daughter was sleeping.

By the time Gesai and I got in front of Trent, Rix had released him and he had her hand in his. He broke the cuff over her crystal band with his bare hands, then nodded at me.

“Let me get those off of you.”

I held out my arm and it felt so good to have myself free. I rubbed my wrist as the older man looked at Gesai.

“So you’re the one who caused this…”

“She didn’t know that they were going to kidnap us.” I tried to step in between them, but Gesai put her hand on my chest to hold me back.

“Uncle Farsch told me to keep Justia and her friends from fighting the first floor boss of the Harror Dispatcher’s Dungeon.” The way she stiffened felt like she was giving a report to a superior. "He told me that he’d put me on a different team and depending on how well I did at keeping her from progressing…” She wiped away a tear that I hadn’t noticed was forming. "He’d even have me power leveled.” She shook her head. " I didn’t know anything else.”

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“She’s on our side!” I couldn’t get in between them, but I could grab Trent’s left arm. The look that he was giving Gesai was sending a shiver down my spine. For some reason, it felt like he might just vaporize her on the spot.

His right hand grabbed the side of her face and Gesai screamed like he was burning her from the inside out.

“What are you doing?!” I tried to swing at his arm now that both of Gesai’s hands were on the pavement.

Rix caught my arm and pulled me away from them.

“Let ME GO!” I struggled against her, except her Power and Speed were better than mine. Not to mention, she knew how to wrestle better. There was nothing I could do as Trent grabbed the other side of Gesai’s face with his left hand.

Light shot out of Gesai’s eyes into Trent’s as he held her face towards his. She was screaming louder as her shoulders sagged. Her screams vanished as her arms went slack as the only thing holding her up was Trent.

“HE’S KILLING HER!!” I thought about using magic, but nothing I could throw at Trent would faze him and trying to duel Rix wasn’t going to end in my favor. But there was one thing I could do that might get him to stop.

I threw out my left hand. Now that the cuffs were off, I could use my skills again and there was one that might just work.

“SIPHON!”

The wave of pain that hit me felt like someone had just punched my stomach into my brain. There was a searing white light, then everything around me vanished.