Landon did not hide behind the chimney anymore. He stepped completely out into the open, snowy roof.The Iron Order soldiers saw him. They focused all their laser rifles on the giant man.ZAP! ZAP! ZAP! Fifty deadly blue lasers flew straight toward Landon's chest. But Landon did not duck. He did not put up a massive, static magic shield like he used to do. He improvised a brand new strategy.Landon reached his glowing white hands out and simply swiped his arms through the empty air, like he was brushing away annoying bugs. He used his Kinetic Echo magic to punch the very air itself.FWOOSH! A violent, invisible gust of kinetic wind swept across the roof. It caught the flying blue laser beams in mid-air.The kinetic magic perfectly bent the laser beams. The deadly blue lasers curved away from Landon and shot harmlessly up into the dark, snowy clouds.The Iron Order soldiers stared in absolute horror. They had never seen magic do that before.“Kade! Marcus! Give me covering fire!” Land

Landon Hale stood completely still. The freezing snow landed on his dark hair and his broad shoulders. He did not feel the cold. He only felt absolute, terrifying shock.Standing right in front of him was General Kade Rauth. The evil leader of the Iron Order smiled a cruel, cold smile behind his black metal mask. But Landon was not looking at General Rauth.Landon was looking at the impossible monster standing right next to the general. It was a massive, nine-foot-tall warrior. It wore beautiful, ancient, glowing golden armor. Its eyes burned with a blinding, bright white light. It held a gigantic, heavy sword made entirely of roaring orange fire. The intense heat from the flaming sword melted the falling snowflakes instantly, turning the cold air into thick, white steam. It was a living, breathing God."Do you see it now, Landon Hale?" General Rauth whispered smoothly. His voice echoed loudly over the roaring winter wind. "You play with your tiny white magic. You think you are power

The Iron Lieutenant choked, dropped his electric whips, and fell dead onto the icy concrete.Two lieutenants down. One left."They are slaughtering the lieutenants!" a terrified Iron Order soldier cried. The black-armored soldiers began to slowly back away toward the stairwell. They were losing their courage.General Rauth watched his elite fighters die from across the roof. He was furious."Steel Sniper! Shoot the hackers!" Rauth screamed, pointing at Jin and Sera.The third monster, the Steel Lieutenant, was hiding high up on top of a snowy brick elevator room. He wore dull, gray camouflage armor. He lay flat on his stomach, completely perfectly still.He aimed his massive, glowing purple sniper rifle directly at Jin's head.Jin was typing furiously on her keyboard. She was completely unaware of the danger.“Sera, I am almost through the firewall! Jin yelled out loud. I just need ten more seconds!”“I am blocking their tracking signals! Keep going!” Sera cheered.Up on the brick roo

The giant, ten-foot-tall monster stood in the deep snow. It used to be General Kade Rauth. Now, it was a terrifying nightmare of black metal, sharp crystal spikes, and toxic purple magic.General Rauth had crushed the golden God’s neck like a dry twig. He tossed the dead God aside. He turned his burning, pitch-black eyes toward Landon Hale."Now, Landon," the monster rumbled. His voice sounded like two heavy mountains grinding together. "Let us finish our dance."Suddenly, the toxic purple magic inside Rauth’s new body exploded outward.The magic hit the giant, swirling purple portal in the sky above Milwaukee. The portal reacted violently to Rauth’s massive power.FWOOMP! A giant, invisible magical vacuum opened up. The portal began to suck everything on the roof directly into the swirling hole."Hold on to something!" Landon roared over the freezing wind.Landon grabbed Claire Arden tightly. He held her against his chest. Kade, Jin, Sera, Navarro, and Marcus all grabbed onto the hea

The pure, white magic exploded against the toxic, purple armor.General Rauth’s head snapped violently to the side. The incredible kinetic force rattled his brain inside his skull.The giant, ten-foot monster was lifted entirely off his feet. He flew backward through the hot, humid air.Rauth crashed brutally into one of the giant stone pots holding a palm tree. The stone shattered completely. The tall tree fell over, crashing onto the marble floor.Rauth lay flat on his back in the dirt and water. His purple sword flickered and turned off. He was completely stunned.Landon landed heavily on the wet marble floor. He fell to his hands and knees, panting violently. His chest heaved up and down. Blood poured from his leg. He was completely, utterly exhausted. He had nothing left to give.“We did it,” Kade cheered loudly in the magic web. “We actually knocked him down!”“Landon, are you okay?” Claire thought warmly, flooding his mind with feelings of deep love and relief.“I am okay,” Lan