Sparks of electricity from the Order’s sealing bolts shot out and burned through the theater seat exactly one inch behind Axel’s head cutting off every exit in the blink of an eye. The whole room turned into a high voltage furnace in an instant and the hair on Axel’s arms stood straight up stung by static that sank deep into his bones. The air felt dry and boiling just as it had all those times he stood beside the metal smelting furnace in the Order’s hidden workshop.Henderson’s hologram faded away leaving the two of them trapped alone inside a web of magic that drew closer like closing jaws. The glowing metal shafts shifted inward narrowing the cage circle fast enough to steal their breath. Axel gasped for air his chest heaving unevenly. The shock of his mentor’s betrayal had shattered the sharp hunter’s instinct he had spent years honing. His mind would not clear and the world spun wildly around him. Henderson’s cold smirk the name Vane carved into the badge Rena’s words sharp as t