Chapter 15

THE RATE AT which the flames poured out to the surrounding area, spiking the temperature from zero degrees to a range above boiling point. Each iceman close to them was on fire and melted from the heat that licked at them like they were in a furnace.

“Run” Selene said. Most of the icemen obstructing their path were gone, but the spell was not strong enough to finish up all of them.

Cyrus glanced at the body of Jude as they made their escape. The icemen were not chasing instead; they gathered Jude’s body.

“What do they want to do?” Jude asked his teammates. Selene, who was leading, felt like dropping to the ground for a nap. Each of the team took a rest and watched.

The ice men bent down and started ripping Jones apart, each one tore at his limbs and splattered his inside. Once they were done, they gathered the body while holding hands together.

John’s eyes widened. A hand shot up from the ground and pulled the rest of its body out of the ground. Members of the teammates gasped. I