Kerris POV

Tyrel seem to snap out of the terror and starts to fumble with his pocket, trying to pull something out.

Somehow, I sense he's reaching for a weapon. A powerful sense of protectiveness takes over me and I leap forward, unsure of what I'm about to do.

But Nemesis is already upon him.

A cloud suddenly covers the full moon, briefly blocking the dim light of the woods. I try to make out what Ty is clutching tightly in his hand as the beast strikes him with an iron fist. The force of the blow sends him flying across the woods into the river ahead.

He rose out...