A loud explosion, which seemed to rock the entire earth around them, shattered the bedrock wall of thecave.


    The mage who had cast the fiery magic collapsed as the spell had drained him of all hismana.


    Thegnollwewerefighting was screaming in pain as the hot flames burned his body before the ceiling above him collapsed and buried his body.


    "Jared!", Nalia yelled as she saw the boy topple over. She rushed to his side as largechunksof rock scattered in every direction from the volatile explosion.


    Matthewliftedhis shield to block a giant boulder which was propelled forward by the explosion. The impact numbed his arms as they took the full blow of force as it impacted his shield. It pushed him back several feet butiheld on as behind me a dark cliff loomed into the dark below.


    This book''s true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience.Luckily he stopped just a few inches away from the edge with the giantboulderin frontof me.


    As hepeekedpast the rockin frontof him, he saw that Nalia was healing the scratches on her arms from the fight we had with thegnolland the impact of rocks from the explosion. Jared hovered on the edge of consciousness as the backlash ofrunningout ofmana had hit him hard.