It took me a few moments to realize what she was doing, then I followed suit, scarcely daring to hope.
There it was! A force line! A big, strong, beautiful, glorious force line.
I had gotten so used to not having any magical energy at my disposal in this dimension that I hadn’t even bothered to check!
I opened myself to the energy, relished it for a fleet moment, then rechanneled it.
“Excuse me,” I said with a smile, handing my sunglasses to Kirby. “It’s about time I took a hand in this directly.”
With that, I reached out with my mind, pushed off against the ground, and soared upward, setting a course for the cornered vampire on the roof.
Chapter Nineteen:
“All right, pilgrim. This is between you and me!”
-A. HAMILTON
I had hoped to make my approach unobserved, but as I flew upward, the crowd below let out a roar that drew the attention of the combatants on the roof. Terrific! When I wanted unobtrusive, I got notoriety.
Reaching a height level with that of the vampire, I hovered at a discreet distance.
“Put away the nasties,” I called to Tananda and Guido. “He’s not getting away by air.”
They looked a bit rebellious, but followed the order.
“What’s with the Peter Pan bit, partner?” Aahz shouted. “Are you feeling your Cheerioats, or did you finally find a force line?”
“Both.” I waved back, then turned my attention to Vic.
Though his eyes were obscured by his sunglasses, I could feel his hateful glare burning into me to the bone.
“Why don’t you just call it quits?” I said in what I hoped was a calm, soothing tone. “It’s over. We’ve got you outflanked.”