I think it was Bonnie that saved me from being hit hard, as a bright flash and beam of white light erased the spear from existence. My shield would’ve taken the hit, but better it didn’t have to.

  Maris dumped water on our quarry’s head, and Levi got in the fight by hitting it with lightning electrifying the whole stream and grounding through our enemy.

  She set herself to lunge forward, then jumped to the side instead and twisted her body as she swung for Janice, but Janice managed to duck under the slice and slash her sword against our enemy’s legs.

  I could tell she was already thinking about retreating, she knew she couldn’t take on all three of us. Perhaps she was just hoping to get lucky and take one of us down before she had to.

  I was a bit surprised when the shadows rose up around our bodies, and then I was in that empty place again that starved the five senses. Only to be spit out a split second later at least fifty feet away from our enemy. Maris, Janice, and me made a tripod each a hundred and twenty degrees apart with our enemy in the middle.

  I realized why a second later as a coruscating ball lightning was just suddenly there, crackling around and coruscating around her body with wicked bolts connecting them. Then I got another surprise, as a second one struck her hard. From what Levi told me about that ability, he’d just blown four fifths of his power, eighty percent of it in two quick attacks.

  At the same time, he drained eighty percent of her power, as her earth power shielded her and fought off that power at an equal exchange. Which only left her at just about five percent in power. It was our plan B, but I wasn’t arguing, and she hadn’t been prepared for the possibility. I’d take it, not wanting to drag this out any more than I had to. Obviously, Levi had been just as worried she’d try to escape with most of her power left, and while it wouldn’t have been easy for her to rip through the layers of ice, she’d surely had enough power to do so.

  Before… anyway. Not so much anymore.

  Or, maybe he’d just been really pissed she’d tried to take Janice’s head.

  I immediately started to launch a procession of wind spheres over her head, which slammed her into the ground and kept slamming her into the ground, one every second. It held her still, and although the drain was only minor on her remaining five percent, Jack’s succession of spears hit her a lot harder.

  I could see the dirt part as she desperately tried to escape, but she only sunk down six inches before her eyes widened in horror. I kept her stuck in there, blowing a powerful continuous wind now straight down, while Jack’s spears hit her over and over again. Each time the power was drained from them, and bounced away, and each time he used a tiny bit more power to attach another spirit which flew it up into the sky and back into another dive.

  She was fucked and knew it, and she used the last dregs of her power to extend her life just a few moments more. She knew if she tried to break through the ice, she’d not only fail but it would consume the rest of her power.

  I almost felt sorry for her, then remembered she was a heartless bitch and would’ve happily killed us all in her father’s name.

  Our enemy was on fumes, and then the next spear didn’t bounce off, it impaled her and she cried out. I let the wind go.

  Hali ended it then, painlessly and quickly, with a witch spell that stopped her heart and switched off her mind. With no power left to resist the magic, her body gave out.

  We pulled her body out of the half hole, and then Shannon picked up the shield and sword. So much trouble they’d caused, I’d be happy to see the last of them.

  She studied them for a moment, then they disappeared in a swirl of shadows.

  “Straight to the volcano.”

  Jack said, “Good, without them my father won’t even consider raising her to try again. She’d be a danger to one of us in a solo fight maybe, but not with our allies or even just our mates.”

  Shannon asked, “Did you?”

  Jack smirked, “You bet your perfect ass I did. Bitch is burning in the fourth circle right now. Who knows, father may even leave her there for failing him.”

  Shannon asked with a grin, “Perfect?”

  Jack nodded, and then pinched her ass.

  I said, “Remind me not to piss you off,” also reminding them they weren’t quite alone, I’d felt a little like a voyeur seeing that exchange. Of course, Hali and Maris were pasted against my side in that moment, so I couldn’t exactly complain either. Glass houses, and all. Plus, we were all feeling very relieved, happy to be alive, and had a whole lot more adrenaline to work off, so it was understandable.

  Jack shook his head, “I’d never do that to you, or even an enemy that didn’t earn it. She deserved it, trust me. Part of my power over the dead is I’m able to determine where they belong in the afterlife. She was a real piece of work, and nothing like us.”

  I nodded, “Good fight though, and thank your coven for us.”

  Jack grinned, “Will do, Shannon can drop you straight home?”

  Levi said, “They’re probably waiting at the business, it hasn’t been all that long. Our cars are there anyway.”

  Shannon took us back there, and it didn’t take longer than those five very long seconds or so. Disturbing way to travel, but really cool in a way.

  “We’ll stay a couple of more days? We’ll find a house for rent tomorrow, and then move into it on Saturday. We’ll also pick up a new Explorer too.”

  I figured that’d take all day, and our beach day would have to be put off another week. Rent a truck, sift the wreckage, repair what we could with magic, and then drive it over to the new house and set it all up.

  Levi nodded, and Janice said, “That’s more than fine.”

  We all got into the cars, and we headed back to Levi’s.

  I wasn’t sure what was next. House, cars, build our new permanent mansion for six mates and lots of kids. Help build a plant and flower nursery. Keep up with my friendships, I was very much looking forward to our day at Allison’s on Sunday. Not to mention family hobby days, eventually we’d find a good diverse list of things we all liked to do on our weekend. I knew other threats would be coming, but so was my son or daughter with Hestia. The good of my world was definitely worth the bad parts.

  Whatever happened next, I’d be doing it with my four monster mates, and my two lovely demigoddesses at my side. Family, mates, allies, and friends. That was the part that made this crazy life worth living…

  Afterword:

  I hope you enjoyed the story. This was the final book of a trilogy. I might revisit this world sometime in the future, but I have no current plans for another series in this world.

  If you can, please take the time to leave a review on Amazon and/or Goodreads. Reviews are the lifeblood of independent authors, and they have a bigger impact than you’d believe.

  About the Author: If you have any comments or suggestions you can send me an email at magicwrtr@gmail.com. I started out posting short stories online and at readers’ requests started to publish them. If you like my work, or even if you don’t, please consider leaving a review of this book.

  Other erotic fantasies by D. R. Rosier:

  Cirenthian Chronicles – Book one is Out of Darkness.

  Marcus, an ancient vampire, finds himself moved to another world where suddenly he is alive again, and magic is a known and powerful danger. No longer a vampire and dealing with emotions he hasn’t felt in over a millennium, will he be able to start a new life? This series is now complete.

  Necromancer Chronicles – Book one is The Necromancer.

  Vincent is a necromancer and has an even darker secret. Feared by the rest of the supernatural community he lives on his own, often struggling with his powers, and how to use them. But change is coming, and he will soon find himself dragged into the middle of a suspicious and untrusting community.

  Anise is a sorceress, but she has secrets of her own. She is an ancient being, who has walked the earth for time immemorial. She lives in a never ending cycle of life, forever watching those she dares to care about age and die. But she is about to find something new that will offer her hope, if she can live long enough to find it.

  Cytherean Chronicles – Book one is Flame of Cytherea.

  This two book series follows the chosen champion of a goddess, brought to her world and healed after he was mortally wounded on Earth. At first Justin is a little lost, not knowing anything about the world he finds himself in or even why he is there.

  Ashley’s Tale – This two book series follows the tale of a woman with unique parentage in a world greatly different from our own Earth. It is twenty-five years in the future, and the supernatural have long since been exposed. Ashley must struggle with her conflicting nature to find a balance, and her hidden power, as she is taken unwillingly into an extraordinary destiny.

  Ashley’s Daughters – This three book trilogy is about Ashley’s three daughters. It’s about a new world of dragons, and a second new world of human mages and all the fallout involved. Of course, it’s also about them finding love, and their place in the worlds. It starts about twenty-eight years after the end of Ashley’s tale.

  Sentient – This is the standalone book following an artificial intelligence from an advanced race, a man who comes back from war a little broken, along with diverse others as the Earth itself is put into danger as they are dragged into an interstellar war against their will.

  Sentient: Evolution – This is a sequel to the stand alone book Sentient. It takes place a thousand years later, when Aide finds herself alone and broken, yet still following her programming. Others join her as a new menace approaches, one that makes the Sthellan look like a great neighbor in comparison.

  Will Aide be able to recover and rise to a new challenge? She’s been alive too long, she must either evolve, or wither away, if only she could bring herself to care…

  More books and series can be found on my author’s page at amazon.com/author/drrosier

  The Dragon Slayer and the… This is a series of novelettes in a unique world, each story will be different characters with HEA endings. These will be about eighty pages long and priced appropriately. The first book, The Dragon Slayer and the Princess, is now available:

  Sir Lance Spears, Baron, knight dragon hunter, has been hunting dragons for ten years. It’s what he’s dedicated his life too, eradicating the dragons that destroy human villages and see humans as prey.

  He’s also been alone for ten years, and tired of the women of the peerage that see nothing of him, only of his titles and money. Not to mention, they all play the courtly game and faint at his feet. That’s not what he wants. He wants a challenging intelligent woman who will help make life interesting.

  He should have been more careful about what he wished for, as his life is about to become very complicated as nothing seems to make sense about his next dragon hunt. It doesn’t fit in his world view as he enters a neighboring kingdom to help slay a dragon. He’s not sure what’s going on, and he also can’t get a certain princess with fiery eyes and attitude out of his head either. He better figure it out though, or he could lose everything… including his life.

  Return of Magic - This epic fantasy series follows Katie Merlin’s successor, and diverse others as magic reemerges in our world in response to a dire threat. The government is in tatters, technology stops working, and most of the world’s population is dead. A new era for mankind has started, and they must share it with other races, such as elves and dragons.

  Melody Smith Novels – This is an urban fantasy that follows Melody Smith, a siren with hidden depths.

  Melody Smith is a siren. It isn’t an easy life, most of the people around her are affected by her mere presence, and she has very few true friends in her life. Her love life is a disaster, and her boss and guardian, Brent, has been keeping secrets.

  She’s about to find out she can become more than she ever would have guessed, if she can survive.

  Shawn Moore Novels – This trilogy is an urban fantasy that follows a warlock named Shawn Moore

  Shawn is a young man down on his luck, living in the streets. He isn’t lazy, it’s just for some reason people don’t like to be around him, and even fear him to a certain extent. They’d always had.

  His life is about to change though, as a man named Ben tells him he had an uncle, an uncle that died and left him an estate. He isn’t sure he buys it, and has no idea he’ll soon be fighting for his very life.

  Not to mention, fighting for his soul.

  Ted Stedman Novels – This series is a mashup of litrpg, sci-fi, and other things. The first title in this series is Ted Online:

  Ted Stedman had a pretty good life so far. He’s forty-three years old, and still in good shape when something at work happens to put him in wheelchair. He finds his life is over, or at least the one he’d always known. That is, until a research doctor at his own company walks into his hospital room, and offers him a deal that seems too good to be true.

  Join Ted as he enters a fully immersive online world, and finds that everything isn’t quite how he imagined it to be. He’ll have his new virtual life, access to the real world, and a game world to explore as well. As if three worlds to keep straight wasn’t complicated enough, he has even more surprises coming his way.

  Mike Stedman Novels – This series is erotic sci-fi space opera. The first title in the series is Invasion:

  Mike Stedman is unique. Not human. Not A.I.

  He’s both.

  He’s got himself a new ship to explore the stars that rivaled anything in the A.I. or Xaran fleets, a new position he never expected, and problems dropped into his lap that he didn’t see coming.

  He wasn’t ready for it, he wanted to explore who he was, and the galaxy with his ship and companion Chrystal.

  Then the biggest surprise of all, invasion. Worse, the Xaran empire’s technology isn’t up to the task, he needs to step up, and step up big.

  Dark Dungeon – Book one of this trilogy is Dungeon Spawned.

  Nurien wakes up in a crystal prison, a soul stone, and has no idea what happened to him, or what he was. It takes him a while to figure things out.

  A dungeon imp eventually shows up to tell him what he is, a dark dungeon, and to help him learn and grow. Problem is, it doesn’t take long for him to figure out that things aren’t quite matching up to little Ebony’s expectations. Luckily, he has some other help in his head, another soul trapped in the crystal prison with him. Unluckily, that help is a power-hungry demoness from hell.

  He’s got a lot to learn if he’s going to survive and prosper, most of all, who the hell was he, and what?

  Non-erotic Fantasy titles:

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  Silvia is a dark mage. Unfortunately, she finds herself about to be sacrificed. Someone must have told her evil master about her plans to kill him and take over. After that, things just seem to go downhill. She has no choice but to escape the kingdom of Zual, something that to her knowledge has never been done before. She will need to deal with many issues she never had to face before.

  Among those issues, the white mages, and her conscience.

  The Rise of a Dark Mage - This stand-alone fantasy book follows the life of Cassandra, it takes place in the same world as The Formerly Dark Mage, but happens three hundred years later, long after Silvia is gone and some shocking changes have taken place in the world.

  Cassandra is a dark mage in the kingdom of Zual, she’s also a mage prodigy.

  She hates both her kingdom, and her master. She wants him dead, not to take his place, but so she can leave and explore the world. Her ambition will drive her to rediscover the secrets of the strongest of magic.

  She is determined to succeed, or she’ll die trying.

  Celia Winters Novels, by D. L. Harrison – This is an urban fantasy series. Celia is a witch who finds out she is so much more in the first book, Witch’s Moon. There are no cliffhangers, and each book will be complete in itself, though because of character development and the timeline I’d recommend reading them in order.

  Just a Psychic: The Power of Air Book One, by D. L. Harrison starts off this series of a man who comes into powers he knows nothing about, and tries to both handle the present difficulties and find out about his past.

  Ben has grown up with missing memories of his early childhood.

  He has known he was a psychic since his earliest memories, seeing the future and gaining knowledge with his gifts.

  Is it possible he isn't just a psychic?

  Ben's world is about to be turned upside down as he turns twenty-one, all is not as it seems.

  Alicia Jones novels, by D. L. Harrison is a series that follows a bright young inventor and scientist named Alicia Jones. It is a space opera and light science fiction.

  The first book is titled First Contact:

  Alicia Jones is a genius, and a little odd. At just twenty-three years of age, she is close to finishing her doctoral dissertation. But when she tests her latest theory in the lab to generate a strong EM field, it has very unanticipated results. Results that lead to faster than light travel, and first contact with another race.

  Her life just gets more complicated after that, when she finds out who she really is, and that the universe may not be as nice a place as she’d been told. Her determination to help keep Earth safe takes her to places more dangerous and strange than she’d ever envisioned.

  Spirit Sorceress series, by D. L. Harrison is a new urban fantasy series. Miku is a spirit sorceress who spent the last one hundred years growing up and learning about her power in the forests near Seattle Washington. She’s about to make her debut in the big city, but not in a way she ever expected.