Silence filled the entire prison chambers.
The only sounds left were the crackling of burning wood and ruined furniture, the endless sprinkling of water from broken pipes hidden inside the walls, and the loud groaning noise of the steam-engine power grid that was beginning to overheat after the massive destruction the mansion had suffered.
Smoke drifted through the air.
Water ran across the cracked stone floor.
Firelight flickered against the prison walls.
The atmosphere felt strangely heavy.
So silent that even the slight shift of Ezra's foot echoed throughout the chamber.
Zavier's breathing came out loud.
Heavy and aggressive.
Then...
They moved.
The wind burst backward violently as Ezra flashed forward, raising the AA-12 and aiming directly at Zavier.
At the same moment, Zavier threw the thin spear he held.
Cognis surged through his arm and flowed into the weapon.
The spear exploded through the air with terrifying force.
