Chapter 278

• The haze thinned; Hayden saw it was true. There was nobody around to witness as Zealuv lifted his hands to his sides. He started to draw on his power, reaching through the earth to the seas of lava that shifted beneath their feet. Hayden fought, but it was useless. He had nobody but his strength of mind to fight with.
• And even that wasn’t enough to reroute his neural pathways away from the demon’s control. Zealuv chuckled aloud, amused by his attempts to fight against him. He allowed the haze to clear a little more, so Hayden had an even better view as he started to chant an ancient language.
• There was nothing he could do.