"Landon, I'm getting into position," I sent through our mind-link, focusing my dark energy as I circled the perimeter of the chamber.
"Stay back, Seraphina!" His response was immediate and filled with concern. "This isn't your fight!"
I continued moving anyway. "This has always been my fight," I replied, my voice steady in our shared consciousness. "Trust me."
A ferocious growl resonated through the chamber as Landon lunged forward, his massive Lycan form colliding with the Vampire King in an earth-shattering impact. The sound of bones breaking echoed off the stone walls, but I couldn't tell whose.
The moment had come. I released my invisibility spell and unleashed my wings, the midnight feathers bursting forth with a crack of dark power. The vampire's eyes widened for just a fraction of a second – the momentary surprise we needed.
"Now!" I shouted, both aloud and through our link.