Be Careful When You Bite Me

Chapter Twenty-one

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Chapter 21

I was hesitant to follow Xavier at first but I figured this was my very last shot. He circled the small square shed that was made out of wood. There was a door, locked with thick metal chains that shun with jolts of dark blue electricity. Xavier was walking around, keeping a one-meter distance away from the shed. He held his arm out towards the door, Asia still being in his arms. The air around suddenly jolted dark blue like the chains and he jumped back.

"There's a Volati barrier around the shed."

"What does that mean?" I asked," we can't go?"

"No, not without getting seriously injured, or killed."

"There has to be a way to shut it off-"

"Humans can't feel the barrier, Holly, you'll have to go alone."

I stared up at Xavier, my eyes wide in fright," how do you know that?"

"Volati was invented to only hurt members of the Underworld, you won't feel anything-"

"She can't," said Asia," she's not fully human, her mom was a witch."

"Dammit," Xavier cursed out," the only thing you had was being human and you aren't even good at that."

I winced at the comment and looked away, trying to hide my teary eyes. I stared up at the barriers around the shed.

"My mother isn't a witch anymore, the thing, the Volati might not detect it-"

"That's not how it works Holly," it was Asia this time," the Volati could kill you."

It was worth a try. If I was half-human it could only be half of the pain, right?

At least that's what I'd hoped for. I held my hand out to reach for the door. The Volati threaded like bolts of dark blue buzzing electricity that wheeled around the shed. I felt a slight sharp pain but it wasn't something that I couldn't handle.

I heard Asia call out my name but I didn't listen. I reached my entire arm out until half my body was on the other side of the jolts.

"Well?" Xavier asked after a couple of seconds.

"It's hot," I answered," it's getting hotter."

I felt the heat of the jolts began to throb on my skin like hot coals. I rapidly jumped to the other side and felt immediate relief when the pain was no longer there.

"What now?" I looked up towards a shocked Xavier.

"You have to unwind the chains from the door," he quickly snapped to reality," behind the door is the entrance to the church."

I nodded and looked down towards the metal chains that were outlined with the same jolts. I tried to reach for a link but quickly winced away at the heat.

"This ones even hotter," I yelled towards Xavier.

"They get stronger as you get deeper inside," he said," pull your sleeves over your fingers!"

I did as instructed and fumbled with the chain as quickly as I could. I took breaks every time I unlinked a chain but the heat was slowly starting to get more and more overbearing. I pulled back my sleeves and looked down at my blistering palms and back up at the chain.