Jupiter growled in agony; his face appeared incomplete while the rest of his body was non-corporeal like that of an Ingara.
Jake, remove the roots from the stone before his summoning is complete.
I was yanking so hard at them my fingernail got caught and ripped down the middle. The roots weren't budging, no matter how hard I tried. 'Can someone help me?'
Kai shook his head and grabbed one side, but before we could try again, the roots fused into the stone, and the artefact plummeted back into the trench as though it were a ton weight.
'Why did you call me?! I wasn't ready. And now I cannot go back to sleep.'
I felt terrible; the god Jupiter looked like he'd been trampled by an Uebra, repeatedly and I caused that. 'We can still find the other pieces, Kai.'
My school friend made a sour face. 'I doubt they'll be much use now.'
I sighed, turning to the half-god. 'Can you fight?'
