Tyler, exhausted and battered, could almost taste the power from the orb. His fingers stretched out, about to touch the glowing sphere, when suddenly, an invisible force crashed into him.
He didn't even see it coming. His eyes widened in shock as his body was flung across the chamber, slamming into the wall with a sickening thud. The impact knocked him unconscious instantly, his mortal body unable to resist the overwhelming power of Aric's invisible strike.
As Tyler lay lifeless against the cold stone, Aric slowly emerged from the shadows, still cloaked in his veil of invisibility. His gaze swept over Tyler's five guards, who were on high alert but completely unaware of the invisible threat that loomed over them.
