Magic 101Chapter 12
I slapped a dome over Charity to keep her out of this, prevent her from getting any of her power back until I let her. Then I began shrinking the shield I had placed over the bruiser, changing it into the kind of siphon I had used on Charity. It took almost a full minute to drain this guy. He had several artifacts, including a spelled blade that looked particularly nasty. When he was on his knees, panic in his eyes, I stood over him and kicked him in the balls as hard as I could. My shield...