“Run, Uncle!” I demanded, an Alpha command in my voice. But he didn’t listen. He dove forward with a tremendous fireball ripping from his hands and shooting up above me a moment before a colossal storm of ice shards cascaded down around me. The fire burned away the ice directed at me, but the shards pinned Gino to the ground, killing him instantly. His eyes were glassy, but his smile was still tilted up in victory.
