Alec looked around, panicking. He was struggling to think straight but he could barely register the sounds and images that his mind took in through the fog that surrounded his thoughts. He looked around wildly, noticing that everyone else was doing the same. He thought desperately but none of the ideas or images could find each other as if they were stumbling blindly through a thick haze. Then he saw Kali slump into the Grand Mage's arms. Her eyes rolled back into her head as if she had passed out and Alec saw the symbol above his head dim, though it did not disappear. The Grand Mage looked surprised by her faint and frowned. Alec understood immediately and tried to catch another person's eyes. As soon as he was sure the young woman in front of him understood what he was trying to say, he allowed himself to slip into the fog in his mind hoping that the person would follow.
The lead vampire watched in anger as one by one, the people before him passed out. Each time one of them dropped, the symbol that had been forming above them, dimmed and as the last person fainted, it disappeared altogether. He felt the magic in the symbols in his arms dissipate. He growled deep in his throat, and the other vampires flinched as it become a sound of extreme frustration and anger.
"Wake them up," he barked at his minions. They stumbled over each other to obey.
Kali awoke abruptly to a harsh stinging on her left cheek. A snarling vampire stood over her. Reflexively, Kali kicked the vampire in the knees and heard a satisfying cracking sound but before she could do anything else, she was surrounded by three other vampires, who grabbed her arms and pinned them to her sides as they hauled her to her feet. Kali stopped struggling and they let her go. Then, they spread out and activated the symbols on their arms again. Kali felt the pressure return to her mind and she struggled to push away the white fog in her mind. She looked at Alec desperately and he slapped her.
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