I rolled to my feet as the sound of the door smashing into the railing reverberated through the silent prison.
Silent?
No more chanting. Just a void
Not a good sign.
Dragan grinned and hurled the door at Savannah, and then the monster turned and ducked through the level two exit. He spun and slapped something on the opposite side of the wall.
I charged forward as a warning horn blared and a blast door shot down.
No!
I leapt and held the bottom of the door as it dropped, my arms straining to slow its fall. My joints and tendons screamed. The door shuddered and whined as it fought to continue.
My claws tore into the metal as I struggled to keep it up, but it was slipping.
Savannah appeared at my side. “I’ll find something to wedge it!”
The gears whined, and I dropped to one knee as the door lurched down. Only a foot remained. “No time! Go! Open it from the other side!”
My claws scraped as they tore into the metal.
Savy read my face, then dropped and rolled through the gap.
I heard her slapping a button. “Jax! It’s not working! It says, ‘Lockdown procedures in place. This door will be unlocked in five minutes!’”
With a growl of frustration, I heaved the door upward with all my strength. It rose an inch.
Then metal tore, and the blast door slipped through my grasp. It sealed with a thunderous clang, trapping Savannah alone with Dragan on the other side.