Tom Peaks had barely survived by de-morphing at the last possible moment as his fire was extinguished and his strength faded under the brutal assault of Abaddon.

  He felt the disappointment, even scorn, of the Dark Watchers, but once he was himself again, they were gone, replaced by his own demons.

  He had always been a decent swimmer, even made it onto his high school team for a while. He swam underwater as much as he could, surfacing to grab a lungful of air as the battle raged behind him.

Monster, Chapter 29