booming voice

“Enough!” Sorin boomed. Nissa staggered backward, pushed by the vampire’s voice.

“I am Sorin Markov,” the vampire boomed. Rock dust sifted down from the ceiling of the cavern as his words echoed. Sorin straightened his arms to each side. Blue-black energy snapped around his fists. “I will slay anyone attempting to stop me from performing the task given me.”

Sorin’s words were like weapons bludgeoning down on Nissa. She found it difficult to stand. The sound was in her, in her head echoing. Mudheel lay face down on the causeway next to her covering his head in an effort to escape the sonic assault.

Nissa squared her shoulders and stood despite her body’s intense desire to fall to the ground. Years of Joraga training had given her the ability to ignore pain, but Sorin’s voice was something else entirely—every part of her screamed in agony. Still, Nissa could tell by the shocked expression on the tall vampire’s face that he was impressed she was still standing.

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In the Teeth of Akoum, Chapter 21