Forged Destiny [Book 9: Ch. 21]

"Yang!"

My attention snapped to Nora's warning shout in time to see Salem barrel down on her. It wasn't intentional so much as Salem attacking the largest concentration of people she could. With one swipe, she tore several students apart and then came through for Yang and the rest. Yang, knowing she couldn't run, took up a defensive stance.

No. Not like this. Go. Push!

The Ironwood reacted, exploding from the ground to Salem's left and slamming into her body while she was mid-flight and unable to dodge. I had her! I actually had her! Not wanting to waste the opportunity, I dragged the Ironwood down, making it arch and slam Salem into the cobblestones, then push deeper and deeper, either to bury her or puncture through her body entirely.

—Forged Destiny [Book 9: Ch. 21]