Fermin''s smirk faded, reced by a cold expression.


    "You think I won''t kill you?" he hissed, twisting the knife.


    Debra grimaced in pain, sweat beading on her forehead, but she didn''t give in. Jordan pushed through the pain from his injuries and charged forward.


    Fermin let go of the knife and kicked him in the chest. Jordan felt a tremendous force hit him, as though a truck had run over him. The feeling was far from pleasant, but seeing Debra, who was barely holding on and losing consciousness, he pushed through the pain.


    If things went on like this, all of them would be dead.


    Debra''s blood dripped onto the gemstones in her hand, triggering a reaction. The stones began to shimmer with a red light.


    "It''s working," Jeffrey eximed, ignoring the guns pointed at him.


    He cut his hand and let the blood drip onto his gemstone. It began to glow red, too. The four gemstones seemed to be drawn to each other, pulsing with energy.


    "Juan, see that?" he shouted. "Your mother can be brought back to life. We can start over. Our family can be together forever."


    Juan struggled to process what was happening. Andrew frowned, unsure about the situation.


    Suddenly, he shouted, "Don''t touch that gemstone!"


    But it was toote. Juan, trying to stop Jeffrey''s madness, grabbed the gemstone.


    Fermin lunged at Debra, who was too weak to defend herself.


    Her vision blurred as she heard Fermin''s cold voice. "Give me the gemstones."


    In his desperation, Andrew got up from the wheelchair and rushed up to help her. He held her in his arms and touched her hand that was holding the stones.  fo


    Then both of them copsed, as if their energy was drained by the gems.


    The gems slipped from Debra''s hand and were picked up by Fermin.


    Let


    Jordan was one step toote. A bright sh of light blinded him. the time he recovered, the four people were lying unconscious on the ground.


    "Andrew, Debra, wake up!" he shouted, shaking them desperately.


    But they were out cold, unresponsive.


    Debra felt like she was floating in a The cicadas were hung


    outside, and a cool breeze


    over.