LOGINJulianna POVAfter the battle with Purity, the High Council paid the school a visit. We were escorted to the ancient meeting hall.You could feel it in the air—the weight of centuries pressing down on your chest, the kind of pressure that reminded you how small you were in the grand order of things. The stone walls curved upward into shadows, etched with ancient runes that glowed faintly blue, reacting to the presence of magic. At the center of the room rose a semicircle of thrones carved from crystal and obsidian.The High Council.Nine of the most powerful beings in the supernatural realm—yet only three figures sat before us: Lord Aaethon, Magnus Greyfang, and Queen Elenara. Their faces were calm and unreadable, their eyes glowing faintly with power restrained by discipline rather than force. They were not angry.They were not kind.They were evaluating us.“Good to see you again, Julianna,” Queen Elenara said softly.“Good to see you too,” I replied. “So… you’re a council member no
Scott POVEverything was collapsing around us and Aldus stood at the center of it all, transformed into a monster, his body twisting with scales, claws, and horns like something ancient and forgotten by every race.Things looked bad. Really bad.But I wasn’t afraid.I stepped forward, flames curling around my fists—normal flames at first. But then something inside me snapped. The fear. The anger. The memories of everything this organization had done.And then the flames shifted.They darkened… deepened… twisted… until they burned a violent purple, hot enough to distort the air.Lila gasped.“I didn’t know y
Julianna POVI ran through the corridors as fast as I could, boots slapping against steel floors. After separating from Lila, I forced myself deeper into the Purity Organization’s underground maze, opening every door I passed. Most rooms were empty abandoned labs, drained cells, piles of broken equipment but I didn’t stop.Someone had to shut this place down. Someone had to release everyone trapped inside.It had to be me.My lungs burned, but I kept going.Then I reached one of the deeper levels… and froze.The entire room looked like it had been flash-frozen mid-explosion. Frost covered every surface. Shattered ice hung from the ceiling like deadly icicles. Cracks spiderwebbed across the floor, glowing faintly with leftover magic.“What happened here…?” I whispered.Before I could take a step, a blast of mana surged toward me fast, sharp, deadly.My heart lurched—But a shadow moved first.A wall of solid ice rose in front of me and the blast smashed into it, exploding in a shower o
Scott POVHeat pulsed through my palm as I pressed my hand against the orb. The surface glowed like molten glass, burning straight into my skin. The pain didn’t matter. Nothing mattered not when I saw the silhouette suspended inside.“Solara…”The name slipped out of me, barely a whisper.Behind me, the air rippled with dark energy.A cold voice echoed through the massive chamber.“So,” Drazhan said from above, floating lazily in the air, “you know that girl?”His laugh was warped twisted by whatever corruption now lived inside him.I didn’t turn. My eyes stayed on the girl inside the orb, on the faint rise and fall of her chest. Her wings those fiery wings were dim, almost lifeless. Drained.“What is this place?” I asked quietly.“This,” Drazhan spread his arms, darkness swirling around him, “is the heart of the facility. Everything is powered here every machine, every weapon, every torture device.”His eyes flicked to the orb. “All of it… powered by that phoenix girl.”My jaw tighte
Scott POV The explosion that shattered my restraints still echoed through the collapsing chamber as smoke rolled across the floor. The benchedstone that had been burning my veins moments ago now buried the rubble.I stepped out, flames flickering along my arms like living serpents. The heat coiled around my fists, rising with every breath.And there he was.Drazhan.Standing among guards, looking for the first time since his betrayal afraid.Good.My voice came out low, steady, dangerous.“Drazhan… I’m going to keep my promise.”He swallowed. Just a flicker. But I saw it.The guards panicked before he could respond.“OPEN FIRE!”The electric bullets struck my chest and shoulders, bursting into crackling arcs of blue lightning. My body jerked slightly from impact, but pain? None. The electricity fizzled against my skin like cheap static.I exhaled through my nose.“Electric attacks don’t work on me.”I snapped my fingers.Instant frost crawled across every weapon in the room 5urning g
Lila POVThe deeper we moved inside the Purity Facility, the colder it became—not temperature-cold, but soul-cold. The kind of cold that built up in a place where screams had stained the walls for years.Lyra walked ahead of me, fangs slightly bared, her leather boots splashing through puddles of broken glass and blood that dotted the sterile metal floor. I kept glancing backward.“Lila,” Lyra said without turning, “she’ll be fine.”“But she’s alone—”“She’s Lily. She’s the smartest witch I’ve ever met. If anyone can survive this hellhole, it’s her.” Lyra said. “Beside I’m sure she has a plan.”That shut me up for a moment. But I couldn’t silence the worry clawing my chest. The alarms blared overhead a shrill, metallic wail. Emergency lights flickered red.We weren’t supposed to split up. It was reckless. It was desperate. But nothing about the Purity Organization allowed time for strategy. This place was a slaughterhouse. A prison disguised as a research facility. A world designed en







