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
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