Nora’s POV*The orb’s pulse hammered in my veins, each thud louder than the last. The battlefield blurred around me—claws, steel, shouts, shadows—and all I felt was the searing heat spreading from my chest.I dropped to one knee, clutching the floor, trying to control it. But the power wasn’t calm anymore. It was alive. It surged like a storm that wanted out.“Nora!” August’s voice cut through the chaos. He appeared at my side, his robes torn, blood streaking his face. “Don’t fight it. Channel it. The orb responds to intention, not fear.”“I’m not afraid,” I rasped, though my body trembled. “I’m furious.”His hand gripped my shoulder. “Then focus that fury. Direct it. If you let it spill unchecked, you’ll break the balance—and the realm will pay the price.”The orb’s light flared in my vision, blinding white. My enemies seemed to recoil, shielding their eyes. I rose slowly, the energy burning through me, steadying into something sharper.Across the courtyard, Erebus snarled, sensing t
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