Semua Bab ASHES OF THE LUNA QUEEN: Bab 221 - Bab 224

Her scream tore the chamber apart. Cracks split the stone, dust raining from the ceiling. Light and shadow warred in her body, ripping at her like storm winds.Adrien’s fire flared again, not from strength but from sheer refusal to give up. He surged to his feet, silver flames blazing, his voice breaking as he roared her name.“Liora!”Her eyes snapped to his. For one heartbeat, hazel returned, trembling, desperate. Then the Queen’s golden fire swallowed it. You want her? the voice hissed, echoing through the chamber. Then take her, if you can survive her.Liora’s body rose into the air, her small form suspended, golden fire spilling from her like a second sun. The chamber shook violently, the walls threatening to collapse.Adrien shielded his eyes, his fire straining against the onslaught. And then, her scream broke into words.“I… can’t… hold it… Daddy, help me!”Adrien’s soul split. He surged forward, hands outstretched, fire blazing. He didn’t care if it burned him. He didn’t care

The world was fire. Golden flames writhed across the ruins like living serpents, coiling around Liora’s body, forcing her small frame rigid as the Queen fed her power into the child’s heart.The heat scorched stone to liquid glass, painted the night sky a furious gold. And at the center of it all, Adrien Vale crawled from the rubble, broken but unbowed.Blood poured from his mouth, his shoulder, his side. Every step was agony. But none of it mattered. Because above him, his daughter hovered, suspended like a sacrifice to the gods.And her heart, her precious heart, was about to explode. “No… please, no,” Adrien rasped, his voice cracking. He staggered forward, silver fire sparking weakly around him. “Liora… stay with me. Don’t let her take you.”Her eyes flickered down, twin infernos of hazel-gold. She gasped, voice torn between herself and the Queen.“Daddy, help me, she’s burning me”The Queen’s laughter shattered the plea, booming through the night. Do you hear her, Adrien Vale? Th