The Devil's Broken Doll
Ready or not, her body chose readiness: muscles braced without bracing, knees soft, spine tall, eyes locked.
Apollo did not let the pause linger.
The second strike came faster than the first.
Fire erupted from his palm—a dense, compressed sphere, not thrown but released. A caged sun, aimed at her chest. Adelaide moved before thought. Hands up, palms open, and something answered. Fingers spread, then curled as if gripping the edge of something invisible. Her flame snapped into place, not pretty, not refined, but immediate.
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