The Broken Alpha
Lily
A howl shattered the clearing. It tore apart the chants, reverberating through each of the elements swirling through the darkness.
The blade froze a hair’s breadth above Lily’s chest. She let out a ragged breath, though her eyes remained fixed on the glint of the blade. It shimmered in the moonlight, trembling in Peverton’s shaky grip.
“Potentia grym,” he muttered, shaking his head. Then, again, louder, he said: “Potentia grym!” and raised the blade anew.