Luna Rising
Gideon stepped forward, and the air ignited.
Fire roared downward, fed by Duncan’s wind. I reached upward, pulling cold from the high atmosphere, ice crystallizing midair before crashing down in shards the size of spears. For a moment, it was overwhelming—the storm, the fire, ice and stone—nature’s fury unleashed. But the hybrids fell. The ground cracked. The sky went white.
Still, Mikhail did not move. When the light faded, he stood untouched at the epicenter, black veins now glowing brightly beneath his skin, Meredith at his side. “You still don’t understand,” he said softly.