Incubus Reborn: Sleepless promise
Kaelen’s men turned toward the Hall.
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Back underground, Malrec’s laughter had turned into a snarl. His magic lashed like chains, striking against Seraphina’s shield. Sparks rained across the floor.
“You cannot destroy me,” he roared. “I am bound to this curse as much as you. Without me, you have no beginning — no rebirth. You are nothing!”
“Then I’ll be nothing,” she whispered, and stepped closer.
Her palm touched his chest. Light exploded through the chamber, burning through the red glow, the runes, the stone itself. Malrec screamed — a sound that cracked the ceiling above them, sending fissures racing toward the Hall.