The Lycan Commander’s Lethal Shadow
"The charge is building. If you let go now, the feedback loop will vaporize the lower levels."
"Then I guess I'm staying right here," Liam growled, his boots digging deeper into the metal grating, leaving deep indents in the steel.
The black frost was now creeping up his boots, climbing his calves like living tendrils. It felt like liquid lead, heavy and deadening, trying to sap the kinetic energy directly from his muscles. He bared his fangs, his aura of winter frost flaring outward in a violent burst, contesting the dark magic of the fog. The two opposing forces hissed as they collided, creating a localized storm of freezing steam around the platform.