Crown of Betrayal
The forest flared in response, trees blazing from within, crystal veins igniting, bioluminescent life burning bright as false dawn swallowed night, and the Umbra warriors were erased mid-motion without screams or remains, only ash suspended for a heartbeat in incandescent light before drifting slowly to the glowing forest floor.
The force vanished as abruptly as it had come, and Elora collapsed to her knees, hands shaking violently as she stared at them, breath fracturing while the shadow inside her writhed, agitated and unsettled by the violence it had tasted. “I didn’t choose that,” she whispered, her voice breaking. “I didn’t even think.” Briar was beside her instantly, alive and untouche
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