Hallow's Edge
I straighten, wipe my palms on my jeans, and face the targets again.
“Alright,” Liam says, “let’s try something with precision. No explosions.”
I lift my hand, focusing on the rune he showed me earlier, a binding sigil meant to immobilize, not destroy.
Vinctus.
A thin ribbon of blue light shoots from my fingertips, wrapping around a moving target and freezing it mid‑air.
I gasp. “I did it!”
Liam smiles. “Good. Again.”
I do it again. And again. Each time the ribbon grows steadier, cleaner, sharper. Grace hands me another potion, this one a shimmering gold. “This enhances reflexes. You’ll need it for defensive spells.”
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