Shadow And Flame Chronicles Book 1 Ethereal Bonds
For a heart-stopping moment, I think I'll fail, that the shadows will collapse around me before I can reach the other side.
Then I feel it—a surge of energy flowing into me from behind, warm and familiar. Riku. And with it, a cooler, steadier stream of power. Rain. Not taking over, not controlling my magic, but supporting it, lending me strength when mine falters.
My light flares brighter, pushing the shadows back with renewed force. Two more steps and I break through, emerging on the other side of the barrier as my magic flickers out completely. I stumble forward, legs giving way beneath me, and drop to one knee on the stone courtyard.
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