Marked in the Middle
“Not just shadows. They’re bound to the magic of the city itself. Cut the threads, and they fall. But the threads are connected. Take one down wrong, and the whole network snaps.”
She took a deep breath and moved first, pendant pulsing, energy gathering around her hands. With a gesture, she severed the nearest thread. The figure twitched violently, then crumbled into dust. The pulse in the street flared, and she felt a tremor under her feet.
“Careful,” Kellen warned, slicing another tether. The figure dissolved, leaving only sparks of golden light. “This isn’t just a fight. It’s… delicate surgery.”
Nora nodded, moving quickly from thread to thread, severing each one with precision. Kellen mo
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