Bonded To The Alpha God of War
The air tightened where it passed, warped by the strain of holding her.
Iris’s chant surged higher, faster now, each word slicing through the forest.
By blood, by bond, by the oath of the kin!
By heart, by soul, by spirit awoken within!
By shadow and flame, by root and stone,
By fire, by time, by law eternal and known!
By life, by death, by the hearts we claim,
By this covenant unbroken, none shall break its frame!
Each syllable struck with lethal precision, echoing off the trees, vibrating in the roots, resonating through the air. The rhythm raced, rising and falling like a storm, a perfect storm of power bending to her voice.