[Leo's POV]
How much longer, Nova? I yelled inside, pushing my weight against Seris to keep myself up as another wave of numb pain tried to pull me under.
[The core is still unstable, Host. You must keep this up for at least two more minutes to let your core settle. Do not let the numbness take you.]
Seris did not wait long.
Her eyes hardened, her shock gone behind her usual blank mask. She grabbed my wrist with a tight grip, and a wave of cold, silver power burst from her body — the pure energy of the Moon Goddess's blessing hit my chest.
Boom!
The force of her blast threw me back, my feet sliding across the ice. The hit shook my broken ribs, but the inside was worse. A huge pain flared in my chest. It was not the heat of a normal fire — this felt like a thousand burning suns tearing through my soul at once.
