Elara and Kaela were supposed to take down Mark together.
They had silently agreed on that plan, both understanding that Mark had become far too dangerous to handle carelessly.
But the moment Kaela moved, that plan went out the window.
She burst forward, her violet eyes locked onto Mark as her body accelerated. The ground cracked beneath her first step, but unlike before, her purple aura wasn't flaring wildly around her body.
Instead, it remained close to her skin, almost unnaturally calm.
Mark didn't retreat.
He stepped forward to meet her.
The two met in the middle of the ruined battlefield.
Kaela's fist came first.
Mark raised his arm, and their fists collided.
KRAAAK!
A violent shockwave exploded outward, sending chunks of broken stone flying across the battlefield. Neither moved, their fists locked together as they stared at one another.
Then Kaela grinned.
Mark's expression remained completely blank.
Kaela twisted her body and drove her other fist toward his face.
