Chapter 28 — The Severing Threat
The neutral enclave was burning.
Flames licked the ancient stone towers as Radiant Knights poured through the broken wards. Holy fire melted obsidian and purified flesh in glowing, agonizing bursts. Screams echoed across the ruins as defenders — outcast witches and rogue wizards — fought desperately against the invasion.
Liora and Cairis stood on the highest remaining tower, watching the carnage below.
Nyxara limped up behind them, bloodied and furious. "They brought the Severing Blade. I can feel it. The artifact is here. They mean to break your bond today and kill you both."
Cairis's eyes burned crimson. Power rolled off him in dark waves. "Then we end them before they can use it."
Liora's shadows swirled around her like a living storm. The bite marks on her neck throbbed with dark energy. She was no longer the frightened witch who had stolen a heart in desperation. She was something far more dangerous now.
