A/N: I have no excuse.
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The moment Akira's light went out, and the shards of the broken ball rained down on them, Lukas and Melody moved.
Their sun balls scattered before either of them had finished the thought.
Lukas' light shot high into the sky and towards the right, streaking away from his shoulder like a bird.
While Melody's light went low and to the left, skimming the floor and coming to a hover behind a column.
Something cut through the air where each light had been hovering an instant earlier.
Even if they couldn't see it clearly, they could tell that whatever it is was small and fast, missing its mark by inches.
"Brighter!" Lukas snapped.
They fed the sun balls mana together, and the twin spheres flared from a soft glow to a bright white blaze.
Light slammed through the gallery, striking every wall.
In that instant, the whole space lit up at once as the light was reflected from every surface, and somehow amplified it.
