Chapter 47 The Reckoning

The room seemed colder, the air thicker, suffocating with each breath Kaiza took. Every inch of his body screamed for relief from the pain, but it didn't matter. Not when Mina was still out there, still in the grasp of the shadow creature. His vision was blurry, but his focus remained razor-sharp on her, on her safety. Everything else could burn to ashes if it meant keeping her alive. He could feel the pendant in his hand, pulsing with a strange heat. It was not like before. This felt like raw, unbound power, like a wild beast waiting to be unleashed. His fingers had only tightened around it, desperate for anything that might tip the scales in their favor. Yet in his heart, he knew it was never enough.