Chapter 36 Lila's New Powers

The air was thick with the scent of blood and electricity, a heady mixture that made Kai’s senses roar in the explosion’s aftermath. He staggered backward, his hand gripping the shattered remains of a pillar for support. The moonlight outside barely pierced through the dusty remnants of the once-sacred temple, its pale glow muted by the rising chaos. Lila stood before him, her silhouette glowing faintly, the power swirling around her like a storm threatening to tear everything apart. Her eyes—those that had once been full of warmth, love, and a fierce, unstoppable will—were now hollow pits, blackened with an inhuman gleam. The swift transformation had overwhelmed her so completely that there was little trace of the woman he had known.