C145 THE REVEAL OF THE FLAME

The gap split wider.

Stone moaned under the weight of invisible power.

Villagers screamed. Some ran. Some froze. Their eyes reflected fire and terror.

The Shadowborne hissed. They moved in together, forming jagged lines, marching across the shattered square.

Damon’s blood-stained face appeared pale under the moonlight.

He lunged.

Flames burst from his chest, rolling over the stone