C15 BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS

The firestorm devoured the clearing. Sparks flew into the night sky like flaming stars, and the ground shuddered beneath the weight of Elara’s emerging might.

She staggered backward, gasping for air as her body alight with flames she couldn’t control. Every heartbeat made them swell higher, until her veins pumped with fire instead of blood. The heat was intoxicating—terrifying