C32 THE SOUL OF FIRE

The first breath Azelra drew wasn’t her own.

It seared through lungs that weren’t familiar, filling her chest with both fire and confusion. Her vision blurred as the world around her spun — the marble walls of the celestial hall flickering between past and present, life and afterlife. And then she heard it - the sound of Elara’s voice whispering across her head.

“We are one now