C20 CHAPTER 20: FIRST COMBINED ATTACK SUCCEEDS

Morning broke over Sky Academy with a thin wash of silver light, the kind that slipped between cloud layers and made the towers look like they were floating rather than anchored to the world. Lyria stood on the outer platform of Training Ring Seven, hands resting on the cool rail, breathing slowly as she watched the sky wake up.

Her spark pulsed beneath her chest, warm and alert