Having defeated their enemies, Rienn and Stella began reverting back to their original forms. They floated up in a ball of light before splitting in two and landing softly back on their feet. There was a heavy thud and Rienn looked over her shoulder with a panicked expression to see Stella collapsed on her hands and knees. She rushed over to her side as quickly as she could and knelt beside her.
"Stella?!"
"Are you okay? What happened?"
The barrage of questions barely registered in Stella's mind as she looked down at the rocky floor with wide eyes. She felt sick to her stomach. Her limbs were weak and shaky, and there was a weight, like a mountain, in her chest that constricted her lungs making it hard to breathe. It was taking everything she had just to stay conscious.
