With a deep breath, she outstretched her arms, and a sigh of relief escaped her lips as the warmth of her flames enveloped her. Her eyes snapped open, and her body erupted in a blaze of fierce fire.
The whispers around her escalated to shrieks, then screams.
"Ioas, I need you," she whispered urgently.
In response, her flames surged, flashing and swelling with intense power. She felt the strength coursing through her veins, mind, and soul, and a triumphant smile spread across her face as the energy blasted out fiercely.
Suddenly, everything went black, and she found herself plunged into darkness.
....
Beyond the portal, a fierce battle raged on as Katherine, Mirabella, Darren, and the treacherous four fought valiantly against the Statkus mages, whose numbers seemed to be endlessly multiplying.
