The light shattered the shadows around them, piercing through the dark like daggers. Kaelen moved forward, his steps slow, steady, like thunder rolling in before a storm. He was different now, something raw and powerful humming beneath his skin, crackling in the air around him. His eyes, once gentle, held a fierce resolve that made Morvanna's smile falter.
Morvanna snarled, lowering her hands from her face as she steadied herself. "You should be in the depths, Kaelen," she spat, voice dripping with disdain. "You're not supposed to be here."
Kaelen tilted his head, an unsettling calmness washing over him. "I was never yours to control." His voice was low, a dangerous whisper cutting through the silence, reaching deep into the hearts of those who listened.
