A tense silence gripped the battlefield, broken only by the distant clash of steel and the murmuring winds carrying the scent of scorched earth. Keira stood firm, her hands trembling not just from fatigue but from the weight of responsibility. She completed the final words of her incantation, a surge of fiery determination propelling her spell forward.
Livius, reveling in his taunts directed at Kael, sensed the shift in mana almost immediately. A smirk curled on his lips as he turned his head slightly. "Hold on a moment, will you?" he said, raising a finger to pause their conversation. "I've got an uninvited guest to deal with."
Kael's eyes narrowed as he watched the flames hurtle towards Livius.
