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Story: Shadow and Smite
I claimed Zayne’s final breath.
His strength entered my lungs, and my spine straightened. Energy waved and writhed. Something opened. Something unhinged.
It began small, a pulse at my tailbone. Then it expanded, becoming an explosion, racing up my spine.
Empowered, my taproot plunged.
First a crack, then a fracture, the barrier fell. Iron broke. Magic welled within me, radiating up my spine. My lungs heaved, my heart thudded, and my shoulders were driven back.
Beyond the shattered ceiling, I faced the sky. Gloom blocked my vision, but I saw beyond. I saw stars.
They glinted. They sparkled and sang, “Hello.”
They pulsed in beat with my heart.
I drifted down. Ninti spoke beside me. “Are you okay, Princess?” she asked.
I practiced breathing, struggling in my strange body.
Zayne remained lifeless.
Thiswas magic. My magic, power I didn’t know how to wield. My mind and body were exhausted. It would be crazy to use my newfound strength, except…
All I saw was Zayne. All I felt was power.
39 | Her Song
Zayne
“Ooh.”
I heard it from far away.
The distance as long as death.
Ayla?I opened my Underworld eyes.
Surprise, I wasn’t dead.
Not quite yet.
I lingered near the end.
This was the death I had prepared for.
I surrendered a long time ago.
An urge… to fall back to sleep…
“Ooh, ahh.”
She woke me up.
My soul trembled.
Ayla.Cherry and spice.
I didn’t see her.
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