Chapter 35

• Without another word, he raised his hand, and a pulse of energy shot out from his fingertips, slamming into Lucien with such force that Elara gasped. It was as if the air itself had shattered, sending a shockwave through the entire clearing.
• Lucien stumbled backward, a look of pure disbelief flashing across his face. “What is this?” he snarled, his body shaking with the power of the unseen attack. “What are you?”
• The stranger stood tall, his eyes flashing with ancient power. “I am what you could never hope to be, Lucien. I am the one who was supposed to stop you. The one who was always meant to put you in your place.”