Chapter 56 - Chapter 56: Embers of Shadows and Desire

The sky above the Northern Veil was a fractured canvas of storm and moonlight, streaked with silver and black, the air thick with the tang of magic and smoke. Selara's breaths came in controlled bursts, each one sharp against the cold, damp night air. Around her, the battlefield hummed with latent energy, the echoes of broken shadows and shattered power thrumming like a heartbeat in the soil. Her silver veins glimmered faintly under her skin, flickering with the Nightborne energy that had long since refused to remain dormant. Every nerve was alive, every muscle taut, every instinct screaming that Kaelen's next strike was imminent.