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Time seemed to stop still as the Reaver turned its menacing eyes towards Adaria. This wasn’t the first time she was standing before one, and yet the fear was exactly how it had been the first time. Her legs seemed frozen, and her fingers began to tremble around the hilt of the blade.
Poised, she stood and faced the creature. And even with the fear in her heart, she neither cowered nor fled. She had faced one before, and even though the ordeal had nearly killed her, it turned out to be her sister. Now, she couldn’t back down from the fight.
She gripped the sword tighter, and as she stared directly into the creature’s eyes, hers began to glow. Bright flames engulfed the sword, and its power surged to the surface.
The creature charged towards her, and all she did was widen her stanc
