Susan stood frozen in the middle of the temple. Her hands still tingled from the power she had unleashed. She stared at the place where the shadow creatures had dissolved, their dark forms vanishing like smoke. The air was heavy with magic, swirling around her like a storm she could barely control. Her heart pounded, but this time, it wasn’t just fear she felt. There was something else—something stronger.
James stepped up beside her, his eyes wide. “You did it,” he said, his voice filled with disbelief and admiration. “You stopped them.”
Susan swallowed hard, still trying to make sense of what had just happened. She hadn’t known she could do that—create light, blast away creatures made of shadows. But somehow, when she had reached out, the power had come. It had felt like the temple itse
