The last wisps of energy settled around me, the air thick with the power I’d summoned. My breath steadied, and I felt the warriors, newly bound to my will, standing silent and vigilant around us. Their presence was a testament to my command, to the strength that ran deeper than life itself. But as I turned, I caught Elder Boris’s wide, horrified gaze, his expression a mixture of fear and disbelief. That look, that insolent, trembling fear—it ignited a fury I could no longer contain.
“Elder Boris,” I shouted, my voice ringing with authority, “I am done with your ignorance, your failure to understand who holds true control here.” I stepped closer, holding his gaze, letting the weight of my power hang between us. “You think your words or your traditions can bind me? I could take your life wi
