She put out her hand again, and the Rokis jolted forward in the sand a few inches. As she dropped her hand, it stopped. How is this happening? Far away whispers echoed around her, and she shivered. Aura looked back at the Rokis lying on the ground. The blood from Zakar’s body mixed with the sand and flowed toward it. She reached toward the Rokis again, and it flew from the ground into her hand. She trembled with guilt, and threw the Rokis to the ground. What have I done? How am I going to explain this to Adie? Adie! The Ceremony! Uni will be rising soon. She examined her hands. What has happened to me? She brought her hands closer together, and a red spark of light formed between them. Quickly pulling them apart, she glanced around and back at her hands, bringing them together again.

