“I thought that might work,” Xia said with a satisfied smile. “What did you do? How am I supposed to explain to our kid that their mother is a ghost?” “I’m not a ghost, Dorian. I have transformed myself into a sort of mist form, it seems. I can solidify myself at any time to attack, but when my opponent attacks they can’t touch me. See,” Xia replied and pushed Dorian. “You better watch it, ghost girl.” “Or what?” Xia solidified her body and the lingering steam evaporated. “I’ll admit, that was impressive. How’d you do that so fast?” “My fight with Kiros must have made me stronger. It feels like my body is learning.” “You skipped the water phase and went straight to steam, I see.” “Yeah, I know. Steam feels very malleable to work with. Water is still a bit tough. But I’m sure I will

