The power surged through me like wildfire, searing through my veins, igniting every nerve in my body. My vision blurred, colors bleeding into one another as an unseen force rippled outward from my core. The shattered chains clattered to the ground, their silver remains smoking against the cold stone. My breath came in sharp gasps as I tried to comprehend what was happening to me—what I was becoming.
Silas took a step back, his expression no longer amused but wary. He had underestimated me. They all had.
“What… are you?” His voice was barely above a whisper.
I didn’t know how to answer. My body trembled, caught between agony and exhilaration. The raw energy inside me was overwhelming, foreign yet familiar, as though it had always been there, waiting to be unleashed. My fingers curled int
