Chapter Thirty-NineNyla watched with horror as scores of Aridor's men fell, at the relentless barrage of lightning that arced from the distant darkness and killed whomever it touched.
Beside her, Kelia backed up in alarm, as did Aridor. The huntresses kept their bows up, forming a protective circle around the two leaders. Maeve stood her ground, slipping into a fighting crouch.
Grateful for both the lack of light and the mass of soldiers currently between herself and Elzaria, Nyla glanced at her hands. Using techniques her mother had taught her from the onset of her Wielding and reinforced by years of Liana's teachings, she shut out the cacophony of screaming voices and pelting rain.
I'm stronger than her. I'm stronger than her. I. Am. Stronger. Flames appeared on several of her fingert
