Chapter 73: The Real Power of the Enemy
Melissa’s POV
I was motionless. My mind was having trouble processing what I was witnessing, and my body was motionless. The leader of the enemy stood in front of me, a strange, unnatural radiance flowing through their body. They were encircled by strands of dark energy that linked them to the broken Heart of Creation that was hovering over them.
Their voice echoed, twisted, as though it were overlaid with something alien. "You look surprised, Melissa," they said. "Did you think you could stop us?"
My heart was racing. "What have you done?"
They held up a smirking hand. Beneath their skin pumped dark veins that glowed like molten lava. "I've evolved beyond my role as a leader. Power itself is who I am.
The earth shook under my feet. With its br
