It struck him in the stomach, but he didn’t stop. Blood poured from his wound, and still, he ran. She let a second arrow fly. It hit his leg. He stumbled forward, still coming after her.
The third arrow pierced his eye. His jaw fell open as blood poured free, and he crumpled where he stood.
Hua took a shuddering breath. What was happening to her? She’d heard the legends and seen the signs, but a part of her still didn’t want to believe something writhed inside of her with the force of a beast she could not control.
A dragon trying to join the fight, and she held it back with all the strength she possessed.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Yan Sun fighting off a warrior trying to get to a dueling pair behind him.
There he was. Commander Li faced off against a lean-muscled man in b
