MAYA
Is this what power feels like? Is this what I'm supposed to become?
Xander gasped as another surge of energy hit him, this one even stronger than before. His knees buckled, and he dropped to the ground. His fingers clawed at the earth as he tried to steady himself against the overwhelming force flowing through him.
"Maya!" he managed to gasp out, though his voice was strained and barely recognizable. "Don't... don't stop! This is... this is what we need!"
But I could see the pain etched across his features, could feel it echoing through our connection.
Xander threw back his head. His eyes were now glowing a brilliant, terrifying red. He roared, a barely human sound, echoing through the night and shaking the very earth beneath our feet. Dark spirals of energy shot from his hands,
