Ashley’s body burned with an inner fire, her scream ripping through the air, a sound so powerful it forced everyone nearby to cover their ears, ducking for cover as the trees bent and dust swirled, carrying debris in its wake. The enemies, those twisted creatures, began to convulse, their bodies jerking as if consumed by an unseen flame eating them from the inside. One by one, they collapsed, their movements growing weak until they lay still, lifeless on the ground. The massive creature, the one that had once ruled the battlefield with its terrifying presence, was no different. It thrashed wildly, its screeches high and desperate, its shapeless form twisting in agony as it too fell victim to the force emanating from Ashley. She stood at the center of it all, lost in herself, caught in a po
