The explosion of their bond shattered the vortex before it could fully separate them.
Light and darkness erupted outward in a violent cascade, colliding with the Law’s spiraling division force like two stars crashing into one another. The fracture between their hands froze mid-tear, their fingers still barely touching as waves of uncontrolled energy rippled through the void.
Elara gasped as the force tore through her consciousness. She felt herself splitting into countless reflections again some drifting toward endless dawns, others falling into silent extinction but one version of her remained locked in that fragile moment where Draven’s skin still brushed against hers.
“Don’t let go,” she whispered, her voice trembling through the storm.
Draven’s grip tightened despite the unbearable
