Xin woke on the chamber floor. The old source was active. Black energy filled the room. The new source was dead.
He pushed himself up. His body had no power. No white fire. No new source light. Just muscle and bone.
"Ren!"
Ren was face down ten feet away. Not moving.
Xin crawled to him. Rolled him over. Ren's eyes were open.
"The new source," Ren whispered. "It is gone."
"I know."
Elder Sun stood at the center of the black ball. Her body was half gone. Dissolved into the source. But her face was still there. Smiling.
"The old source is awake," Elder Sun said. "The new source is dead. Every person on the continent just lost their power."
"You killed everyone."
"I saved them from you."
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Kai pushed himself up from the corner. His human body was weak. No source power left. Just
