Annalise's POV
The air crackled with tension as the battle escalated. In the heart of the cave, Mondel stood defiant, drawing upon the power of the elemental spirits he had ensnared. Their energies swirled around him—fire, water, earth, —forming a tempest of elemental chaos, all under his dark control. Before him stood my family, ready to stop him at any cost.
“Release the spirits, Mondel!” my mother shouted, her golden eyes burning with resolve. “You have no right to use them for your twisted ambitions!”
Mondel lifted his gaze, a sinister smile creeping across his lips. “Oh? Says who? You? How quaint. You think you can challenge the might of the elements? You are nothing but flames against a storm!”
With a wave of his hand, Mondel unleashed the spirits in a violent onslaught. A torren
