Amara’s breath came in jagged gasps, her chest rising and falling with the force of the energy she had just unleashed. She felt the weight of it settling deep within her, the flickers of power still sizzling beneath her skin. But it wasn’t enough. Not nearly enough. The colossus had staggered back, its massive form recoiling, but it wasn’t defeated. Far from it.
The sky above continued to tear, the very fabric of reality unraveling as a shadow darker than night began to spill through the rift. Amara’s heart skipped a beat as she watched the new presence emerge, something far more ancient, more dangerous, than anything she had encountered before. The very air seemed to warp around it, crackling with an energy so intense it was like a living thing, thrumming in her veins.
Her body was alre
