Shattering the Lattice
Ridge staggered, muscles trembling, molten Heartfire and frost lashing across his body like living serpents. Every fiber of his being screamed in agony, yet he remained upright, every thread of the lattice straining against the incomprehensible force bearing down on him. The colossal entity hovered over the battlefield, its form impossible to comprehend, coiling through the shattered skies, mountains splitting under its presence, rivers boiling into steam.
Aria’s voice screamed in his mind, urgent and commanding. “Ridge! Anchor every thread! Every connection! Don’t let it sever the lattice—or everything is lost!”
Ridge gritted his teeth. “I… endure… I fight… I exist!”
He extended the lattice outward, weaving every strand of Heartfire, frost, and flame into a frag
