The Edge of Existence
Ridge’s body trembled violently, molten Heartfire and frost coiling around him like serpents of living flame and ice. Every nerve screamed, every muscle threatened to collapse, yet he refused to yield. The colossal entity loomed impossibly above him, shadows writhing and twisting, bending reality with every pulse of its being. Mountains split, rivers boiled into vapor, forests ignited, and the very air screamed under the weight of its approach.
Aria’s voice screamed through the threads, urgent and sharp. “Ridge! Every bond! Every thread! Anchor the lattice! Do not let it collapse!”
Ridge clenched his fists, letting molten energy flare uncontrollably through his veins, frost twisting through flame as he extended the lattice beyond the battlefield. Threads reached in
