Ethan's heart tightened. He moved instinctively, ready to jump in—
But a wave of power rippled off Lily.
It didn't hurt him, yet it still slammed into him hard enough to shove him back several steps.
Ethan dug his heels in and looked up.
Lily was already standing in the center of the blood-red glare. Those gemstone forces—strong enough to crush space itself—reached her and stopped cold, blocked by a thin layer of ghost-blue Infernal Primordial Power.
Then Lily released an aura Ethan had never felt before.
It poured straight through the finger she'd planted on the Titan Turtle's forehead… and surged into its body.
The Titan Turtle's massive frame jerked violently. Every blood-red gemstone on its neck lost stability at once, their light flickering like it was about to blow.
Boom!
The shell on its back exploded from the inside.
