Andona looked up.
A bolt of lightning was already descending from the clouds.
Boom!
The pillar of lightning tore through the sky and struck Vaelor head-on. The golden light around him twisted violently, while the frozen surface turned stark white beneath the glare.
Vaelor slowly rose within the lightning.
Cracks spread across the snow-white longsword in his hand. A moment later, it shattered into countless motes of light that drifted away with the current. Dragon scales spread from his arms to cover his entire body. His limbs changed shape, and a pair of wings extended from his back.
As the lightning began to fade, a dragon patterned in red and blue appeared before them.
Vaelor's eyes were calm again. He hovered amid the remaining lightning, much larger than before, but still tiny compared to Seraphina.
The Sanctified Judgment Array covering the ice had also collapsed under the lightning strike.
