Lana
The young mage gave me no time to breathe. Without hesitation, he unleashed a full-powered spell at me.
His hand moved just slightly. But the air instantly rippled, as if split in two. A flash of dark blue shot from his palm, faster than anything I'd ever seen.
I couldn't dodge it.
My body was too broken to even stand.
That attack—
—was going to kill me.
I shut my eyes tightly.
Ready to accept my painful death.
"AHHH... NO!"
All I could feel was heat ripping through the air and my own scream. A deafening burst of magic, so close that my skin felt scorched just by its remnants. The ground around me cracked. The sound of rocks exploding slammed against my ears.
But… I felt nothing.
No pain. No broken bones. No blood spurting from my chest.
Only… silence.
And heat.
Slowly, I opened my eyes.
My heart stopped.
"Huh? Kaelith…?"
He stood in front of me.
His back spread wide, shielding my body from the deadly magic blast.
