With Serein guiding him, Kai could suddenly see the gaps. His body welcomed her levo with a hunger so fierce it seemed almost joyous, swallowing every drop without hesitation.
The flames that cloaked his frame roared higher, blazing crimson, devouring not only the suffocating moisture in the air but also tearing apart the invisible restraints that had long shackled his potential.
Kai's amber eyes widened, blazing with a strange brilliance as his senses pierced deeper than flesh. He could hear the frantic pounding of enemy hearts, see the streams of levo flowing like luminous rivers beneath their skin.
Behind him, Serein writhed within the shackles of her own blood, streaming endlessly from her wounds. They coiled like crimson serpents slithering across her body, constricting her neck and chest. Each breath she tried to draw only tightened the bonds further, her very lifeblood betraying her.
