bookpower Chapter 17 A mother's fury.
Chapter 17 A mother's fury.
The presence of the woman engulfed in flames became increasingly oppressive, as if the very air around them was being compressed by the fury she radiated.
Faen, who had never felt anything like it, felt a wave of terror invade her core. She was powerful, but what stood before her... was something beyond her comprehension, beyond anything she had ever faced.
Elion's strength wasn't just physical; it seemed to resonate in the very fabric of reality around them.
The weakening spell... it doesn't work? Faen thought, realizing that she would never have defeated Eva if it weren't for the environment she had created before Eva's arrival... The entire place was a trap designed to capture the girl, but now... Everything crumbled with just one presence.
The woman, with eyes burning like embers, no longer responded. She simply advanced. Her heavy, relentless footsteps resounded like hammers beating on Faen's chest. Each movement carried such an intense pressure that the air seemed to vibrate, distorting around her.
Faen tried to react, but before she could move a muscle, Elion raised her hand, and the flames from her head began to expand, enveloping her completely.
"You dare threaten my son?" Elion said, her voice dripping with rage and pain, as if each word were a sentence of destruction. "I will make you feel the greatest pain of your life for touching my baby!"
The air grew even hotter as Elion began to cast her first spell. Waves of magical energy flowed from her essence, tearing the space around them. The ground beneath her feet cracked, shattering like glass, and the flames surrounding her intensified, becoming even fiercer.
Faen, for a moment, tried to react, raising a magical barrier to protect herself, but it was useless.
Elion didn't just want to destroy; she wanted to make Faen's very existence crumble, to obliterate that woman.
"Prepare yourself." A sadistic smile formed on her lips as she invoked the power of cosmic flames, the essence of chaos and pure destruction. The force of her magic was unleashed with overwhelming power, like an explosion of light and heat that tore through the reality around Faen.
Faen's barrier was instantly obliterated, consumed by the force of Elion's attack. The impact was so devastating that the sound of the explosion reverberated through the trees, making the sky tremble.
Even the protective dome that had been shattered by the chaos force was remade. The invisible barrier stood once again around the area, flawless in its integrity.
Elion remained silent, her eyes still glowing with the intensity of the flames that seemed to reflect her unwavering determination. The quietness of the moment contrasted with the spectacle of destruction and restoration she had just performed. Time was once again under her control, and her home stood as if nothing had happened, but her mind remained alert.
She slowly turned her gaze to Kael, the young boy who, even in the midst of chaos, showed courage that defied his age. With a single step, Elion disappeared from where she stood and reappeared beside the boy, crossing the distance in an instant as if the space between them was irrelevant.
Kneeling slightly, she extended her hand over Kael's head. "Heal," she said firmly, her voice soft but filled with authority. A wave of green mana flowed from her palm, enveloping the boy in a comforting light. The wounds on his body began to fade, his skin regaining its healthy color as the magical energy restored not only his health but also his strength.
Without hesitation, Elion turned her other hand to Sylphie, still unconscious and trembling from the chaos she had caused. "Heal," she repeated, and once again, the green mana glowed. The magical energy spread across the girl's body, soothing her tensions and stabilizing the flow of mana around her. The devastating effects of the aura that had escaped her began to dissipate, leaving Sylphie in a peaceful state she hadn't felt in hours.
Elion looked at both of them for a moment, her face impassive, but her eyes betrayed a deep concern. "You are so small, so fragile... and yet, you can attract chaos like no one else." She sighed, rising gracefully, as if carrying the weight of worlds on her shoulders, but without showing any sign of weakness.
Her eyes fixed on Kael. "Remember this, boy. No matter how strong you think you are, there will always be someone or something far beyond your comprehension. Today, you were lucky... because I'm here." Her words were harsh, but carried an undeniable truth, a lesson she seemed to be hammering into him.
Finally, she turned her gaze back to Sylphie, now resting peacefully. "You too..." she murmured in a softer tone. "So small, but already carrying such a heavy burden. Eva will take you home, don't forget what happened here. Become Strong."
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