Fated in fire and shadows

f the rooftop, her dark cloak billowing around her, blending into the shadows. The city of Elenor lay beneath her-a sprawl

he two kingdoms had been at war, and toni

soldiers fought fiercely against her fellow Nyxarian warriors, but it was clear who held the advantage. Nyxaria's magic was far more p

s to cloak her. She leapt from the rooftop without hesitation, landing silently behind the Eldorian soldiers. Her boots barely made a s

h, her blade cutting through the air with deadly prec

s of the battle, some

magic flickered around him like a corona of fire, and his eyes,

ath caught i

os E

ince of

he son of the man who had sworn to annihilate her kingdom. And here he stood, at the center of the fight, wielding a sword crafted from

tared at each other, two op

He didn't retreat. Instead, he rai

gh the chaos of battle. His tone was laced with contempt, but beneath it, there was

pounding in her chest. "I

at, she

ploded from the point of contact, the heat of his magic searing her skin. She twi

he said, his voice laced with amuse

"I didn't think Eldorian

e was something in the air between them-a tension, a pull, an undeniable force that neither of them could ignore. Th

blade came down in a leth

hem both reeling. The ground beneath their feet cracked, and the sky above them split open, teari

ely reaching out for his sword as he steadied himsel

ed through the storm, deep and resonant,

ve met. The time o

me everything in its path. The wind howled, the flames flickered

in her chest. No. No, th

. Not l

t her wrist, and

kin, hot to the touch. It was a rune, ancient and p

ad bee

e. By

had heard the whispers-the tales of a binding that could en

her eyes wide with disbelie

n arm, his expression darkening. "It seems the

as supposed to go. They were enemies-rivals. T

r mind spinning. "You're the la

lickering in response to the overwhelmin

d around them seemed to shift. Soldiers from both sides fell to their knees,

frozen, connected by magic, and by a

, breaking the silence. "Looks like

nto a bitter smile. "T

knew the truth. It