Chapter 54. Lightning Chains

Celeste’s POV

Eryndor and Lucen launched into combat with scarcely a moment’s hesitation, each attack following the other in rapid succession. Eryndor swung his sword with all his strength, but Lucen slipped aside just in time. Lucen countered with a straight, powerful punch, and Eryndor leaned to the left, narrowly avoiding the blow. The two of them moved like dancers in a deadly ballet, eyes locked and weapons ready.

Without warning, the Stormclaw Alpha—Lucen—rocketed into the sky. His form cut a stark silhouette against the clouds as he summoned five glowing spheres of energy between his outstretched hands. He let them fly in a tight volley toward Eryndor.

In that instant, with a flash of steel, Eryndor angled his sword beneath the speeding orbs and struck upward. The spheres shattered on contact and careened back toward Lucen, each bursting in a flash of light against his face. Smoke billowed in the air, but when it cleared, Lucen stood unscathed—proof