Chapter 55. The Raging Bolt Triumphs

Celeste’s POV

Five luminous chains of crackling lightning, each tethered to the ground where the blackened disks had fallen, now bound Lucen’s limbs and rooted him in place. Sparks danced around him, weaving a cage of raw power that pulsed with every heartbeat.

“Damn it, Nora! I love your creativity, but this is just insane!” Lucen roared, his voice echoing through the charged air. The reservoir of energy he’d been holding shattered as the lightning’s grip immobilized him completely.

Nora stepped forward, her pale eyes glinting in the stormlight. “Give up, Lucen. Despite everything between us, killing you would destroy what remains of my old home,” she said, her voice firm but tinged with sorrow.

Lucen’s gaze flickered with desperation. “So you still care about this place?” he hissed. “Then help me finish the ritual. Kill the human, and we’ll protect it together!”

Nora’s expression darkened. “You know as well as I do that none of us can defeat th