Chapter 452. Bullheaded

Valen’s POV

“Rauk!” Zuzu swooped down out of nowhere. Her feathers turned to savage red flames, and she attacked the third tendril before it could ever slam into me. 

Fueled by rage, I tensed my body and forced the churning power in my core to build to its breaking point. A turbulent growl resonated at the base of my throat as the power inside me roared outward in one vicious explosion, billowing the black, smoky binds away and tearing me free.

I scrambled to my feet as Zuzu expanded in phoenix form. She spread herself over me, coating my body in her flames like a second skin, and all my lacerations began to heal. 

Amplified power coursed inside me. Her fiery head rose above mine with a sharp screech while I worked fast.

I raised my hands, palms facing each other, and a whi