Nephis inhaled deeply and then invoked the Name of Fire.
At that moment, a radial wave of flames exploded from her brilliant figure, momentarily illuminating the vast chamber and sending the darkness into a brief retreat.
In that moment, the two of them switched places.
Where a figure woven out of radiant light had been, now stood a shadow encased in a fearsome black armor. Sunny had assumed his human form, and Nephis turned into a torrent of light, infusing his body with ferocious, terrifying strength.
Only one incarnation had been augmenting Nephis. But now, he was empowered by the full force of her fiery soul — the measure of power he felt was indescribable, and since his Will had fused with her titanic Will, the world seemed pliant and malleable, ready to submit to his touch.
