Her claws aimed straight for the throat of her enemy, blue flames gathering around her fingers until each talon looked like a burning blade. She no longer had room to think about the child inside her, the wounds covering her body, or the fear pressing against her soul. In that moment, all she saw was Max trapped inside that golden cage, his body cracking, his eyes still refusing to surrender even as the Arbiter pulled something from him that should never be touched.
But Arbiter Aurelian's terrifying power was not something she could challenge by will alone.
He extended his hand.
His fingers closed around her burning claw, and the blue flames wrapped around his palm as if trying to devour him, yet they could not even stain his light. Agnia's eyes widened for only a breath before a sickening crack tore through the room.
Her bones shattered beneath his grip.
