Strategic Choices

Sage Kole Kellin would be lying if she said her nerves didn't tingle.

This was her first true battle in more than a decade.

It was also her first time executing an order by the Emperor to whom she had pledged her undying loyalty.

In other words, it was the first time she had the opportunity to pay back some of the astronomical debt she owed her new home and her new liege.

She needed to perform.

If she didn't, then she would be conceding that she was unworthy of the miracle that Emperor Rael had bestowed upon her.

'Anything but that…' Her expression grew steely as she balled her fists before activating her most powerful technique.

The Divine Inferno Fist technique.

FWHOOOSH!

White hot fires emerged, encompassing the entirety of her fists, crackling as she exerted herself to maintain control over them.

To call them an inferno was a misnomer.

After all, they weren't flames.

No.