I will burn this place to ash
I stood in the aftermath of my battle, my breath rasping in the suffocating heat of the smouldering room. The monster I had fought, a twisted, grotesque amalgamation of flesh and fury, was reduced to nothing more than a pile of ash at my feet.
My flames had taken their toll not just on the beast, but on the room itself. The charred remains of furniture and the acrid scent of burned wood surrounded me.
My body ached, my bloodied arm throbbed with pain, and exhaustion tugged at every fibre of my being.
But I wasn't done. Not even close.
Nathaniel was here, he had to be. Aeliana's presence had drawn me into this den of horrors, and though she wasn't in this room, I could still feel faint echoes of her energy lingering in the air.
It was enough to keep me going, enough to push past the fatigue and pain.