Ethan saw it—and excitement hit him immediately.
He hadn't expected the battle to tilt this way.
Almost at the same time, he drew every last strand of white lightning under his control. Dense arcs gathered in his hands, then spread outward in layers, forming sheets of thunderstorm that hung directly above Varex's head.
He understood one thing perfectly.
Elysion's people weren't just physical beings.
They were split into body and soul. Even if the body was destroyed, the soul could still get one chance at rebirth.
So against them, smashing the flesh wasn't enough. The instant their body broke, he had to use white lightning to blast the soul apart too—only then was it truly finished.
Varex clearly realized that as well.
For the first time, real fear showed in his eyes. He hadn't imagined that inside Emerald Castle's army there was someone like Desert Queen Kaelira—someone who could trade blows with him head-on.
