Kael moved like a storm, blades slicing through the air with precision, each strike dropping another invader to the ground. Beside him, the woman moved just as fiercely—silent, deadly, graceful. Their rhythm was flawless, as if they had fought together for years.
She launched forward, her palm glowing with dark red energy, blasting a creature into the sky where Kael slashed it in half midair. The battlefield around them was filled with smoke, fire, and chaos, but the two of them were calm. Controlled.
If Adam were watching this... he would've paused. Something about her—her energy, her aura, even the way she moved—felt familiar. Almost like Aurora.
But Adam wasn't here.
Kael landed beside her, blood dripping off his blade.
"Raina," he said, glancing at her briefly, "more incoming from the east gate."
