Chapter 8 Powers Unleashed

• Ava stood frozen in the Chamber of the Fourfold, her breath coming in shallow bursts. The figure—the same one from her dream—had just disappeared, but its chilling presence lingered, wrapping the chamber in an oppressive stillness. “Awaken,” it had said, but Ava wasn’t sure what that meant. All she knew was that the pressure to understand, to control her power, had reached a breaking point.
• She glanced around the vast circular room. The pillars representing the four elements—fire, water, earth, and air—glowed faintly, casting a soft light that danced across the stone walls. Their energy thrummed in the air, so potent that Ava could feel it buzzing in her skin, tugging at the core of her being. Each element pulsed in rhythm with her heartbeat, as though they were waiting for her to act.
• But how?