Chapter 34 The Sun Hits The Sand

• The underground laboratory groaned as the shockwave of Anna’s sky-strike rippled through the earth. Dust and silver flakes rained from the ceiling, and the glowing violet fluid in the cylinders sloshed violently.
• Ivar, the patchwork Champion, stumbled as the floor buckled. The obsidian shard in his hand flickered, its silver light momentarily dimmed by the gold-white radiation seeping through the stone.
• "She's here," Valaria rasped, her face pressed against the silver wall. Even with the shadow-hand pinning her, she felt the "Soul-Merge" resonance in the air. It wasn't a call for help; it was a call to war.