My head snapped up, violet flames still licking at my fingertips as I came face-to-face with her—Lira.
I thought she had stopped bothering me, considering she hasn't shown her face all these years, but it seems she was only waiting until I was weak to strike.
Like a coward.
The dark ember in my chest roared to life, its whispers turning into screams. Kill her. Burn her. Take her life, we can take her fire!
I staggered to my feet, forcing the flames back with sheer willpower. "You are such a coward, Lira," I muttered.
"That so?" She said, trying to keep her voice sweet, but I knew deep down I had struck a nerve.
"Fighting me when I'm down? First, you beat me with two other people, but since you know I'm stronger than you, you had to wait until I started feeling down, isn't that ri
