VASILIOS The raging green fire went on to spread out, from city to city. I couldn’t feel Helia’s powers anymore. But still, I had the ones she gave me. My jaw was set firmly, with my eyes blazing almost literally, as I watched the flames swept everything in its way. I thought that once this was all done, I would have nothing and I’d just perhaps be gone into nothingness. Just like all these. I just noticed my tears roll down my cheeks. I never felt so empty in my life just like now, thinking that Mahalia was now gone. My heart was pierced by uncountable swords that were invisible. I could almost hear the sound of their piercing through the muscles of my heart little by little and the pain was so un