16Axel saw his father stop in the middle of the yard and look back at them. Then his father put a hand to his chest and was soon covered with a shiny black suit of energy armor.
His father spoke words in a language Axel had never heard before and moved his hands in a circle until he’d created a giant ball of energy in each palm.
He pushed out one with a hand. The ball of energy hit a massive tree that immediately dissolved into a pile of brown dust. Rodu shook his head and let the other ball of energy be absorbed back into his hand.
Axel instantly got it. No further explanation was needed. He’d seen Sugar become the Protector often enough to recognize what he’d just witnessed.
He turned and addressed the most obvious question to his mother. “Father is host to a sentient blade as well?”
