Akisha Diamond’s point of View:
My heart could only ache at the memory of the woman I couldn’t save.
A few hours have already passed since the battle was over and my body is starting to recover now as well. Although my magic is taking its time to stop being stubborn and listen to me again, I could sense that it is prioritizing my healing, channeling its strength to make my limbs move again.
And sure enough, fingertip by fingertip, I started feeling again. The numbness of my skin and the stupid immobility of my muscles are finally disappearing, causing me to re-claim my dissolved bravery. Yet all o these came with a cost—I wasn’t able to save someone on time.
“Don’t waste your energy anymore…she’s gone.”
“She’s dead, Sol…you need to see it as it is.”
“It’s not your fault. You cra
