---- VALERIA My heart was hanging by a thread, shocked, but I couldnt just sit and watch Aldric fight to the death against the Vampire King.


    I had to actI had my own power too.


    Ipushed myself up from the ground; fainting was a luxury I couldnt afford.


    I had to save my friendswe all had to get out of here.


    "Tam strong, Iam strong, Iam strong." I repeated it in my mind over and over as I stood and lunged at the vampires already battling Quinn and Celine.


    Their powers were restricted by those horrible cors, and fighting against so many elite vampires wasnt easy.


    Gathering all the speed I could muster, I went straight for the first one''s head, my nails sharpening into deadly ws, and a murderous hiss escaped my lips.


    aw, damn it! Watch out for the Selenia! one of them shouted to the others, barely dodging my ws that tore through his chest, sending blood gushing out.


    The scent of ughter ignited my violent instincts.


    I couldnt take on the Vampire Kingnot in my current statebut I could definitely take down his underlings.


    Aahh! Iheard Celines scream as I moved among them like a shadow, swift and precise.


    Three of them tried to capture me like a wild beast.


    ---- My crimson eyes locked onto Celine, who had fallen to her knees, clutching the cor tightly with both hands, agony etched on her face.


    That damned spell.


    Dodging their attacks, pping my wings, and striking down with my ws amid their hateful roars, I nced toward the battle between the Vampire King and Aldric.


    They were literally tearing chunks out of each other.


    I couldnt believe the Vampire King had time to activate the spell on my friendsAldric wasnt giving him a single opening.


    Then who was it? Celine! Quinn roared, running toward his sister, but he copsed too, writhing in agony, clutching his throat as if he couldnt breathe.


    Which one of you bastards?! WHO?! I shouted furiously in my Selenia form, surprised to realize that I could even speak.


    My eerie, unfamiliar voice echoed from my chest, making them tremble.


    Blood sttered in my wake, my ws ripping through their flesh, shredding them to pieces in a fit of rage.


    Ivanished from one spot and reappeared behind another, tearing out throats and heads until the three vampires blocking my pathy dead at my feet.


    But two more remainedI couldn''t find those rats.


    I frantically scanned my surroundings.


    Find them! Search for them and bring them to meNOW! I screamed, raising my arms and summoning my magic.


    Whatever it took, the desperation of losing my loved ones was unleashing all my potential.