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they both tumbled off the ledge.
No, Lok! Kadence shot to her feet and raced toward the opening, peering over the edge. It was too murky and noisy to detect anything. A flap caught her ears. She raised her head. There. In the distance, two dragons clawed at each other. The blue one flapped its large, slender wings, while the green seemed to float in the air. Which was Lok? She squinted. It had been too dark in the cave to get a good look at him. Their thunderous growling echoed as she watched them battle, helpless.
How could Lok be a dragon? She shook her head. I have to help him. Her gaze dropped to her hands. She’d experienced something when the dragon had touched her. A familiar yet unrehearsed knowledge. Was this what Lok had been talking about, when he’d asked her to search inside herself?
Did she possess some kind of power she didn’t know about?
Only one way to find out. Kadence exhaled and concentrated on her hands. The two dragons knocked each other around, but neither seemed to be gaining the upper hand. Since she definitely didn’t want the other one to win, she had to help Lok.
Okay, powers, do your thing.
She frowned as nothing happened. It was like striking a match with a dud. Try as hard as she might, all she mustered was a faint pop and sizzle.
Maybe her powers couldn’t be harnessed alone. She’d never utilized any special abilities. Never experienced anything until that dragon had touched her.
Almost as if…she needed a spark.
She needed Lok.
In more ways than one.
She whipped her focus to the wrestling dragons. The green one slashed its claws across the blue one’s flank. He howled and twisted, his limbs and wings flailing. The verdant dragon slashed its spiked tail into the azure one’s exposed belly.
Kadence gasped. The blue dragon roared, its wings going limp as he tunneled downward.
The green one zoomed toward her. She scanned the cavern, but there was nowhere to hide. Here’s to hoping he’s Lok.
Biting her lip, she braced for his landing. He skidded to a halt, cocking his head and sniffing toward her.
“Lok?” Her question came out as a squeak, so she cleared her throat. Even doing that didn’t calm the tremors in her hands.
A chuckle rippled through the air as the dragon shimmered into human form. “You may call me Master.”
***
Lok grimaced as blinding pain sliced through his middle. The air whooshed around him, cool mists breezing past his face. The vaporous drops condensed into an image. Kadence. Her eyes sparkled at him, a smile playing across her sweet lips. He blinked, wincing and forcing himself back into consciousness.
He was…falling? Dropping like a weight into the ocean. Nearing the surface.
If he struck the earth, he would die.
Did it matter?
He was as good as dead anyway.
But she wasn’t. Kadence. Thoughts of her slashed through the fog in his mind. Must save her first.
He wrenched open one wing, the force twisting him to the side. Whipping out his other wing, he spiraled until the flapping slowed enough to shoot upward. He zoomed into the sky, straight for the cavern. Xur was a motherfucking asshole. Even before Lok had fallen, the bastard had wished him ill. Whereas Lok’s race manipulated the skies, Xur’s kindred—the Jiaolong Dragons—ruled the seas. As such, they didn’t possess wings like the Shenlong, but rather more closely resembled their namesake—crocodiles. Xur’s flying ability stemmed not from wings, but other magic.
No matter what, he couldn’t let Xur claim Kadence. He would tear her sweet, innocent soul to pieces.
And delight in every second of her torment.
Lok targeted Xur and crashed through the opening, tackling straight into him. They tumbled to the ground.
“Lok!” Kadence’s cry held both relief and fear.
He longed to turn to her, to shield her in his arms, but first, he had to kill this sonovabitch.
Seizing every last ounce of strength, Lok faced off against his enemy. Flames flickered from Xur’s
No, Lok! Kadence shot to her feet and raced toward the opening, peering over the edge. It was too murky and noisy to detect anything. A flap caught her ears. She raised her head. There. In the distance, two dragons clawed at each other. The blue one flapped its large, slender wings, while the green seemed to float in the air. Which was Lok? She squinted. It had been too dark in the cave to get a good look at him. Their thunderous growling echoed as she watched them battle, helpless.
How could Lok be a dragon? She shook her head. I have to help him. Her gaze dropped to her hands. She’d experienced something when the dragon had touched her. A familiar yet unrehearsed knowledge. Was this what Lok had been talking about, when he’d asked her to search inside herself?
Did she possess some kind of power she didn’t know about?
Only one way to find out. Kadence exhaled and concentrated on her hands. The two dragons knocked each other around, but neither seemed to be gaining the upper hand. Since she definitely didn’t want the other one to win, she had to help Lok.
Okay, powers, do your thing.
She frowned as nothing happened. It was like striking a match with a dud. Try as hard as she might, all she mustered was a faint pop and sizzle.
Maybe her powers couldn’t be harnessed alone. She’d never utilized any special abilities. Never experienced anything until that dragon had touched her.
Almost as if…she needed a spark.
She needed Lok.
In more ways than one.
She whipped her focus to the wrestling dragons. The green one slashed its claws across the blue one’s flank. He howled and twisted, his limbs and wings flailing. The verdant dragon slashed its spiked tail into the azure one’s exposed belly.
Kadence gasped. The blue dragon roared, its wings going limp as he tunneled downward.
The green one zoomed toward her. She scanned the cavern, but there was nowhere to hide. Here’s to hoping he’s Lok.
Biting her lip, she braced for his landing. He skidded to a halt, cocking his head and sniffing toward her.
“Lok?” Her question came out as a squeak, so she cleared her throat. Even doing that didn’t calm the tremors in her hands.
A chuckle rippled through the air as the dragon shimmered into human form. “You may call me Master.”
***
Lok grimaced as blinding pain sliced through his middle. The air whooshed around him, cool mists breezing past his face. The vaporous drops condensed into an image. Kadence. Her eyes sparkled at him, a smile playing across her sweet lips. He blinked, wincing and forcing himself back into consciousness.
He was…falling? Dropping like a weight into the ocean. Nearing the surface.
If he struck the earth, he would die.
Did it matter?
He was as good as dead anyway.
But she wasn’t. Kadence. Thoughts of her slashed through the fog in his mind. Must save her first.
He wrenched open one wing, the force twisting him to the side. Whipping out his other wing, he spiraled until the flapping slowed enough to shoot upward. He zoomed into the sky, straight for the cavern. Xur was a motherfucking asshole. Even before Lok had fallen, the bastard had wished him ill. Whereas Lok’s race manipulated the skies, Xur’s kindred—the Jiaolong Dragons—ruled the seas. As such, they didn’t possess wings like the Shenlong, but rather more closely resembled their namesake—crocodiles. Xur’s flying ability stemmed not from wings, but other magic.
No matter what, he couldn’t let Xur claim Kadence. He would tear her sweet, innocent soul to pieces.
And delight in every second of her torment.
Lok targeted Xur and crashed through the opening, tackling straight into him. They tumbled to the ground.
“Lok!” Kadence’s cry held both relief and fear.
He longed to turn to her, to shield her in his arms, but first, he had to kill this sonovabitch.
Seizing every last ounce of strength, Lok faced off against his enemy. Flames flickered from Xur’s
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