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Chapter 40 - A Defiler’s Grief

Aren's heel dug into cracked asphalt as the air in front of him warped. His back foot slid half an inch before he forced it down harder.

It was like a tidal current was trying to drag him along with it.

The woman lifted her hand.

Chains erupted outward in all directions, not even aiming straight at him, but just at his general location.

Concrete barriers exploded as guardrails twisted free and fell to the street below. An abandoned sedan was crushed flat as a chain went straight through its body, throwing it aside.

She doesn't seem to have full control of it. It's too dangerous.

He caught Luna's wrist immediately, pulling her away from the attack zone. They zig-zagged in between cars as iron spears erupted from behind them. One went right past his right shoulder with another just barely missing Luna's leg.

A chain came from above. Aren quickly pushed Luna to the right as he dove toward the left. The chain landed right between them, spraying concrete shards everywhere.

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