Chrysalis

Chapter 990

Breathe.

In. Hold. Release. Hold.

Breathe.

In. Hold. Release. Hold.

Slowly. Patience was required. The sharpest blade couldn't be forged in a day. The metal had to be unearthed, refined, smelted, shaped, heated and cooled over and over again until the final temper had been achieved. The perfect weapon was the work of a lifetime.

And so was Orrina.

She was the Legion's weapon, its sharpest and most perfect. She had been forged over many years, placed in the fire, moulded, quenched, then thrown back into the heat once more.

Breathe.

In. Hold. Release. Hold.

As she repeated the mantra and controlled the air that flowed into her body, so too did she influence the mana around her. It pulsed, rising and falling along with her lungs. Vast quantities rushed into her body, were contained, and then released. Each time she drew it in, the energy within her grew that little bit more rich, more vibrant. It wouldn't be long now.

Breathe.

In. Hold. Release. Hold.

and mind were released into the dark, where they could not reach her. All that would remain was the pure core: her instincts, her training, and her unending warrior spirit. She honed her mind as the blade was honed, until it

aura that rolled off her in dense waves felt as if it would cut

A final time.

Breathe.

In. Hold. Release. Hold.

violent torrent. A storm of energy that begged for release. Her mind had been reduced to

opened

her. An impossible construct of complexity and engineering so profound it was nothing short of a miracle. A fitting partner for her. She was the greatest

as she. Those thoughts were ignored, allowed to drift away without touching her singular focus. With measured steps, she moved

pool of intense light, so vibrant

Liquid mana.

One last time. Breathe.

In. Hold. Release. Hold.

opening and smoothly lowered herself in, plunging herself into the liquid in

Agony.

through her came into contact with this new power source and found a delicate equilibrium. If she were any less saturated with mana, she would have died the moment she dropped in, but this was far from

the straps that bound her in place, tying them off expertly before she reached up to pull the opening

armour hummed

the chosen few within the Legion,

through the thick plates of metal in front as if they weren't

gauntlet closing around the hilt of her

ready to fight. This was a rare occasion, one that hadn't happened

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