Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 352

Chapter 352 Ava: Purify

"What do you mean?"

You'll need to draw the energy into yourself, he explains, and then overpower it with your own magic.

This is not what I expected. "Draw it in? Like... absorb it?"

He nods. Exactly. The resulting friction between your magic and the taint creates a sort of burning purification. It neutralizes the harmful energy and can even bolster your own reserves.

The idea of pulling this dark, ominous energy into my body makes my skin crawl. "And what if there's too much? What if I can't handle it all at once?"

Grimoire's ears twitch. In those cases, you'd need to purify in stages or enlist help from other magic users. The stronger you are and the more magical capacity you have, the more efficiently you can handle these situations. This amount should be easy for you, especially with your recent expenditures at the wards.

I grunt, still uneasy about the whole concept. The thought of willingly drawing this taint into myself feels wrong on a visceral level.

It's relatively easy magic, Grimoire assures me. It just requires fine control, which you've been improving lately.

His words are meant to be comforting, but they don't quite hit the mark. Maybe because it feels kind of like he just told me to eat evil. It's just wrong. "Does it hurt?"

Grimoire pauses, and that hesitation speaks volumes. It can cause fevers as your body fights against the toxic nature of the taint, he admits. But it doesn't necessarily hurt in and of itself.

"Fevers," I repeat, my voice flat. "Great. For how long?"

As long as it's required.

really doesn't sound

not visually there, and reach

taint feels like an oil slick on water, but light and fluffy,

Now, imagine drawing that energy towards

literally inhale

visualization technique. You're pulling it into

even as I let my magic touch the

magical siphon as it flows over my

the first tendrils of tainted energy touch my magical core, I gasp. It burns, a cold fire that spreads

urges. You're doing

energy in. It feels endless, like I'm trying to

Grimoire says, push back with

afraid it won't be enough. It's like being too full after drinking way too much water, magic sloshing this way

feel something give way, and suddenly

beading on my forehead despite the cold. My whole body feels like it's on fire, and my magic slowly consumes

spins around

Only there's no snow.

yellow grass in a wide circle

there in an instant, steadying me with

alright?" he asks, concern etched

I can feel the beginnings of a fever setting in. It's like my

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