Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 366

Chapter 366 Lisa: Improvements

LISA

I am a precision instrument.

Or, well, my wrist brace is.

Okay—the word precision might be stretching it a bit. If I'm within fifty yards of my target, I might be able to get a single hit off in a real fight.

But the real point here is, if I hit my target, their head is going to explode. The power I hold in a single wrist brace might be getting to my head a little.

"Timber!" I shout cheerfully, though no one's near the tree now falling.

The Grand Sage's pen scratches across his notepad with manic energy. His white hair sticks up in every direction, like he's been electrocuted. Which, knowing him, is entirely possible.

"Excellent work today, Lisa. The trajectory calculations are spot on." He peers at me over his glasses. "Your aim has improved significantly, and we've even increased the economy of power consumption."

Pride swells in my chest. "Thanks to your adjustments on the brace." I flex my wrist, admiring how the metal catches the weak winter sunlight. "Though I still need to work on my stamina."

"Nonsense." He waves his pen at me. "The amount of magical energy required to power these devices is substantial. Your body needs time to adjust."

"But what if I need to use it in an emergency?" The tree I felled lies in the snow, its branches spread like fallen soldiers. "I can't ask the bad guys to wait while I catch my breath."

"Which is precisely why we're developing alternative power sources." He flips through his notes. "The blood activation is merely temporary. I have some promising theories about crystalline batteries."

up. "Crystals? Like the ones

his breath. "We

concept makes my head spin. "So I wouldn't need

I've come to both love and fear. "Think of it as a magical battery pack. Pre-charged and ready for deployment. It would allow more than just

seeped through my workout clothes, and my sweat is starting to freeze. "But you'd need to use Ava's power for that, right? She's already

"In a sense, yes."

Ava.

and death. Bodies of wolves who died protecting us.

one's said a word to me

The Grand Sage's keen eyes

my brace. "At least I'm doing something useful

your burdens." He shuffles through his papers with renewed vigor.

"How would that work?"

applications would be revolutionary! We could power entire cities,

still sounds incredible." The concept of unlimited magical power makes my head spin. "Like something

his glasses, peering at his notes. "According to ancient records, such technology once existed. In ancient cities, the ability to harness and

Grimoire

ancient cities." Entertaining myself by puffing out clouds of my breath, I keep pace with the trudging elderly gnome as we head back to Wolf's Landing. My bodyguards follow behind, as usual. "Where

"According to legend, they existed in a space between realms. Neither fully in our world nor in the Fae realm. The stories speak of crystal spires that touched the clouds, streets paved with precious metals that conducted

sounds..." My nose wrinkles.

cure any ailment. Buildings that floated in the sky." He chuckles, closing the journal. "Pure fantasy, most likely. Though the principles behind these

"What do you mean?"

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