Chapter 218: It Ends Now
"Are you done running, Lucas?" Cassian’s voice was calm, but the rage beneath it was unmistakable. He stepped forward, the frost spreading beneath his feet with every step. "I told you—no one who harms her gets to walk away."
Lucas scoffed, though his heart was pounding in his chest. "You’re losing your edge, Your Highness," he taunted, his voice steady despite the fear coursing through him. "Risking everything for a girl? How noble of you."
Cassian’s eyes narrowed, and the temperature dropped even further. Lucas shivered as frost began to creep up the trees around them, encasing their trunks in shimmering ice. The air felt heavy, the cold seeping into his bones.
"You seem to have a death wish. What a waste of two lifetimes." Cassian’s words stung. Lucas felt uncontainable anger. He was going to kill Cassian at all costs, even if he dies trying he will not die until Cassian becomes crippled.
Lucas threw up a barrier of ice, he needed a second to catch his breath and plan on how to escape this barrage of attacks. Adeline was out of sight. His first instinct was to take her hostage but she was not in the ice-walled arena Cassian conjured up.
He raised his hand, and a blizzard erupted around him, the wind howling as shards of ice swirled through the air like a thousand tiny daggers. Lucas barely had time to react as the storm surged toward him.
The force of Cassian’s attack shattered his shield almost instantly, sending him stumbling backward. He bit back a curse as he felt the sharp sting of ice slicing through his skin.
He had to strike back. He couldn’t just keep dodging and defending—Cassian’s power was too overwhelming. Gritting his teeth, Lucas focused all his energy into his left hand, forming a small but sharp ice shard. It was nowhere near as impressive as Cassian’s creations, but it would have to do.
With a flick of his wrist, he sent the shard flying toward Cassian.