Chapter 413: Trust
"Why won’t you just die?" Gayron roared, missing Korra again with another sixth-level magical technique.
The force of the attack created a crater in the tundra almost thirty feet deep, which rapidly pooled with melted snow. Korra slid between the demon’s legs, dipping into the crater just low enough to drag her hand through the steaming water. When she came out, the entire miny lake surged after her, beckoned on by her Water Mastery Ability.
She kicked off the ground, cracking the ice beneath her, and flew under Gayron’s guard. The massive tide of water trailing after her took on the shape of her mana, forming into a titanic water dragon twice the size of the demon.
That was a lot of mana. Too much for a sixth-level hero to muster. Had Korra...?
Gayron screamed as she struck his chest with the full weight of a seventh-level magical technique. The dragon crashed down on his head at the same time, puncturing his upper torso and arms with teeth the size of spears. His soul abruptly flared, pushing his aura to its maximum strength, and the world filled with fire and steam.
As I waited anxiously for the steam to clear, the ice spirit’s voice tickled my consciousness. "My lady, be careful. The time draws near."
The time draws near? At the gentle reminder, I shook my head, recalling that I was in the later stages of repairing my soul. I needed to focus on the spell, but how could I leave Korra and the Last Light Company alone? The demons were routed, but a seventh-level apostle was still on the battlefield. He couldn’t beat our entire army but was still strong enough to kill a few before escaping. What if ’a few’ included Korra?
"My lady," the spirit prompted again.
I half expected it to sever my connection with the gate as before, forcing me back to the core chamber. But it didn’t. It just waited, a warm blanket wrapped around my soul. Before, I’d been left behind, forced to trust the