Let Them Kneel (kaelani and Julian) novel Chapter 176

Chapter 176

Draevyn’s expression smoothed into something eerily calm.

“Very well,” he said.

His hand lifted.

Darkness answered.

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Shadow spilled from his fingers in a violent surge not drifting, not creeping, but striking. A living force that tore across the courtyard and slammed into the Seers with merciless intent.

They stiffened instantly.

Spines arching.

Limbs locking where they stood.

One of them gasped – the sound thin and strangled, as if the air itself had been ripped from her lungs. Another’s eyes went wide, blown with pain as black veins flickered beneath her pale skin like cracks spreading through glass.

Their breaths halted.

Their bodies trembled.

Held.

Pinned by something unseen yet crushingly real.

The courtyard recoiled in collective shock.

Kaelani did not.

Something inside her snapped into place.

Her hand rose before thought could catch it.

Shadow answered her too.

Not wild.

Not uncontrolled.

It surged outward in a fierce, fluid arc

violet–black power slicing through Draevyn’s magic like a blade through silk. The

darkness curled around the Seers in a protective shield, wrapping their rigid forms in living shadow that pulsed with Kaelani’s will.

The air itself seemed to shudder.

Power met power.

And for the first time that night… Draevyn’s hold faltered.

The commander reacted instantly.

His spear snapped upward

the golden current along its shaft flaring violently as he took aim at Kaelani.

A blast of searing gold energy shot toward her.

Kaelani moved on instinct.

She dove sideways just as the light tore through the space where she had been standing, the force of it scorching the stone. She

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hit the ground hard, shoulder first, momentum carrying her into a rough tumble across the courtyard floor.

Pain flared.

She ignored it

Rolling onto her back, she sucked in a sharp breath – just in time to see the rest of the guards advancing.

Spears lowering

Golden energy gathering again.

They were going to strike all at once.

Something primal surged inside her.

Not fear.

Not hesitation.

Power

Kaelani thrust her hand forward.

The air answered.

Wind erupted outward in a violent, spiraling burst explosion.

a force so sudden and fierce it ripped through the formation like an unseen

Several guards were thrown completely off their feet, crashing backward across the stone. Others staggered, boots skidding as they fought to remain upright.

Even Draevyn was forced back a step

then another his heels dragging against the courtyard floor as the gale tore past him.

Kaelani was on her feet before the chaos had a chance to settle.

Wind still roared around her

wild, furious, answering her will like a living thing.

She lifted her hands.

The currents obeyed.

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