Chapter 121

Chapter 121 Seraphina's POV The power coursing through my veins felt like molten gold mixed with ice and lightning. Every breath I took seemed to echo with the voices of the fallen Guardians, their memories now a part of me. I could feel their pain, their sacrifices, and most overwhelmingly—their loneliness. "Seraphina?" Kaelos's voice sounded distant, though he knelt right beside me. "Your eyes... they're glowing." I touched my face, feeling the warmth radiating from my skin. When I looked at my hands, faint symbols flickered across my palms—the fire of Flamehart, the crescent moon of my mother's bloodline, and something new. Dragon scales, silvery and translucent, appeared and disappeared like breathing. "The transformation has begun," the Star Guardian said, her voice carrying both approval and sorrow. "But with great power comes great cost, young Guardian." I struggled to my feet, Kaelos supporting me. "What cost?" "Guardians cannot live normal lives. They are bound to this realm,