Again, Daunator’s laughter rang throughout the space, and Asteria covered her ears once more. “You are the one who has no idea, Holland.”

“I am called Asteria now!” His willingness to defy her was infuriating.

“You are what you have always been,” he countered as another rush of air met her in the back, and she realized he was moving around her, though she still could not see him. “The powers you have do not belong to you, nor have they changed who you are.”

“I have been to hell and back,” she informed him. “My powers have grown exponentially!”

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