Matt

Waiting for it to call me was driving me crazy. I groaned, running a hand through my thick curls.

“Why is it taking so long? I’m the only one left.”

Lia came up beside me, putting a gentle arm around my shoulders. “It’s probably just gathering its power or something. Notice it had to do this one-on-one, allowing itself to almost recharge. This is how it came off to me.”

I huffed. “You could be right, but it just makes this entire thing feel like I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop.”

My eyes kept drifting back over towards the Spiritborn. It still hadn’t lit up. I sighed,...