They fled again—
Not out of fear, but strategy.
The gods would regroup.
And Liss's body was changing.
The mirror in her chest had grown.
The Lady's whispers were louder.
The shard of Ling Kushi hummed with power.
"You're cracking," Elyse said.
"She's evolving," Korrin corrected.
"She's becoming something even gods shouldn't name," Naia added.
And Thessaly?
She kissed Liss's scarred knuckles.
"I don't care what you become.
Just don't forget me when it's over."