The dust hung heavy in the air, settling slowly over the shattered ravine. Rocks and debris were scattered everywhere, remnants of the battle that had tested every ounce of courage, strength, and willpower the group possessed.Kai pressed the boy tightly against his chest. The boy’s small body trembled slightly, golden energy pulsing faintly but steadily now. Unlike the wild surges before, this glow was calm, controlled—a sign that he had mastered the power that had once threatened to destroy everything.Lena held him close, her heart still racing. “You did it… you’re safe. You survived. You mastered it.”The boy looked up, exhausted but resolute. “I… I did it… thanks to you.”Kai nodded. “No… it was you. You faced it all. You controlled it. You saved us all.”The predator that had terrorized them for so long lay a short distance away, defeated and wary. It hissed, backing into the shadows, no longer daring to attack. The massive figure that had emerged from the depths of the ravine w