Landon looked down at her. His dark eyes were filled with fierce, hot tears. "I am never leaving you, Claire," Landon said. His deep voice trembled with pure, overwhelming emotion. "Never.""You have to save the world, Landon," Claire cried softly. A tear rolled through the dirt on her cheek. "Please. Just go.""You are my world, Claire," Landon whispered fiercely.Those words hit Landon’s heart like a massive bolt of lightning.The powerful, raw emotion inside his chest suddenly acted like a giant match. It ignited the glowing white pool of Kinetic Echo magic deep inside his soul.He didn't just feel the magic in his blood. He felt it burning brightly inside his heart.Landon closed his eyes. He stopped trying to use just his physical muscles.He opened the invisible doorway in his mind. He pulled the beautiful, bright white magic of the War Resonance deeply into his own bones.He did not want to push the magic outward to hurt an enemy. He wanted to use the magic to protect the woman

The hot African wind whipped around them. The drop below was terrifying. Fifty stories of empty air separated them from the busy, noisy streets of Lagos.Landon saw the metal window-washing elevator cage hanging on the side of the building. It was only ten feet away.But there was a massive problem. The metal bridge connecting the balcony to the elevator cage had completely collapsed during the explosions. There was a ten-foot gap of empty air between the balcony and the safe metal cage."Landon, the bridge is gone," Claire whispered, looking down at the terrifying drop."I can jump it," Landon said confidently."Carrying me?" Claire asked, her eyes wide with fear. "If you miss, we both die."Landon looked deep into her dark, beautiful eyes."I will not miss," Landon promised.He backed up a few steps on the balcony to get a running start.Suddenly, a loud, heavy metallic crash echoed from the office behind them. CRASH!Landon spun around. The Hunter clone had found them. The evil, pa

Landon wrapped his massive, strong arms around her shoulders. He pulled her against his chest, resting his chin on the top of her dark hair. "I am right here," Landon promised, holding her tightly."I thought I would lose you... again," Claire whispered, crying into his coat. "Just like the vision in the vault. Just like every time you step in front of a bullet for me. I cannot take it anymore, Landon. I cannot pretend to be strong when you are hurting yourself to save me."Claire slowly pulled her head back. She looked deeply into Landon’s dark, tired eyes. Her tears caught the dim moonlight shining through the broken roof.She did not hide her feelings anymore. She did not use tactical, military words. She opened her heart completely."I cannot do this war without you," Claire whispered fiercely. "I love you, Landon. I love you so much."The freezing winter wind howled outside the warehouse. But inside Landon’s chest, it felt like a warm, bright sun had just exploded.Landon stopped

The freezing winter wind roared through the broken streets of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Landon Hale stood in the deep, freezing snow. He stared out at the dark, icy waters of Lake Michigan.The sight in front of him was an absolute nightmare.The ancient monster, the Deep One, had fully awakened from its long sleep. A massive, terrifying shadow rose high out of the black water. It was bigger than the tallest glass skyscrapers in the elegant city. Giant, pitch-black tentacles covered in sharp ice thrashed wildly in the dark sky. The freezing water of the lake boiled and bubbled with toxic, dead-god magic.High above the city, standing on the very edge of a frozen skyscraper roof, was General Kade Rauth.General Rauth looked like an evil, dark god. His sleek, black armor glowed with pulsing purple light. He held the ancient, glowing black relic stone high into the snowy air. He was using the dark stone to control the giant sea monster."Do you see it, Landon Hale?!" General Rauth’s smooth,

The ancient monster in the lake did not obey General Rauth's order.The Deep One was not a mindless robot. It was an ancient, powerful god. It did not like being controlled by a tiny human holding a glowing rock.The massive black tentacle suddenly stopped in mid-air. It ignored Landon entirely.Instead, the giant tentacle whipped backward. It swung violently toward the sky, aiming directly at General Kade Rauth.Rauth’s completely black eyes went wide with pure shock. "No! I command you!" Rauth screamed, holding up the black stone.The monster did not care. SMASH! The giant, freezing tentacle slammed brutally into General Rauth.The impact was absolutely devastating. It sounded like a loud thunderclap.General Rauth was violently swatted out of the sky like a tiny, annoying fly. His magical black armor shattered. The purple relic core in his chest sparked wildly and cracked. The glowing black stone was knocked completely out of his hand.The black stone fell hundreds of feet down in