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Chapter 19
Author: Dep Flair
last update2025-07-29 17:08:04

The apex predator was dead, but the cost was written on Jin's face.

He knelt beside the massive stone spear he'd created, his skin pale as parchment and blood trickling from his nose. The effort of channeling that much earth magic had pushed him far beyond his limits.

He gave everything. Literally everything.

That spear took every ounce of magical energy he had.

"Jin," Draven said, kneeling beside his friend. "Talk to me. How bad is it?"

How bad is it? He looks like he's dying.

Because he might be. That's what happens when you use more magic than your body can handle.

"I'm okay," Jin said weakly, but his voice was barely above a whisper. "Just... tired. Really tired."

Tired. Right. The kind of tired that comes from nearly burning out your magical core.

The kind of tired that kills people.

"You're not okay," Lyra said, her wind magic gentle as she examined him. "You've got magical exhaustion. Severe magical exhaustion."

Magical exhaustion. When you use more power than your body can saf
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