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Strength

A treht arm, faster than the one before The warmth turned to heat, and it spread across my shoulder blades My body hu theined Aiden did--he was the healthiest person I knew, since he lived off of granola, chicken, and working out

I pulled up his shirt and placed his hand over the mark on his flat, hard stomach and whispered, "από&laasped, and his eyes flew open Their alowed vibrantly, locked onto mine like laser beaainst the wall Every cell in my body fired up, and the marks on my skin burned

"One more," Seth said in a low, hoarse voice

My entire body tre the back of his neck "αήττητο" Invincibility

The air expelled fros at the same ed the room as the amber cord appeared around Seth’s upper ar hter and , buzzing and spitting licks of blue and amber into the air My hand fell from his neck, but otherwise I couldn’t move Neither could he

Inside ofshifted and pulsed Behind ht burst into an array of vibrant colors, receding quickly

Under s seized as Seth’s head kicked back, the veins in his throat protruding Afire litspeeds It burned sweetly, cool and hot at the sa my heart to sputter and then speed up

Shadows danced over the walls as the cords flared, twisting and beco into a brilliant, intense white My other hand slipped away from him, and my arms rose at my sides as the marks on my skin seeped away and reappeared The nohite cord pulsed once more and then snapped back toward aze, and then his gaze dropped

My feet weren’t on the floor

Nope

I was floating again

There was at least four feet between ood

"Wow," I said, grinning

Seth’s throat worked "Wow, indeed"

Moving lyphs slide over onna co ely, the cord inside me didn’t jump I willed myself down How do you feel?

He cocked his head to the side Okay I don’t feel different, really

Whichakasha, but at least he wasn’t hurt For a moment there, it hadn’t looked fun for him

How about you?

It was hard to describe--the power I wanted to run straight into a wall because I was pretty sure I could take it on, but I didn’t feel uncontrollable since I wasn’t running into that wall I feel…great I feel…

There was no fear in th made my muscles twitchy, and I felt ready in a way I hadn’t before Hours ago, I’d known I had to take on the God Killer power I’d known I had to face Ares and destroy hi I knew I had to do--a duty

Noas truly ready

I s into fists "Let’s do this"

CHAPTER 25

Each step I took was filled with purpose and steely deter for the release of the akasha briet knocked down a peg or five

In the back of my mind, I realized this was how Seth e that nothing in this realm was more powerful than the First

Until now

I stopped in front of the closed ballroo it took nothing Energy pulsed out froes, throwing them clear across the ballroom

"Gods," Seth muttered

Ares and Perses whipped around Several feet separated them The Titan’s eyes widened One of the doors hit the floor and slid, tearing up the ainst the wall