Liam's wings unfurled with a soft rustle, glowing faintly in the morning light. Then, without hesitation, he lunged forward like a bolt of lightning. His wings beat powerfully once and propelled him at incredible speed toward the burning man in front of him—the one everyone had just seen erupt into a living torch.
The man didn't even have time to scream.
With a single devastating sweep, Liam slashed one of his wings across the man's midsection. The edge cut through the burning aura, through flesh, through bone.
A moment of silence.
Then a sickening sound of tearing as the man's flaming body split into two, both halves hitting the forest floor with a dull thud. The fire died instantly.
Gasps erupted from behind.
