Caught

A bead of sweat trickled down Sia's temple, a cold shiver running down her spine as she relived that night of utter devastation. The memory of the Blue Tower branch in Wizard City, once a bastion of arcane knowledge and power, reduced to rubble by a single, seemingly unassuming individual, still sent a tremor of fear through her.

The magic Ethan had wielded that night was unlike anything she had ever encountered. A Grand Domain, a feat of mastery that amplified his elemental spells to unimaginable levels. And woven into this tapestry of raw power was a subtle yet devastating thread of gravity magic.

The sheer force of Ethan's gravity manipulation had crippled the mages of the Blue Tower, rendering them helpless, their magic choked and stifled.

Even her brother, a powerful mage in his own right, who possessed his domain, had been utterly outclassed. The memory of his struggle, his desperate attempts to break free from Ethan's suffocating grip, was a painful one.

Sia found herself lost