Rage boiled through my veins, raw and blistering, hotter than Smaug's flames, sharper than any blade I'd ever held. I didn't care about control; I didn't care about limits. All that mattered was vengeance swift, brutal, and merciless.
"You will pay," I snarled, my voice raw, trembling with fury and grief. My vision blurred, tears scalding down my cheeks. Mara and Elira had sacrificed themselves for me loyal, devoted, and protective until the bitter end. I couldn't no, I wouldn't allow their sacrifice to be in vain.
[Don't lose yourself now,] the system murmured urgently, voice edged with rare concern. [Rage clouds judgment. Keep your wits about you.]
