A Man Like None Other (Jared Chance) novel Chapter 5929

That thread was no tangible weapon; it was a spatial rift. It was clear that before she died, the wraith had mastered Space Law.

Gerald's pupils tightened to pinpoints, though calm never left his weather-beaten face.

His left hand blurred through seals, and his lips shaped an archaic syllable lost to living tongues.

"Suppress."

The fire lotus erupted, petals of molten fire flaring outward in a roar of alchemical sunrise.

Torrents of earth fire surged forth, congealing before him into a crystalline wall three feet thick.

Ancient runes of fire coursed across that wall, radiating heat so fierce the very air wavered like a mirage.

The black filament pierced the crystal barrier, hissing and spitting sparks that scraped the teeth.

The spatial rift and earth fire wrestled, each devouring the other. The wall thinned by inches, yet the dark line dimmed just as quickly.

When only a fragile veneer of crystal remained, the spatial fissure guttered out like a snuffed wick.

All this time, Gerald had not moved a single step.

Across the way, the spectral woman flickered, her form half-dissolved. With a brittle snap, the jade hairpin crumbled to dust against her phantom breast.

"Stand aside, Great Elder Earthfire. Allow me!" Jared's voice cracked like steel unsheathed.

He broke from the protection of the Clearheart Soul-Guarding Array with a single stride.

Dragonslayer Sword rang free of its scabbard, its cry part thunder, part dragon roar.

No flourish followed—only a thrust as pure and direct as purpose itself.

Along the blade, chaotic celestial energy intertwined with Golden Dragon Bloodline and earth fire, fusing into a mist-gray beam veined with streaks of gold and crimson.

The condensed sword energy measured scarcely three feet, yet the sky darkened beneath its crushing aura.

Sensing annihilation, the spectral woman shrieked and vaulted backward, layering pale barriers before her with frantic, flickering seals.

The instant Jared loosed his streak of chaotic sword energy, he knew resistance was meaningless.

The pale barrier the female wraith had woven crumpled like damp parchment, and the midnight-bright blade lanced through her forehead, bursting from the back of her skull in a spray of silver ash.

Her elegant figure froze, witch-fire eyes guttering to dying coals.

She glanced down at the smoldering fissure across her chest, then lifted her gaze to Jared. A fragile, almost thankful smile—release at last—softened the blur of her face.

A breath later, she dissolved into drifting motes of dust.

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