Third Person pov :
Time did not just slow down; it fractured into a million agonizing pieces.
The writhing mass of Kaelen’s Dark Curse—a foul, ancient magic meant to rot the soul and blind the spirit—flew across the stone cavern, aimed directly at the crying newborn in the crib.
Aria didn't think. The Supreme Luna didn't weigh the odds or calculate the trajectory. She threw her weapons to the blood-soaked floor and launched her body over the stone altar, twisting mid-air to turn her back to the curse and shield the crib with her own flesh.
The black smoke slammed into Aria’s spine with the force of a falling mountain.
A blinding, cataclysmic explosion of light and shadow rocked the cavern. Aria let out a breathless gasp of sheer, unadulterated agony. The raw, pure power of her W
