*I had become love itself weaponized, and the Shadow King was about to learn why that was the most terrifying force in any universe.* Through thousands of eyes, I watched his confusion ripple across the battlefield as his shadow giants struck at empty air where my physical form had been moments before. But I wasn't gone—I was everywhere. In the fierce determination blazing through Dante's wolf as he coordinated our defenses. In the healing light flowing from Sarah's hands as she tended wounded allies. In the protective fury of every parent fighting for their children's future. *This is impossible,* the Shadow King snarled, his voice echoing across multiple dimensions. *Individual consciousness cannot be distributed without losing coherence. You should be dissolving into madness.* *You'r

