The battle for the Summit Keep began under the cover of the blizzard. Soren led the main charge at the gates, his sword cleaving through Vane's front lines, while Jax led a strike team through the narrow vents.
Mika stood in the center of the formation, his hands raised. He wasn't fighting with steel; he was fighting with light. Every time Morrigan fired a bolt of shadow-magic from the battlements, Mika met it with a wave of blue resonance, shattering the darkness before it could touch his men.
The Omega is a shield!" the soldiers cheered, their fear turning into a roar of defiance. For the first time, Silas looked at Mika not with skepticism, but with awe.