Baptism

Nix's emerald aura flamed out for a moment, only to be replaced with Ice Flames. The stone beneath his feet that had been heating up now hissed as if in agony. "There's only one way to remove something like this."

Aki nodded, "I'm ready for my death." Her pale face was calm while she watched a dozen strands dangle in the air, the strands shuttered for a moment and then split into twenty-four, a blast of cold air moved outward from the Fire Mage. "Cold fire?"

"It's good that you're ready." Four strands wrapped around her, picking off the ground as the pain of cold fire stole her breath away. The screams of her squad told her that they were being treated similarly.

[Pulsar]