Ren's POV…
In the distance, a column of black smoke rose toward the gray sky, and just as Ren saw it…
"NO!" The scream tore from his throat as he leaped from the moving carriage, not waiting for Wei to stop the horses. The wooden frame groaned under the force of his departure.
The veins of light in his body blazed with blinding intensity, his hydra fusing instantaneously. His muscles tensed, the fibers merging with those of his beast in a symphony of power.
Time seemed to slow as he finally managed to observe the situation clearly.
Rage.
A blade of pure light materialized from Ren's claws as he ran, cutting through the air with precision. The projectile reached the whip the Fire Lizard's tamer was attempting to strike against his mother's back, severing it cleanly in half before it could accomplish its purpose.
