Seraphine moved forward, closing the distance between herself and the shopkeeper in smooth, deliberate steps.
The man looked a bit confused as the beautiful woman suddenly approached him directly. Why is she coming closer? Does she want to negotiate privately? Hehe!
However, what happened next occurred far too fast for his mind to process.
Seraphine's entire body suddenly blazed with crackling purple lightning. Before the shopkeeper could even reach for something to defend himself—before his hand could move even an inch—she punched him hard in the stomach.
The impact was devastating. Lightning surged through his body on contact, every nerve ending screaming as electricity coursed through him like liquid fire.
The man stumbled backward, his face contorting with confusion, shock, and overwhelming pain. A scream tore from his throat—involuntary, primal—as his muscles spasmed from being suddenly electrocuted out of nowhere.
