Chapter 217 Emma rushed through the portal into the kitchen just as Luna collapsed. “Luna!” Emma caught her daughter before she hit the floor. Luna’s skin was turning gray, and her breathing was shallow. “Mom,” Luna whispered, “I can feel my life force draining away p> “It’s the fake judge,”

Chapter 216 Emma grabbed the Cosmic Judge by his glowing robes and shook him hard. “What do you mean everyone I love will be dead in sixty seconds?” she screamed. The Judge’s fake smile got wider. “I never said the cosmic balance was fair, Emma. You used your resurrection on

Chapter 215 Emma gasped and opened her eyes in the starlight place, but something was wrong. The Cosmic Judge looked scared. “Twenty seconds left,” he whispered. “Choose now, Emma. Save yourself and keep the resurrection system, or die and change everything forever p> Back in the kitchen, Emma’s body wasn’t

Chapter 214 Emma’s heart stopped beating during her ninety-fifth birthday party. She had been laughing at something her great-grandson Tommy had said when the pain hit her chest like lightning. The silver light that had always protected her flickered and went dark. “Grandma Great!” Tommy screamed as Emma collapsed onto

Chapter 213 Emma’s coffee cup shattered as her three-year-old grandson accidentally turned it into butterflies. “Oops, Grandma Emma!” little Alex giggled, watching the colorful butterflies flutter around the kitchen. “I meant to make it into juice p> “It’s okay, sweetie,” Emma laughed, gently catching the butterflies in her hands. With

Chapter 212 Emma’s wedding dress caught fire the moment she put it on. “Not again!” she groaned, patting out the flames that had sprung from her nervous energy. This was the third dress this morning, and her wedding was supposed to start in two hours. “Mom, maybe you should just

Chapter 211 The ground beneath Emma’s feet cracked as a massive explosion of light shot from the school cafeteria. “Everyone get back!” Emma shouted, running toward the building while her reformed enemies and family followed close behind. Through the shattered windows, Emma could see tables floating in the air, spinning

Chapter 210 The army of controlled children stopped moving when something massive crashed between them and the school. Emma shielded her eyes from the bright flash of light that followed the impact. When her vision cleared, she gasped at what she saw. It was the Devourer. But this wasn’t the

Chapter 209 The eight-year-old boy’s screams shattered every window in the building. Emma ducked as glass rained down around her, covering her head with her arms. This was their third emergency this week at Blackwood Academy for Gifted Children, and they’d only been open for two months. “Tommy!” she called

Chapter 208 Luna’s sixteenth birthday cake exploded into a blinding burst of silver light. The sound was like glass shattering inside the universe itself—sharp, echoing, impossible. For a split second, Emma thought the oven had blown up, but then she realized the light wasn’t fading. Instead, it stretched, spilled, and