Chapter 790: Parting Water

Zariah hadn't even finished speaking when a ring of black mist unfurled around her, as if her whole body were melting. The haze thinned in a heartbeat, and when it cleared, the spot where she had stood was empty. Don stared, slack-jawed. His Adam's apple bobbed. His eyes went wide with shock. It looked like the old trick of a trained fighter tossing a smoke bomb and slipping away. But Don knew that what Zariah had done was nothing like that. It was the first time he had seen her use a technique...