บท 171: 169: Don't you dare

"The curse being put on you is shining bright. Be careful or it might engulf you whole" Maria felt those words hit her and she could feel a disturbance in her magic. Along with her own, there were many other sources of magic inside her that she had never paid attention to before.

It was often said that if you pull magic from a source, it tends to stay with you forever. The world, your surroundings, and even the people you've been with left marks on your being. Maria had never paid much attention to it before.

But now? Now she could see those little details. The lack of external factors made Maria more in tune with her internal magic. She could feel the magic inside her swirl around and reach out toward her core.

She had never seen magic be this sensitive before to her command but it still refused to move how she wanted it to. It got stuck underneath her skin every time she tried to command it.