[SE] Ignore all the burdens that you keep

The air shimmered—first subtly, then with the heat-warp of a mirage given form. A pulse of light flared to Liam ’ s left, golden and blinding against the soot-stained haze, and from it stepped a figure both radiant and terrible. Wreathed in coils of sunlight, the spirit resembled a lion forged of flame and heat, its mane rippling with celestial fire. With a low, reverberating roar that echoed like temple bells, it surged forward—slamming into one of the approaching fyrhunds with a force that shattered stone and scattered void-tainted embers into the air. The beast let out a mangled cry before crumpling, its fire extinguished beneath the spirit’s radiant weight. As quickly as it had come, the spirit disappeared.