Shiloh screamed from beneath the water, but Andrew could no longer hear her. An indescribable burning heat and violent impulse surged wildly from his energy core.

He grimaced helplessly. Of all times, why now?

Wounded and drained, he could no longer suppress the raging energy that belonged to the Blood Pith within him.

He cursed silently, 'Sheesh! When it rains, it pours.'

Not only was his body badly injured, but the Blood Pith's power inside his energy core had started to spiral out of