Summary

After Nick, Tabitha, and Amanda leave, Kody reassures Karma she has nothing to fear (in the future, Karma and her family are close with Kody’s family, and fight together against the Malachai). To gain Karma’s trust, Kody tells her she is an Arel, a race of guardians who protected the world from destructive forces like the Malachai. Kody was chosen after her death to become an Arel, rather than being born one. Karma doesn’t understand why Kody is trying to save Nick, who killed her, and Kody herself has a hard time understanding, as Nick also killed her entire family. Kody knows what Nick can become, but she cannot blindly kill the sweet, innocent teenager he currently is, and she’s hoping to stop him from his fate. She also fears killing him because she will inherit the Malachai’s powers...