​     Brock was hardly full strength, but he found ​he had enough azure energy left in him to catch up with Adam as Adam descended. Adama rose to halt Adam's progress, and Brock azure blasted her with just enough power to ward her off. It was almost all he had left. Both Brock and Adama fell for the ground, now a relatively soft landing due to all the fallen soldiers on both sides lying there. 

     Adam was almost at the cauldron. Estelle had made a perfect throw.

     Two seconds left. One.

     Silveria rose from the depths of the boiling, bubbling cauldron to greet him. She was her true self again, or what she perceived to be her true self, the naked goddess. 

     She opened her arms to embrace him. 

     He slammed into her, and together they sank into the depths of the cauldron. 

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