LOGINMy heart pounded violently against my ribs as I stared through the glass.My body tensed as the artificial systems of machinery and sigils forced Asher’s body back into function.The monitors flickered.An unstable heartbeat appeared.But the brainwaves remained flat.Nothing.Absolutely nothing.Th
Mindlink was the only form of communication that remained functional. If something happened in the bunker, the healers would contact me directly.Right.There was no way these whales knew Asher was here.The whales united at a distance from the facility and then swam out of sight.The restlessness i
[Raven]A hauntingly gentle, high-pitched whale cry froze me in my place the moment we teleported into the transit chamber of the underwater facility.The squad leader instinctively stood before me, taking a protective stance.“These are…” his voice trailed off as he gaped through the glass-dome cei
I clenched my fists, but didn’t allow myself to react.Slowly, I looked from him to Kyrell, still in full bow.“Get up,” I said.Kyrell lifted his head but not his eyes as he rose to his feet.I turned my back on them.“Your doubts are justified,” I said quietly. “I’ve spent years running from respo
He had hoped — just like me — that Deathless Death wouldn’t work.But it had.Because Asher made sure it would.That was why he oversaw every step of its creation.Back then, I thought he had an enemy he hated enough to build a weapon like this.I didn’t realize it was himself.I looked at Kyrell.“
[Raven]Draknor, Kyrell, and the others closed in, their attention fixed on Zxlorthon.“Classify everything that has happened in this room since the throne’s disappearance. Effective immediately,” Draknor said, his tone controlled.“Understood,” Kyrell replied. “But the elder council will demand an
He scrubbed a tear away with the back of the hand holding his dagger, then nodded to himself.“I will fix all his mistakes,” he said quietly. “And I’ll start with you.”Father’s face settled into that familiar, impassive expression. The one he wore before he massacred people, and I knew exactly what
Then, past her, to the lone, mature Carvera tree standing in the middle of the valley.The last bits of confirmation snapped into place.Ignoring the way divine energy seared my skin, I knelt into the pooling light beneath her.“What’s your blood type?” I asked Azum.“What — why?”I grabbed his arm,
I always had. I just never trusted my eyes enough to believe it.Even now, my mind wanted me to believe a lie, while my guts saw the truth crystal clear.Asher’s emotional aura had shown color once before, and because of that, I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt.But the harder he tried t
[Raven]Freeing myself from Madness’ grip, I collapsed on my knees. I gasped as fire tore through my bones and my heart thundered loud enough to drown out all other noise.My frantic breaths scorched the back of my throat as the brutal vibration in my body subsided slowly, leaving behind a deep, bu







