Marked From Birth
The black blood she had spilled on the altar didn’t splatter; it froze in mid-air, suspended like jagged shards of midnight.
In the center of the Altar, Lucas was no longer a man. He was a pillar of agonizing, blinding silver radiance. His back arched at an impossible angle, his mouth open in a silent scream that tore the air. Audrey watched in horror as the silver filigree on his skin—the scars of his lineage—began to liquefy and move. It crawled across his face like molten mercury, sealing his eyes and tracing the lines of a crown across his brow.
"I AM THE NORTH," a voice boomed, but it didn't come from Lucas's throat. It came from the vibration of the mountain itself. "I AM THE ORDER. I