Marked From Birth
"The pressure in the Ley-Lines... it’s spiking. Something is pulling energy from the roots. Something big."
Audrey felt a cold shiver down her spine. It wasn't magic, but a mother’s instinct. She looked at Caelum. The boy had dropped the gear. He was staring at the floor, his face devoid of emotion.
"It’s not a sibling," Caelum whispered, his voice echoing in all their minds. "It’s the Deep. The First King didn't just hide the shadows... he buried his own Sins."
The floor of the Council Chamber cracked. A puff of white, freezing steam erupted from the fissure, smelling not of sulfur, but of ancient, stagnant water.