Alpha Orion's Obsession
The wind screamed past us as we fell, but all I could focus on was her—the way she fit perfectly against my chest, how her arms wound around my neck with desperate trust.
Her scent, even through whatever magical concealment she'd used, called to something primal in my soul.
As we tumbled through the clouds, something extraordinary began to happen.
Visions, clear as daylight, flashed before my eyes.
*I saw myself standing on a marble balcony overlooking vast territories that stretched to the horizon. I wore ceremonial armor of silver and blood red, a crown of twisted metal and precious stones upon my head.
Below me, thousands of warriors knelt in submission, their heads bowed in reverence.*