Triple Temptation
"And I’m not letting you take another soul."
The Heir laughed—a sound that made the very stars above the rift seem to dim. It raised both hands this time, the ultraviolet light expanding until it covered the entire valley.
"The first Quickening is done, Mother," the Heir whispered, the voice now echoing from the very earth itself. "Now, let us show them the beauty of the void."
As the Heir’s light reached a blinding crescendo, the ground beneath Ash and Zane gave way, plunging them into a hidden, ancient tunnel system beneath the ruins, while above them, the sky began to turn a solid, airless violet.