CHOSEN BY RUIN
Before anything else could happen, chaos broke out.
Gunshots exploded through the ballroom. Panic spread as people screamed and bodies fell. Armed men surrounded the area, overpowering everyone. Liliana watched in horror as her parents were forced to their knees at gunpoint.
The leader, a man called Beta Tal, demanded to know which of their daughters carried a rare lightning crest. When her parents hesitated, he threatened to kill her mother. Unable to endure it, her father revealed that Rhea was the one.
Rhea was dragged away as she screamed for help. Liliana stood frozen, unable to understand what was happening. Moments later, her parents were shot and killed in front of her.