Triple Temptation
He looked at them with a terrifying, divine pity.
"The war is over," Ash said, his voice echoing across the entire valley. "Go back to your homes. Tell them the sun has a new keeper."
As the humans began to retreat into the shadows of the forest, the World-Tree let out a sound of absolute triumph, its black bark shattering to reveal a core of living, golden wood. But as Rhea reached out to touch Ash’s hand, she felt a sudden, sharp chill. She looked down and saw that while Ash’s eyes were gold, his shadow on the ground was still the shape of the Shadow King, and it was reaching for the green leaf. "The tree is alive," a voice whispered in the wind, "but every life requires a soul to sustain