The Omega Queen
The air roared around him, fire hissing with every breath he drew.
“I am Velgros,” he said, his voice like a furnace opening, deep and hot. “Spirit of Fire, Burner of Falsehood. All who reach me must walk my path of flames, barefoot. And while you walk, you will shout the darkest secret you have ever buried. Only the truth survives my fire.”
My stomach dropped. Barefoot! Why? And my darkest secret?
I swallowed hard, my lips dry. This trial felt like the most difficult. Jasmine pressed her head into my leg, sensing the tremor that ran through me.