The Alpha's Forbidden Heir
"I am... the end."
"No," Lucien said, stepping through the sparks and the debris, reaching out to grab Kael’s arm. "You are the beginning."
As Lucien’s hand made contact, the world turned white. It wasn't an explosion of fire, but an explosion of silence. The screaming hum of the Spire vanished, replaced by a sudden, jarring stillness. The gravity seemed to return to normal, and the red light of the emergency signals cut out, leaving them in absolute, pitch-black darkness.