The Damned Alpha
Clara braced herself for impact, but at the final minute, the Heart surged forward of its own will, in an attempt to capture and neutralize the assault with a blinding streak of light.
The clearing was noiseless and quiet like nothing they've ever experienced in the past, the echoes of the blast blurring into the stillness. Clara flickered, attempting to clear her vision, and realized with terror that the Heart was gone.
The stone altar stood empty, its power spent in one final act of sacrifice.
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The remaining shadows dissipated, their connection to Althea severed by the Heart’s last stand. Althea herself lay on the ground, her energy spent, her ambitions thwarted. But Clara could not fin
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