Chapter 33: Four Against a King
The battle shattered the Underways.
Silver rivers leapt into the air like living whips. Bridges cracked beneath shockwaves. Ancient pillars split and collapsed into the abyss below.
The Sovereign stood at the center of it all—
calm.
Lena’s silver fire struck first, a spear of light aimed straight for his heart.
He caught it in one hand.
Crushed it into sparks.
Adrian came from the left with twin blades stolen from Iron Circle guards. Selene attacked from the right, knives flashing toward eyes and throat. Elias charged from behind with a broken lantern raised like a club.
The Sovereign did not turn.
He stepped backward at exactly the right moment.
Elias swung through empty air and spun himself into a pillar.
“I contributed momentum!”
Selene’s bla
