The abyss had never pulsed silver before.
Not once.
Not in the ancient records.
Not in the Hollow King's reign.
Not in any story whispered through the supernatural world.
And yet the moment Kael touched Midnight's face and spoke those words—
the entire mountain responded.
A wave of silver light surged through the cavern.
The shadows froze.
The runes changed.
Even the abyss itself seemed to exhale.
Silence crashed over everything.
Malakar's expression vanished.
Not anger.
Not amusement.
Shock.
Real shock.
The demon lord stared at the glowing silver runes spreading across the cavern walls like cracks through centuries of certainty.
"No."
The word came out quietly.
Dangerously.
The Hollow King looked equally horrified.
"What have you done?"
Midnight felt it.
The abyss
