Book Three – Chapter 2
The Void King
The Garden of Origins shook violently.
The First Tree, which had stood unshaken since the dawn of creation, trembled as cracks spread through the glowing ground.
From the darkness beneath its roots rose a vast shadow.
It had no clear form.
Sometimes it looked like a man clothed in endless night.
Sometimes it became a dragon.
Sometimes it dissolved into swirling mist filled with countless eyes.
Even the light of the First Tree seemed to dim in its presence.
The First Guardian stepped in front of Lyra.
Her calm expression had vanished.
For the first time, Lyra saw fear in the eyes of the woman once worshipped as the Moon Goddess.
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Asterion stared at the shadow.
"You..."
His voice was barely a whisper.
"I destroyed you."
A deep laugh e
