Book Three – Chapter 6
When the Worlds Began to Fall
The sky cracked above every kingdom.
In the forests, silver light poured through enormous fractures in the heavens.
Over the oceans, the sea rose in towering waves as the tides lost their rhythm.
Across the deserts, dunes shifted like restless oceans of gold.
The floating islands of the Sky Kingdom drifted apart, their ancient magic weakening.
Everywhere...
People looked upward in fear.
The world itself was coming apart.
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In the Garden of Origins, the First Tree groaned as its roots slowly lifted from the ground.
Its leaves scattered across the collapsing sky like thousands of falling stars.
Lyra struggled to her feet.
"We have to save it!"
The First Guardian shook her head.
"No."
Lyra stared at her.
"No?"
"The Tree
