Chapter 57As dust and debris continued to rain down, my capsule circled the heart of the shuddering mountain. In the swarm of cubes below, humans, Landkind, and Crossbreeds stood armed and ready for their crusade. Nymphs and goddesses flew among the cubes like sparrows, clad in black body armor, shedding plumes of earth or smoke or rain or flame. The shaft of light at the center of the cavern, the beacon of the god-king, flared and spun with fresh power and purpose. All of us stood together on the brink of catastrophe, poised to dive headlong into a dark new world.
Inside the capsule, I was at the lowest point of my life. I'd failed in every way imaginable, and now humanity would pay the price. I was starting to understand how it felt to want to die.
The mountain lurched again, com
