Chapter 79: The Price of Power
Aria's POV
As I knelt before the enormous stone altar, the dim hum of old energy reverberated across the dimly lit room. Its surface was inscribed with dimly glowing runes that pulsed with an unearthly cadence. The Vault of Eternum was a remnant of a period when the gods still roamed among mankind, tucked down deep under the Moonshine Pack's territory.
The jagged edges of the runes pricked my flesh as I ran my fingertips over them. It seemed alive, as if it could feel the tension building within me, even though it was incredibly cold. My heart thumping under the weight of the reality it conveyed, the scroll shuddered in my hands as I read it again.
A custom.
One that may put a stop to Veyron's schemes, deprive him of his authority, and break his control
