“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
Silence.
Not a single soul moved.
The colossal face suspended above the Heart Forge smiled with terrifying satisfaction.
Its crimson eyes were as vast as galaxies, burning with an intelligence older than time itself.
Black mist rolled endlessly around its enormous form.
The Guardian lay unconscious beneath it.
His prison was gone.
The creature was free.
The Child of Balance stared upward.
Confused.
“I didn’t mean to free you.”
The ancient being laughed.
“I know.”
Its voice echoed through every realm at once.
“That is why you are still worthy of the crown.”
The First Mother stepped in front of the Child of Balance.
Golden wings spread wide.
“You will not touch her.”
The creature’s smile widened.
“My dear Queen…”
It ignored the First Mother com
