Chapter: Into the Depths
The preparations had been long, but now, standing on the edge of the known world, Aelir and Lira were ready. The rest of Willowdeep was unaware of what awaited beneath their feet, but the two of them knew. They had studied the map given to them by Elyra, tracing the ancient symbols, deciphering the cryptic directions. Every step had brought them closer to the heart of the Dominion’s power. And every step had also deepened the shadows.
Beneath the city, in forgotten tunnels and lost chambers, lay the sanctuary. The heart of their enemy’s magic. It was said that the Dominion had hidden their most dangerous secrets there — rituals that could twist time and reality itself, buried beneath layers of stone, sealed by magic and fear.
The entrance, though, wasn’t easy to
