The command echoed through the void, and instantly, the Shard of Isolation flared with blinding, freezing darkness. The power it unleashed was unlike anything they had ever faced... A wave of pure separation that washed over every being, every bond, and every connection in existence. It did not attack with fire or force. It attacked with truth, twisted and distorted into a weapon.
Suddenly, every doubt they had ever held felt like reality. Every disagreement felt like proof they were never meant to be together. Every moment of pain or struggle felt like a sign that their unity was nothing but a mistake.
Kael staggered back, clutching his chest. For a moment, he looked at Mara and Torin and felt nothing. It was as if the years they had spent together, the battles they had won, and the lov
