THE ORIGIN REVEALED
The forest lay in ruins, smoldering remnants of battle scattered beneath the cold, pale moonlight. Kael’s amber eyes scanned the shattered ground, still alert despite the exhaustion that weighed on his muscles. Nara’s silver fire flickered weakly around her, but her gaze remained sharp, tracking the slightest ripple in the shadows. Lyra’s golden aura pulsed faintly, stabilizing, while Riven flexed his claws, jaw tight, tension coiled like a spring ready to snap.
Kael broke the silence first, his voice low, gravelly from exertion. “We’ve beaten the fragment… but it endured. Somehow, it’s still alive. We need answers.”
Nara stepped closer to the fissure where the molten core had shattered, fingertips hovering over the glowing remnants. “There’s… something here. Residua
