Chapter 53: The Gathering of Heaven
Melissa’s POV
It was as if I had been hit by a lightning strike as the goddess' soul blended with mine. My senses became acute; I could see every dust particle twirling in the sanctuary's dim light, feel the trembling of the ground beneath my feet, and hear the faint crackling of energy in the air.
Damon pulled power from the Heart of Creation and stood at the altar with a monstrous shape and a dark aura emanating from him. Now, the once-glinting relic pulsed with sinister red light, its surface cracked as if it were living and in pain.
With an eerie echo, Damon snarled, "You're too late, Melissa." "I now own this power. I'll use it to establish a new universe in which wolves and gods don't exist to oppress people.
With a firm voice despite my racin
