Light swallowed the world.
The ground rippled and cracked beneath the divine impact. When the radiance faded, the battlefield was unrecognizable—nothing but molten glass and blackened dust.
At its center, Seth lay broken. His body smoked with residual hellfire, his cloak in tatters, blood staining the earth around him. The last of his strength seeped away with every breath.
Above him, Cancer floated lightly, untouched by the devastation he’d unleashed. His golden aura shimmered like a second sun, his white hair drifting gently in the divine wind.
“Still alive,” he murmured, almost impressed. “You are stubborn, Harbinger.”
Seth coughed weakly, forcing himself to lift his head. The sight that greeted him was almost blinding. Cancer’s presence distorted everything—light, air, even the fl
