Chapter 044
Emilia's POV
Like some enormous beast waking up, the ground rumbled beneath my feet. The thick, choking taste of stone and decay filled my lungs as dust rained from the ancient altar's ceiling. My heart pounded so loudly against my ribs that I was certain everyone could hear me stagger forward.
Lucian was standing there with empty, blank eyes and a puppet hanging from invisible strings.
Across from him, the Ash-Born, motionless and shadowy, loomed like a nightmare.
The bone blade, cruel and sharp, pulsing with a cold silver light that made my skin crawl, floated between them.
I had to take action. Before it was too late, I had to take action.
I moved between them, my hands shaking.
"Stop!" My voice cracked as I sobbed.
They remained motionless. Like an inquisitive bird
