They followed a narrow path through the trees for about five minutes before arriving at a clearing where the sun shone brightly overhead. The dark structure that Desa had seen was indeed Vengeance’s temple.
It looked very much like the one she had seen in the abandoned city, except that pyramid had been made of pale stone while this one was as black as night. The crystal on its flat roof was also different. Instead of a perfect teardrop, this one was shaped like a grasping claw with jagged fingers pointed skyward.
It had the same effect though.
Desa could feel the Ether pulsing, calling out to her, singing in her mind. She had to resist the urge to make herself one with it and glory in its embrace.
Craning her neck to study the massive structure with lips pursed, Desa blinked once. “We
