Nysera’s scream echoed endlessly as she plunged into the darkness.
The icy wind whipped through her silver-black hair, and the glowing Crown of Dawn slipped from her fingers. She reached for it instinctively, but it disappeared into the black abyss below.
“This can’t be happening!”
Just when she thought she would crash against solid rock, her body slowed.
A gentle silver light surrounded her.
Instead of hitting the ground, she landed softly on a floor of smooth white crystal.
The silence was unsettling.
She slowly stood, brushing the dust from her clothes.
“Draven?” she called.
No answer.
“Lady Selene?”
Nothing.
She was alone.
The underground chamber stretched farther than she could see. Towering crystal pillars glowed with ancient moonlight, illuminating murals carved into th
