The monstrous roar echoed beneath the underground city.
The sound was unlike anything any of them had ever heard.
It wasn't merely loud.
It carried power.
Ancient...
Primal...
Almost divine.
The crystal pillars supporting the enormous chamber trembled violently as dust rained from the ceiling. Rivers of glowing silver water rippled across the polished stone floor, their light flickering as if reacting to whatever had awakened below.
For several heartbeats, no one moved.
No one breathed.
King Aldric stood in the center of the chamber wearing a satisfied smile, the black Eclipse Brand burning upon his forehead like living fire.
"You look surprised," he said, his calm voice echoing through the chamber. "After all these years, I expected at least one of you to suspect the truth."
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