The voice echoed through the collapsing chamber like thunder rolling across the heavens.
"Lyriana Mooncrest..."
"Claim the Ninth Throne..."
"...or watch the world fall into eternal darkness."
The words seemed to freeze time itself.
The battle around Aria continued, yet for one brief moment, every sound became distant.
Fenrir and the monstrous Devourer crashed into one another with enough force to shake the underground city.
Crystal pillars shattered.
Ancient statues collapsed.
Huge cracks spread across the marble floor like lightning splitting the earth.
Silver water burst from broken channels, flooding the chamber in glowing streams.
Still...
Aria heard only the voice.
She slowly turned toward the Ninth Throne.
It stood upon a raised platform at the center of the chamber, ba
