CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
Godlike Ecstasy
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The chamber trembled beneath our feet, the air thick with the aftershocks of the artifact’s power. Molten gold and shadow rippled across the floor like living fire, pulsing in time with my heartbeat. Lyra crouched beside me, body tense, eyes flicking to every flicker of light and shadow. The bond between us hummed faintly, a quiet whisper compared to the roaring chaos we had unleashed in the last battle.
“I can feel her,” Lyra murmured, voice tight, gripping my arm. “Selunara… she’s returning. Stronger than before. The artifact… it’s warning us.”
I nodded, pressing my palm against the artifact’s cold, pulsing surface. The energy within it throbbed violently, alive, almost sentient. “Then we prepare,” I said, my voice low and steady. “No mistakes th
