The heartbeat echoed again. BOOM. Noise moved over red desert ground much like a wave hit hard. Mountains cracked. The broken moons trembled. The sky itself seemed to recoil. Luna had difficulty maintaining balance since earth divided further under her steps. Huge cracks spread out everywhere, shining with odd silver light which beat to match the heart rate. BOOM. Another pulse. This time stronger. The air warped. Reality bent. Even the Foundations enormous eye flickered. The Prisoner stopped smiling. That terrified Luna more than anything else. Since she knew the beast, it smiled during ruin, during disorder, during hopeless states. Now Its expression was gone. Selene took a step backward. No... The First Moonblood stared into the widening abyss. It woke up. Luna turned sharply. What exac
