The roar came again.
This time, the entire fortress shook.
Stone fell from the ceiling.
Warriors stumbled as the floor split beneath their feet.
Aria remained motionless.
She could feel something beneath the mountain.
Something ancient.
Something that knew her.
The Eclipse mark on her forehead burned hotter.
Come.
The voice wasn't spoken aloud.
It came from inside her mind.
Aria closed her eyes.
“Who are you?”
The answer was a whisper.
Your blood remembers me.
Her eyes snapped open.
Kaelen grabbed her hand.
“Aria, stay with me.”
She looked at him.
“I can hear it.”
“Hear what?”
“Something beneath us.”
Elias rushed toward the ancient books.
“There must be a record.”
Her mother followed.
“Elias, what are you looking for?”
“The first Guardian prophecy.”
Darius, stil
