“YOUR Majesty, please endure the pain.”
Kayne gently laid Emperor Kallixto on the bed beside Thalia. Both of them writhed in agony, their senses dulled as waves of pain tore through their bodies. Their cries echoed within the chamber, each of them curling inward, fetal-like, as if trying to shield themselves from the torment. He reached for Thalia’s hand, where the Hiax was embedded, then took Kallixto’s trembling hand. With quiet resolve, he clasped their hands together, despite the radiant energy surging relentlessly from Thalia’s Hiax, filling the room with a blinding glow.
The moment Thalia’s hand touched Kallixto’s, the radiant vortex swirling in the air gradually subsided and dissolved into nothingness. In its place, the light emanating from the Hiax began to flow smoothly and stea
