While Ash turned to watch Emma progress, his wives and other companions were still out with the conquest on full force.
In the isolated depths of Reality Two—a realm that had long cut itself off from all others, neither speaking nor allowing visitors—the air hung thick with an ancient tension.
This was both the second oldest and second strongest Reality, yet it guarded a deep secret the Ancestors had kept hidden for eons.
Well, perhaps secret wouldn't be the proper term, but it all revolved around why they cut their connection off from the rest of existence.
And since the cycle they went off the grid... They had been preparing for the day the threshold would break.
Currently, Aurelia and Khaos stood together on a high dark balcony overlooking the central chamber.
Aurelia's long golden-red hair cascaded like living flames down her pale back, her golden-red eyes sparkling with mischief while multicolored phoenix flames danced lazily along her feathers and wings.
