Chapter 47 — The Celestial Ritual
The sky fractured.
Golden light tore through the smoky volcanic clouds like divine blades, turning the battlefield into a realm of blinding radiance. The High Priest stood atop the tallest tower of the Obsidian Throne, arms raised to the heavens, his skeletal frame wrapped in blinding white and gold robes. His voice boomed across the valley in an ancient celestial tongue, each syllable vibrating with forbidden power.
"By the light of Seraphiel the Unyielding! By the eternal order of the Celestial Host! Let all corruption be purged! Let the Abyss remember its place!"
The ritual activated.
Holy light rained down in thick, searing beams. Demons caught in the downpour screamed as their flesh sizzled and melted from their bones. Hellhounds burst into golden flames, their howls cut short as they collapsed into smoking piles of charred meat. Even the obsidian ground began to glow, cracking under the purifying pressure.
