Chapter 59 — The Devourer's Bargain
The Veilheart Keystone hummed with harmonious power in Liora's palms, its twilight glow casting shifting patterns of violet and gold across the ritual hall. For one fleeting, precious moment, hope felt tangible.
The stabilization ritual had worked better than expected. Reports poured in through communication crystals: the largest rift was visibly contracting, riftspawn hordes were retreating in confusion, and the tremors shaking the northern territories had finally begun to subside. Cheers had even broken out among the gathered lords and warriors watching the ceremony.
Then the world answered with fury.
