A New Path
After the guardian fell, the chamber grew quiet.
Inside the ruins, something new appeared.
A glowing crystal embedded in the wall behind the guardian's throne.
Kael approached it slowly.
The moment he touched it, a vision appeared.
Ancient cities.
Armies of abyss warriors.
And one powerful figure standing above them all.
The Abyss King.
Kael suddenly understood.
This ruin had once belonged to his father's empire.
Seraphine watched him carefully.
"What did you see?"
Kael turned toward her.
"A path," he said quietly.
"A path that leads to the truth about my father."
And somewhere far away, hidden in darkness…
Someone else had also sensed the awakening of that ancient power.