Nyx stood at the threshold of the starfire realm and pushed one hand forward. The defenses Aeloria had created in her centuries of preparation resisted her for a fraction of a second before the darkness around Nyx devoured them. She stepped through the opening with no hurry at all.
The hidden realm opened before her, revealing crystallized memories suspended in mid-air as islands, rivers of flowing starfire, and the peace of a domain that knew no visitors.
Nyx's black eyes narrowed slightly.
"Still hiding in your own garden, Aeloria"
Aeloria was already aware of the intrusion.
She stopped Lucifer from finishing his workout on the wide platform of condensed starfire as soon as she sensed the change in the balance of power within the realm. The new presence pressing at the edges of the domain was massive, impossibly old, and had focused its attention on them.
"Stay here" Aeloria ordered
Lucifer's crimson eyes followed her as she left the safety of the platform. "That presence…"
