Chapter 188
The crack beneath the world widened slowly.
Stone collapsed endlessly into the abyss while ancient symbols burned violently across the gates hidden beneath the mountain. Black mist surged upward through the fracture hard enough to darken the shattered council hall while every dragon above the territory roared in immediate alarm.
Something enormous was forcing itself through from the darkness beyond the gates.
Ariana felt it before she fully saw it.
The Sovereign flame surrounding her body flickered violently while cold spread through her chest again, sharper this time, almost painful. The thing beyond the gates was aware of her now. She could feel its attention pressing against her mind like claws scraping slowly across a locked door.
Hungry.
Ancient.
Patient.
Then the gates shook again.
A massive claw tore partially through the widening breach.
The chamber froze instantly.
