CRACK!
The sound thundered through the Heart Chamber.
Another fracture spread across the Heart.
Golden light spilled from the widening cracks while rivers of darkness leaked from within.
Everyone could feel it.
The seal was failing.
The prison was breaking.
And reality itself was beginning to unravel.
Yet no one looked at the Heart.
Their attention remained fixed on the Rift.
On the impossible thing moving beyond it.
At first, it had appeared as nothing more than a distant shadow drifting through the Graveyard of Worlds.
Now it was becoming clearer.
Closer.
More real.
Emily felt a chill race through her entire body.
The Heart Symbol on her forehead burned.
Ancient instincts screamed inside her mind.
Danger.
Run.
Hide.
Survive.
She had never felt fear like this before.
Not during the Trials.
Not when facing the Devourer.
Not even when seeing the destruction of entire worlds.
This felt different.
This felt wrong.
Alexander immediately stepped beside her.
