Eclipsed Pantheon

ar Wastes stretched endlessly behind her, a desolate expanse of ash-gray plains and jagged cliffs. Few ventured into these

re's wrath. Vines wove through crumbled stone, and ancient statues of faceless figures lined the pathway, their features eroded by c

d, her voice barely audib

ntly the moment she entered the wastes. Now, as she stood before the temple, it pulsed like

reath, she st

rom the entrance. Kaelira lit a small lantern, its flickering flame c

gold. They moved like flowing water, their patterns shifting as if they were reading he

ost suffocating, yet it thrummed with an energy she couldn't explain. The deeper she went, the loud

its center stood a massive slab of stone, shaped like a door, though it bore no handle or hinges. Its surface was smooth, except f

the slab. The whispers grew louder, form

. Unbind the forsaken..

. The moment she made contact, the runes flared to life, their light blind

he brilliance of the runes. And then, a voice-deep, resonant, a

turb the silen

om. The voice seemed to come from everywhere

g," she stammered, her voice trembl

med to shift, its shadowy f

, mortal. Do you seek know

ding curiosity that had brought her here. "I seek t

thick with expectation. Then the voice retur

But to pierce it, you must awak

rack, light spilling from the fissures. Kaelira shielded her eyes as

cloaked in shadows, its eyes glowing with an unearthly light. The god's presence w

r an echo but a thunderous roar. "And now, mortal, you

She had come seeking answers. Instead, she had awakened a