was overwhelming, like standing at the edge of a storm about to break. The glowing eyes

chaos. The only illumination came from the runes etched across the temple walls,

managed, her voice bare

gh studying her. "You stand before Voryn,

ent texts she had pieced together in her years as a scholar. they all spoke of Voryn, the god

her voice trembling. "I only wanted to understand t

reverberate through the stone beneath her feet. "And in doing so, you have

even mean? The gods vanished centuries ago, and the world has suffe

swirling like a living thing. "The Veil was not broken by chance. The bloodline you carry is

om her lungs. "What are you talking about? I'm jus

ble, but Kaelira couldn't let go. Images flashed in her mind: a towering mountain shrouded in mist, a c

aelira collapsed to her

heavy with both accusation and sorrow. "And now, the gods w

ver her. Could it be true? The idea that she was connected to the gods' downfall was unthink

" she asked, her v

find you, or confront what has been set into motion. The choice is yo

unsteadily to her feet. "You'

was. The Veil binds me still, though your actions have weakened its grip. If

nt her life chasing scraps of forgotten history, always searching for answers

here to start,"

red toward the far end of the chamber. A hidden passage r

r trials there. But beware mortal the gods are not united.

she stepped toward the passage, she fel

now, almost weary, "do not trust the li

Kaelira held her lantern aloft, its faint flame barely illuminating the way. The rune

d to the gods? What betrayal had led to their exile? And

eashed. She didn't have all the answers yet, but one thing was certain: she had taken

as no turni