Silver storms continued raging above Darkveil while the broken heavens trembled endlessly beneath the pressure descending from beyond the gate. Nobody within the ruined kingdom could sleep after witnessing undead armies kneeling before Arin beneath collapsing skies. Fear had already spread throughout the surviving soldiers and citizens. Some called Arin humanity’s savior while others whispered something far more dangerous in secret.The next emperor.Inside the shattered eastern district of Darkveil, survivors gathered around burning ruins while exhausted healers moved endlessly between the wounded. Every few moments, silver lightning illuminated the heavens again, causing terrified murmurs to spread through the crowds. Nobody dared stare upward for too long anymore because the pressure descending from the sky felt unnatural now, almost alive.Within one of the broken towers overlooking the battlefield, Lyra stood beside a shattered window while cold winds swept through the ruined cha