All Chapters of THEY THREW ME INTO THE ABYSS, SO I DEVOURED EVERYTHING : Chapter 11
- Chapter 13
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THE RIFT IN THE THRONE
The fifty-foot iron gates of the royal palace groaned, crumpled like parchment, and disintegrated into a shower of white-hot shrapnel. Purple void flames roared through the breach, spilling across the courtyard and melting the wet marble flags into glass.The remaining royal guards dropped their weapons, screaming as they scrambled over the fallen pillars to escape the heat.Felix walked through the ruined gateway, his heavy boots crushing the glowing embers. The black void-steel scales covering his right arm and chest throbbed in time with the deep, sickening pulse coming from inside the hall.The grand throne room was stripped of its former glory. The high stained-glass windows were completely shattered, letting the cold storm rain pour onto the carpeted dais. In the center of the hall, behind the golden throne, hung a massive tear in the fabric of reality. The rift burned with lightless purple fire, spider-webbing across the stone walls and sucking the ambient light out of the air.
THE ARCHITECT 'S BLOOD
The three jet-black stone pillars rose fifty feet into the air, their surfaces carved with glowing purple glyphs that hummed with absolute, unyielding authority. The wild, roaring tear in reality instantly quieted, its jagged purple flames smoothing out into a flat, glass-like pool suspended directly behind the throne.King Aldous backed away, his heavy boots tripping over the gold-embroidered hem of his wet velvet robe. He raised his cracked scepter with trembling hands, his chest heaving violently as he stared in unadulterated terror at the glowing, lightless crown hovering above Felix's head."Impossible," the King babbled, his dry voice high, cracking, and frantic. "The Vane family were common miners! A line of mountain dogs! My ancestors raised them from the dirt and gave them purpose!""Your ancestors were petty thieves who stole my master's blueprints while he slept," the Void Sovereign spoke through Felix's mouth. The double-toned voice shook the loose dust from the high ceilin
THE OUTER HORIZON
The deep, metallic note of the distant horn vibrated through the stones of the palace, causing the shattered glass on the marble floor to dance and ring like tiny bells.Sarah pulled her father from his broken crystal container, wrapping her damp cloak around his shivering shoulders. The old lord coughed weakly, his eyes cloudy as he blinked against the gray light pouring through the ruined roof."Sarah?" he whispered, his voice as thin and brittle as dry paper. "Where... where is the King? Where are the guards?""The King is dead, Father," Sarah said softly, helping him lean comfortably against the base of the broken dais. She looked over her shoulder at Felix, who was standing quietly before the empty throne, his purple eyes fixed intently on the dark clouds above. "Felix saved us. He broke the ritual."Felix ran his left hand over the silver Vane signet ring resting on his pinky. "I saved myself. The architect's message was clear. The Sovereign is a shield, not a weapon. If the roya