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Chapter 35
The heart of the dungeon exploded. Light burst from its chest in a blinding wave, tearing across the cavern like fire. Platforms crumbled, rivers of green energy roared higher, and the ceiling rained down stone.Everett shielded his face with his arms, his body glowing as the light pressed against him. The runes on his skin burned so hot he thought they would melt away. His chest heaved, his eyes watering, but he stood through the storm.When the light dimmed, the heart was no longer just light. It had taken form.The guardian that had towered over them was gone, its stone shell cracked and fallen away. What remained was something far worse, a being of pure energy, shaped like a monstrous figure with jagged wings, dozens of eyes burning in every direction, and a chest where the beating heart glowed brighter than the sun.Its voice was everywhere at once, thunder in Everett’s skull. “Warden. Prove yourself. This is the end.”Everett staggered, clutching his chest. “The end…”Kael co
Chapter 34
The light swallowed everything. For a moment there was no stone, no fire, no cavern. Only light. It pressed against Everett’s skin, burned into his lungs, filled his veins until he thought he would burst.When the light faded, the dungeon looked worse than ever. The floor had collapsed into floating platforms of cracked stone. Rivers of green fire poured through the air, rising like serpents. The ceiling was gone, torn open into a void of endless darkness. Every breath burned Everett’s lungs, every movement hurt, but he was still standing. Barely.His runes glowed too bright now, carved deep across his arms, chest, and face. His skin cracked, bleeding where the energy tore through him. His eyes burned like fire, too bright to look human.Everett swayed, clutching his chest, but he stayed on his feet. “Everett…”His head turned. Kael lay near the edge of a broken platform, his body pale, his robe soaked in blood. His breaths came shallow and ragged. His hand trembled as he reached
Chapter 33
The silence did not last. It broke with the sound of a heartbeat. Thump.The cavern glowed with light as if the heart of the dungeon had become the only sun in existence. Each beat of its chest shook the broken world. Each beat made Everett’s runes burn brighter. Thump.Everett stood in the center of it all, his body trembling violently. His skin was cracked with light, his veins glowing.His eyes were no longer just green, they were fire itself, burning like twin stars, but behind the fire was fear.He could feel the crystal inside him pressing harder than ever. Not whispering, not tempting, commanding. “You are mine. You are the Warden. Let go.”Everett clutched his chest, falling to one knee. “No…” His voice was broken, raw. “I won’t… I won’t.”On the ground nearby, Kael stirred. His face was pale, blood pooling beneath him. His breath rattled with each inhale, shallow and uneven. Yet his eyes, though dim, still found Everett. “Everett…” His voice cracked, barely audible. “Fight i
Chapter 32
The world was nothing but sound. The sound of stone collapsing. The sound of fire hissing. The sound of Everett’s scream ripping through the cavern.Kael hung on Micheal’s molten blade, blood spilling from his side, his breath shallow. His pale face twisted in pain, but his eyes stayed sharp, locked on Everett.“Stay… yourself…” Kael whispered again, his voice breaking into a cough of blood.Everett’s knees buckled. His chest felt like it was tearing open. He wanted to run to Kael, to tear him free, but the cavern shook so violently he could barely stand.Micheal snarled, trying to wrench his blade free of Kael’s body. “Out of my way, old man!”Kael gritted his teeth, gripping the blade with both hands, holding it in place. His voice shook, but it carried power. “Not… until he’s safe.”Everett’s tears blurred his vision. He screamed, his runes blazing brighter than ever, light flooding the chamber.The guardian roared, its chest splitting wider. The heart of light pulsed with rhythm,
Chapter 31
The dungeon was breaking apart. Stone fell from above like burning hail. The floor had collapsed into jagged islands, floating above rivers of green fire. The air was a storm of heat, ash, and light, and in the center of it all, Everett stood, shaking but unbroken.His body burned with runes, his skin split and bleeding where the crystal’s power leaked through. His eyes glowed green, bright enough to cut through the smoke. His fists trembled, his chest heaved, but his legs refused to collapse. He couldn’t collapse. Not now.Micheal rose across the cavern, staggering from the rubble Everett had blasted him into. His armor was cracked open, glowing with molten veins beneath. Blood streaked his face, his grin twisted wider, almost unhinged. His molten blade hissed in his hands, pulsing with heat.The guardian loomed behind them both. Its dozens of glowing eyes burned like small suns. Its chest split wider, a living heart of light pounding inside. Energy surged with every beat, the en
Chapter 30
The cavern shook with endless thunder. Everett stood on broken stone, his fists glowing with violent light. The runes across his arms and chest burned brighter than ever, lines of green fire crawling over his skin like living scars. His eyes blazed, twin lights in the chaos, but his heart hammered with terror.He could feel it. The crystal was no longer whispering. It was roaring, demanding, pulling at every corner of his soul. “You are mine now. Use me. Destroy them.”His knees buckled, his breath ragged. He wanted to drop, to stop, but his body burned like a furnace that couldn’t be shut down.Kael’s voice cracked through the storm. “Everett! Listen to me! Don’t lose yourself!”Everett turned his head. Kael was still on the broken ledge, pale, bleeding, his body trembling from exhaustion. But his eyes, his eyes were steady, sharp, locked on Everett like anchors in the madness.Everett’s throat tightened. “Kael…”Micheal’s laugh tore through the air. “Look at you!” He staggered forw
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