Chapter 15: Lucas

It’s all his fault, I thought bitterly as my heart pounded like a drumbeat. The images of Elara’s death kept playing in my mind as I walked away from Adrian after the portal brought us to this colosseum.

I can feel so much energy here, I thought to myself as I kept walking. Each footstep was a heavy burden as if the weight of my guilt and anger pressed down on me. I should have protected her and kept her safe, but I had failed in the worst way possible. The memory of our fight with Aquarius played on a loop in my mind. I won't forgive Adrian. He has to pay for what happened to Elara.

I wandered through the meadow trying to escape my thoughts, and all the guilt eating at me when I noticed the trees hovering just ahead. The hover trees cast long shadows, their energy feeling almost hostile as if the very environment conspired to torment me. I had heard about the Trials of Unity, but they seemed far from my mind. All I wanted was to escape the reality of Elara's death.

I didn’t realize