C70 Ariana’s Awakening

Ariana lay on the cold, blood-soaked ground, her body broken and drained, but her mind surged with a force she had never felt before. The Severing Ritual was still on the verge of completion. She could feel its dark tendrils wrapping around the very essence of the world, choking the life from the earth, sky, and souls of the living. The Dark Lord’s lifeless form still pulsed with residual magic