"There it is," Sersi whispered in awe.
Her blue hair fluttered behind her as heatwaves rose from the cracked ground.
The blade was embedded into a spiky slab of the planet's crust, surrounded by a canyon so deep it disappeared into darkness. Even from their elevated perch on a distant ridge, they could feel the energy rolling off it.
But they weren't alone.
Endric's eyes narrowed. "They're here."
Across the horizon, three shadows phased into existence.
The air grew colder as the same trio of dark-robed cosmic superior beings who had vowed to keep Gustav from his destiny now hovered just above the ground in the distance.
Their eyes glowed with different hues, cutting through the dust-strewn atmosphere like predatory stars.
"You were warned," the crimson-eyed one voice echoed through the very marrow of their bones.
