Chapter 74 The Choice Of Sacrifice

• The air in the Temple of Winds felt heavier now, charged with an electric tension. Meher’s heart beat faster, her thoughts spinning like the very winds that circled the ancient chamber. The voice that had spoken to them—soft, haunting—lingered in the corners of her mind, and the words it had uttered echoed like a warning she couldn’t ignore.
• “It requires a soul to fuel its power. You must decide whether you are willing to make that sacrifice.”
• Meher’s grip tightened around the Heartstone. Her breath was shallow as the weight of the voice’s revelation settled in her chest. The Heartstone—this powerful, mysterious force that had guided them this far—could restore balance, could defeat the darkness that threatened them all. But at what cost? Was she truly willing to sacrifice something, or someone, in order to save the realms?