Chapter 50 Beneath The Mountain's Heart

• The chamber erupted into chaos.
• Golden fire and shadowflame collided mid-air, filling the cavern with an earsplitting crack. Waves of heat rolled out, scorching the ancient stones. Ivy dug her heels into the earth, summoning the Flame through every fiber of her being. It surged outward, not just from her hands—but from her soul.
• Lucan stood firm on the other side of the altar, black fire crackling around his form. It coiled like serpents, snarling as it struck against her light. He was powerful—far more than she had realized. Whatever corruption had taken root inside him, it had fused with the remnants of the Flame he once held.