The Astral Lord's Shadow

The air in the room felt heavy, thick with the impossible reality of the last few minutes. Kaelen didn't raise his voice, yet his words carried a weight that seemed to press down on everyone present.

"Alistair, you may truly believe that you can snuff me out with a flick of your wrist, but in the grander scheme of things, the Carrington family is nothing more than insects to me."

As Kaelen took