The cavern shuddered.

Lyla could feel them.

Not just the Bloodmarked warriors standing before her but the ones still buried beneath time.

The ones who had been locked away. Forgotten.

Not anymore.

She stepped forward, her silver eyes burning.

"I woke first," she said, her voice steady. "But I will not wake alone."

Caelum watched her, unreadable.

"Then break the seal."

The torches flared, casting flickering shadows against the walls.

The others, the warriors, Eli, Dani, ...